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It's almost like you need unaffiliated third parties to rank people on their good qualities. "Are you humble?" "Oh yes, definitely, I'm one of the most humble
by umvi 7y ago
It's almost like you need unaffiliated third parties to rank people on their good qualities.
"Are you humble?"
"Oh yes, definitely, I'm one of the most humble people I know"
"Are you a good person?"
"Oh yes, one of the best"
vs.
"How humble would you say your co-worker is?"
"Hmm, in my opinion probably average humility. I've never seen them do anything that made me think they were especially humble."
"Would you say your co-worker is a good person?"
"Hard to tell. They don't particularly stand out as being especially good."
- whatshisface 7y agoThat's subject to a lot of well-known social biases, for example the fact that more attractive people are perceived to be smarter and better-intentioned.
- notyourloops 7y agoIt seems like being human is a messy affair, and one particularly hard to sort out.
- umvi 7y agoBut am I even more biased toward myself is the question. I would answer yes. People may be biased toward me based on my looks, but I am way more biased toward myself by comparison.
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