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I think the author addresses this near the end of the article: > A common critique of shameless people is questioning their intelligence. But one of the most b
by saghm 4y ago
I think the author addresses this near the end of the article:
> A common critique of shameless people is questioning their intelligence. But one of the most bizarre aspects here is it doesn’t actually matter how aware that person is of what they’re doing. The concept of a “genius mastermind” is itself outdated, because it assumes that someone needs to be in control. The shameless person is simply a host for a set of ideas, which, like any virus, will continue to propagate as long as there are willing hosts to receive it.
The point isn't so much that she did or didn't fit that description, but that her actions were effective regardless of the intentions, so criticizing them on those grounds doesn't really do much to combat them.
- VincentEvans 4y ago“Her actions were effective regardless of the intentions” - effective in what way? Stupid actions effective to reinforce others perception that the actor is stupid? I don’t get it. I must have missed the “ta-da” moment at the end, the big reveal, the one where the shocked naysayers are left humbled by the surprise transformation…
- ackbar03 4y agoI think it does though, because the whole point of the article is shamelessness as a strategy, which means it has to be done knowingly to achieve the purpose. If she was unaware of it but reached the end result, good for her, but it doesn't support that she herself was knowingly following the strategy, which makes a big difference
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- mikkergp 4y agoWhy is this a big difference? I might argue that the idea that you need to intellectualize a strategy may be one of the points dismissed by the article.. What does 'knowingly' mean in your case. A lot of high-performance work is about tuning your intuition, not your intellect. From the article: "The concept of a “genius mastermind” is itself outdated, because it assumes that someone needs to be in control. "
- jdhendrickson 4y agoI see what you are saying, and at first I agreed. Thinking on it more, there are lots of things that when examined rationally we can all agree is a strategy but it's not being done with any forethought. Or thought at all. Puffing your chest up and getting loud when getting into a fight, mirroring behavior, basically social strategies are not the same thing as war game strategies and you can blunder into doing the right thing and just keep doing it. They are strategies and they are very effective... much to my dismay, but they don't require intelligence.