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I have a hard time understanding the negativity about this article. When a mainstream publication says "extroverts do X", the general public understands that it
by vblplan 4y ago
I have a hard time understanding the negativity about this article. When a mainstream publication says "extroverts do X", the general public understands that it does not mean "all extroverts do X".
We have all seen the damage that some extroverts can do to meetings, where they shamelessly namedrop half understood concepts that need to be refuted one by one.
We have all seen open source projects being taken over by a mediocre, loud-mouthed politician cabal, who slowly become the project's public face on Twitter and quash dissent with lies and persistence.
Of course extroverts are needed in diplomacy, etc. But how to keep them honest is an unsolved problem.
- park777 4y agoI would say that being an extrovert isn’t really what defines those people you mention. In fact, I bet many introverts are capable of doing the same things. But oh well, you can never stop humans from putting other humans in boxes.
- BlargMcLarg 4y ago>the general public understands that it does not mean "all extroverts do X" General public very noticeable does not. The myriad of stereotypes still existing today despite empirical evidence of the opposite couldn't speak louder. If not 'all', certainly 'most'. Surely someone on HN would know a thing or two about generalizations and their adoption as stereotypes when repeated often enough.
- mistermann 4y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/State-dependent_memory https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/State-dependent_memory