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"And extroverts, to their surprise, were 18 percent more likely to refuse the vaccine." In the US, lots of surveys have shown a 30-35 point gap between Democra

"And extroverts, to their surprise, were 18 percent more likely to refuse the vaccine." In the US, lots of surveys have shown a 30-35 point gap between Democrats and Republicans for COVID vaccines, though I'm not sure where those numbers landed in the end. So even though 18 points seems like a pretty big spread, it's ignoring the elephant in the room.

selcuka 3y ago
I guess the former was expected, while this was a surprise. Also being a Democrat or a Republican is not a biological trait, and it is strongly affected by the environment, education, family etc. Extrovert vs introvert closer to being left handed vs right handed.
- HPsquared 3y ago
  It's not as cut-and-dried as that; some studies suggest various biological links, even genetic. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology_and_political_orientation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology_and_political_orient...
- climatekid 3y ago
  Genuinely curious, do you have a source on introversion/extroversion being biological like handedness? I always assumed it was more learned. I used to be introverted but that was more due to low self esteem and now I’m more confident and rather extroverted
  - flkiwi 3y ago
    I am a fairly outgoing introvert. I like people, I can have conversations with ease, I am confident, but after a while my people budget is spent and I need to go somewhere quiet. There's a misconception that "introverted" means "shy", and that couldn't be further from the truth.
  - selcuka 3y ago
    We can't say it's 100% genetic, but apparently more so than political orientation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2874623/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2874623/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18075477/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18075477/ https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10519-015-9735-5.pdf https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10519-015-973...

selcuka 3y ago

I guess the former was expected, while this was a surprise. Also being a Democrat or a Republican is not a biological trait, and it is strongly affected by the environment, education, family etc. Extrovert vs introvert closer to being left handed vs right handed.

HPsquared 3y ago
It's not as cut-and-dried as that; some studies suggest various biological links, even genetic. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology_and_political_orientation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biology_and_political_orient...
climatekid 3y ago
Genuinely curious, do you have a source on introversion/extroversion being biological like handedness? I always assumed it was more learned. I used to be introverted but that was more due to low self esteem and now I’m more confident and rather extroverted
- flkiwi 3y ago
  I am a fairly outgoing introvert. I like people, I can have conversations with ease, I am confident, but after a while my people budget is spent and I need to go somewhere quiet. There's a misconception that "introverted" means "shy", and that couldn't be further from the truth.
- selcuka 3y ago
  We can't say it's 100% genetic, but apparently more so than political orientation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2874623/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2874623/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18075477/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18075477/ https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10519-015-9735-5.pdf https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10519-015-973...