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Uh-huh. The next study will reveal that the sky is blue and the water is wet. This should be obvious for anyone who has spent a number of years in the corporat

Uh-huh. The next study will reveal that the sky is blue and the water is wet. This should be obvious for anyone who has spent a number of years in the corporate world - have you never seen that staple of the corp environment, the moron with no skills but a loud mouth and no scruples?

khafra 18y ago
Studies which confirm intuitive truths can be valuable, especially when that truth is cultural or contradicted by other popular wisdom (i.e. "it is better to keep silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt;" or contrast this American study's results with the common idea of Japanese as valuing the humble, quiet type).
- cglee 18y ago
  Absolutely. I'd like to see them repeat the experiment in Japan or China. I'd hypothesize the results won't be the same.
  - iron_ball 18y ago
    I'd bet they would be, on the principle that these things are rooted in our primate nature.
nazgulnarsil 18y ago
whether or not it is obvious is irrelevant. statistical studies with control samples show the degree to which it is true.