Results from the 'how hot are you' survey are out! I asked people "rate how attractive you are on a 1-10 scale". Then I took photos of them and asked other people to assign them ratings. Here's how accurate people were. Note the difference between men and women. 1/ https://t.co/0GhfO9gTGM
Any system described by a power law, where mean, median, and mode are so different, has several curious effects. The first is that, by definition, most participants are below average. This sounds strange to many ears, as we are used to a world where average means middle, which is to say where average is the same as the median. You can see this “bel
... See moreBy making your survey ugly, you actually create a response bias in favor of people who care enough about the topic to respond in spite of that ugly presentation.
To ensure the ratings weren’t affected by spite after a bad date or by an ex looking to trash someone’s reputation, we used a weighting system based on the extent of the relationship (whether they were Facebook friends, quantity of messages sent, etc.). In case a user had been the target of some bad faith, just a few thumbs-down wouldn’t necessaril
... See moreBy the early 2010s, 7 out of 10 believed they would be in the top 20% of performance in their jobs—a mathematical impossibility but a psychological reality for a generation raised to think highly of themselves.
The perception of the other player as biased and irrational was driven entirely by the group who were told that they did better than their peers. Something about feeling superior in profits made people feel superior to other players about their opinions, too.
Social scientists have long known that we tend to be overconfident when we evaluate ourselves. Here are some highlights of their findings: High school seniors: 70 percent report that they have "above average” leadership skills, compared with 2 percent "below average"; in the ability to get along with others, 25 percent rate themselves in the top 1
... See moreEmotional Identity Questionnaire Give a score to each of the statements below, on a scale from 1 to 5: 1 = That’s not true. 2 = That’s not very true, but there’s a glimmer of recognition. 3 = I don’t know – maybe, maybe not. 4 = A bit true, but I have a few reservations. 5 = Yes, that’s true. Self-Love 1. If people knew who I really was deep down,
... See moreIn Red Pill terms, the Pareto Principle is best illustrated in the recent studies of online dating that show most men find most women at least somewhat attractive. In contrast, women view 80% of men as below average in attractiveness. Men liked more than 60% of female profiles, while women rated 80% of men as unattractive and liked only 4.5% of mal
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