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Another interpretation is that the portraits communicate essentially zero information about the subject. No information means no way to differentiate beyond the
by joelegner 3y ago
Another interpretation is that the portraits communicate essentially zero information about the subject. No information means no way to differentiate beyond the absolute basic facts: male, age such and such, seems to be wearing western clothes, things like that. No information means no way to shade probabilities. You might as well flip a coin.
Or this way: Serial killers look like random people, just as programming language inventors look like random people.
- neilv 3y agoIf that were the goal, wouldn't a diversity of obviously nigh-saintly people in the mix... be better than focusing on a historically maligned group?
- TylerLives 3y agoFacial asymmetry, testosterone (thick eyebrows, baldness), weight, piercings, tattoos, unnatural hair colors etc. surely have some correlation with being a serial killer?
- Jensson 3y agoAlso to being a coder. Coders and serial killers are both very male groups, so likely share many of the same signals.
- psychoslave 3y agoAny measurable characteristic will allow to establish some correlation, but it doesn’t necessarily will be a high correlation.
- RugnirViking 3y agodo the research and report back. I'd be surprised by "unnatural hair colors" personally, but "surely" isnt the way for that sort of thought