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Except, such papers forget the power of reflexivity : after the douchebags read the paper, they will start dissimulating very cleverly, rendering the results ef
by _debug_ 17y ago
Except, such papers forget the power of reflexivity : after the douchebags read the paper, they will start dissimulating very cleverly, rendering the results effectively useless.
It's like that article back in the 90's which said that "gets-things-done"-type of people often folded their shirts up to their elbows, and all the mouths started imitating this.
- NathanKP 17y agoIt's like that article back in the 90's which said that "gets-things-done"-type of people often folded their shirts up to their elbows, and all the mouths started imitating this. LOL That's a good point. I never read that article but now that you mention it that is still a relatively good way of telling the doers from the talkers. But you are right, people are going to purposefully try to make themselves good if they know that there is a way of testing them or observing them. I guess the key is if you find the ultimate way to tell a douchebag from a professional or a liar from a truthful person then don't tell anybody about it!
- gchpaco 17y agoThe key error inexperienced liars make is usually inventing too much; you ask them about different parts of it and the parts don't add up right. A good lie is short and simple. This is a technique for forcing more detail out of people.
- akd 17y agoWhy will only "douchebags" have a need for these techniques?
- dasil003 17y agoThis comment is indescribably hilarious.