It's Charisma, Stupid (2004)

Re:It's Charisma, Stupid (2004) by coldtea on Thursday May 05, 2016 @08:02AM (#11635320)

>People love to feel smart and be part of an exclusive group so they quote Adams' simple analysis as amazing insight.

Well, if they haven't seen the same simple analysis elsewhere (much less any more advanced analysis), then they're right to consider it amazing insight.

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Re:It's Charisma, Stupid (2004) by kelukelugames on Thursday May 05, 2016 @09:54AM (#11636074)

People with little life experience react this way to all things. They lack the imagination to understand what they discover is not new. It's common in diet and exercise. "Hey I just discovered calorie counting/keto/crossfit/powerlifting!"

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Re:It's Charisma, Stupid (2004) by coldtea on Thursday May 05, 2016 @12:41PM (#11637628)

https://xkcd.com/1053/

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Re:It's Charisma, Stupid (2004) by kelukelugames on Friday May 06, 2016 @11:54AM (#11644779)

If listening to someone who just discovered psych 101 is fun then they probably need to meet more people.

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