Employers Find ‘Soft Skills’ Like Critical Thinking in Short Supply

Re:Employers Find ‘Soft Skills’ Like Critical Thinking in Sh... by dghughes on Sunday September 04, 2016 @12:04PM (#12425033)

We need contrairian people as a balance to people who think they are infallible. Both should be a small percentage of society with the remaining majority willing to change if needed.

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Re:Employers Find ‘Soft Skills’ Like Critical Thinking in Sh... by lomojj on Sunday September 04, 2016 @12:23PM (#12425164)

Being a contrarian is no more valuable than being a yes man.

Neither has any societal value.

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Re:Employers Find ‘Soft Skills’ Like Critical Thinking in Sh... by sbov on Sunday September 04, 2016 @03:03PM (#12426117)

I can't disagree more with this statement. Echo chambers are dangerous. Just because everyone in the room agrees doesn't make it a good idea.

The kinder term for contrarian is devil's advocate. If no one else will, you need someone to present an opposing viewpoint.

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