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Re:In Silicon Valley, some men say cosmetic procedures are e... by wongarsu on Friday January 10, 2020 @02:17PM (#22014250)
It follows that in any group of people equally advanced in their career, the worst dressed most socially awkward person likely has the highest skill. After all they need to balance the deficit with something to get equally far.
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Re:In Silicon Valley, some men say cosmetic procedures are e... by wincy on Friday January 10, 2020 @03:33PM (#22015206)
If you're choosing a doctor, choose the one who looks like a butcher instead of the one that looks like a doctor. He's more likely to be good at what he does.

Nassim Taleb talks about this concept in his books.[0]

Edit: Here it is – https://medium.com/incerto/surgeons-should-notlook-like-surg...

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Re:In Silicon Valley, some men say cosmetic procedures are e... by sbierwagen on Friday January 10, 2020 @02:30PM (#22014445)
https://brilliant.org/wiki/berksons-paradox/
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