Re:A haunting new documentary about Anthony Bourdain
by spywaregorilla on Friday July 16, 2021 @09:29AM
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I believe it comes from Meyers Briggs (sp?), the MBTI personality assessment. On some level it's not wrong to suggest this is an observable component of personalities. But it's a bit aggressive to assert that this is the sole definition of the word.
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Re:A haunting new documentary about Anthony Bourdain
by effingwewt on Friday July 16, 2021 @11:19AM
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More pseudo-science touted as fact. It's the programmer's Horoscope. I know people (plural), IRL who laugh at horoscopes and then spout MB horseshit with a straight face.
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Re:A haunting new documentary about Anthony Bourdain
by spywaregorilla on Sunday July 18, 2021 @06:23PM
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I think the MB framework is decent. The issue is that the test is noisy, is context dependent, unstable, and a middle value isn't well defined. But the tail ends are very interesting, relevant ways to categorize personality.
If you forget the test and just consider the ideas, it's useful