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Re:What not to write on your security clearance form (1988) by int_19h on Friday January 20, 2023 @06:05PM (#34461396)
The expectation on this varies very widely across cultures, and sometimes even between classes or other social strata within a culture.

And then if someone is on the spectrum, and they already know that they have trouble reading those wink-wink-nudge-nudge clues properly, they might stick with the rules as written simply because that's something objective that they can be sure they're interpreting correctly.

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Re:What not to write on your security clearance form (1988) by aeturnum on Friday January 20, 2023 @06:52PM (#34461958)
For sure! I don't mean it's universal at all - I'm saying the question is setup to catch people who are nor primed with the right enculturation. It's not good! It just is a good filter that selects for the sorts of people the business wants to hire.
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