Blockbuster Alzheimer's paper retracted by former Stanford president

Re:Blockbuster Alzheimer's paper retracted by former Stanfor... by laidoffamazon on Sunday December 31, 2023 @09:53PM (#38829427)

Unless I'm missing something obvious Dale & Kruger says people that get into top schools get the premium, which is exactly what I alluded to. What can the rest of us even do?

Makes me think my class of people are just considered garbage humans by everyone.

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Re:Blockbuster Alzheimer's paper retracted by former Stanfor... by ken47 on Sunday December 31, 2023 @10:15PM (#38829493)

What is your class of people? The 99.99% that you alluded to in another comment? Can that be called a class of people?

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Re:Blockbuster Alzheimer's paper retracted by former Stanfor... by laidoffamazon on Sunday December 31, 2023 @10:22PM (#38829520)

Correct, those of us that didn't get into any elite institution (and most likely aren't considered "qualified").

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Re:Blockbuster Alzheimer's paper retracted by former Stanfor... by theGnuMe on Sunday December 31, 2023 @09:56PM (#38829442)

You are indeed missing something obvious.

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Re:Blockbuster Alzheimer's paper retracted by former Stanfor... by laidoffamazon on Sunday December 31, 2023 @09:57PM (#38829446)

Help me out here, what am I missing?

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Re:Blockbuster Alzheimer's paper retracted by former Stanfor... by theGnuMe on Sunday December 31, 2023 @10:04PM (#38829467)

Maybe read the article?

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Re:Blockbuster Alzheimer's paper retracted by former Stanfor... by laidoffamazon on Sunday December 31, 2023 @10:23PM (#38829522)

It seems like my takeaway is identical to the article's takeaway, that getting in matters more than going. Unless you're thinking of something else.

The whole "matters less multiple years into career" bit is a cope if it's just a measure of how inherently good you are if you can get in. There seems to be a clear separation between the people that get in and the people that don't!

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Re:Blockbuster Alzheimer's paper retracted by former Stanfor... by theGnuMe on Sunday December 31, 2023 @10:54PM (#38829636)

Good students will do well wherever they go. The “getting in” qualification is a red herring. In this case it serves as the control.

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