News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on U-M finds students with alphabetically lower-ranked names receive lower grades. Parent comment

Re:U-M finds students with alphabetically lower-ranked names... by wryoak on Saturday April 20, 2024 @12:27PM (#40098512)
It happens in your phone contacts when you’re deciding who to talk to. You’re starting with your Abrahams, Billys and Changs, probably rarely reaching out to your Xaviers, Yusufs and Zeldas about going out tonight because you’ve already assembled a crew by the time you reach the Mimis, Natashas and Ottos.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:U-M finds students with alphabetically lower-ranked names... by IshKebab on Saturday April 20, 2024 @01:10PM (#40098809)
I don't think many people use their phone contact list like that.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:U-M finds students with alphabetically lower-ranked names... by godelski on Saturday April 20, 2024 @01:20PM (#40098911)
I wouldn't be surprised. It's very natural. Probably not for that specific use case but if for some reason you are actually going through the list then it's natural
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:U-M finds students with alphabetically lower-ranked names... by smeej on Saturday April 20, 2024 @06:58PM (#40101755)
Plus, it's common for me to meet someone on a first-name basis and not find out their last name right away. And people's last names change more often than their first names. Phone sorting by first name is the way to go.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:U-M finds students with alphabetically lower-ranked names... by thaumasiotes on Saturday April 20, 2024 @02:09PM (#40099406)
Do none of your friends like or dislike any of your other friends?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:U-M finds students with alphabetically lower-ranked names... by wryoak on Saturday April 20, 2024 @11:56PM (#40103083)
Probably but that’s not how they’re organized in my contacts. It’s a list not a graph.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:U-M finds students with alphabetically lower-ranked names... by fsckboy on Saturday April 20, 2024 @05:11PM (#40101034)
just want to add that in my lifetime that switched from being "by last name" to "by first name". So, Yusuf Ahmed and Abraham Zigfeld experienced a noticeable shift in popularity that they were totally unprepared for
[ Parent | on HN ]