Meta1234

I think this is a cause of individualism in society today and the lack of proper debate as it was intended. The effects of this are as you say. People are forming their own realities and picking bits and pieces of the truth from wherever they frequent for their news and discarding anything that they don't agree with. That in turn is spewed out in many different forms which will eventually spread its way into society. The effect is only amplified by everyone being always connected and able to share their thoughts. I think this is one of the more pressing issues we deal with as a society today.

I think there are a lot of factors that come into play when you're discussing things like this that the scope of this article doesn't cover. I've never enjoyed the idea of sorting people into little boxes because it takes away from the idea of individual experiences.

For instance with the first example W-S in the article someone could very well be a W + S but you'd never know it because at their last job or through life experiences they've been beaten down constantly for their ideas even if they were great simply because of who they are or other such factors. That lead them to the self-confidence issues described in the W-S category in the article. I find people who do excellent work are rarely stupid and with guidance can even grow and excel to become great. Maybe not enough to become leaders but not everybody should be.

I get that the point is to raise awareness on the 2nd group described so the behavior is eventually adjusted or pointed out in other settings and I'm thankful for that because I've experienced it at work myself. Many people have probably experienced the same on group projects in school or otherwise. The ones who don't pull their weight but always seem to have an idea. The people here that think the article is BS might just not agree with the tone adopted for the subject at hand which is understandable as it comes off a bit condescending while getting its point across.