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I try to put straight lines through things but usually fail. Try to be Bayesian when I can. Views my own. RT/like != endorsement.

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06.03.2026 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@tslumley.bsky.social does a much better job than I do.

06.03.2026 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fair.

05.03.2026 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I had the divide as being between "tangible" and "intangible" outputs, but "people" and "objects" is also a good way to think about it.

My bigger complaint was that many of his bullshit jobs were in fact useful, just not in a way where it was easy to map work -> output

05.03.2026 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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homer simpson is screaming with his mouth open Alt: homer simpson is screaming with his mouth open
05.03.2026 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The podcast episode may temporarily turn me into a Graeber stan

05.03.2026 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I concur.

05.03.2026 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The within-country comparisons are fine, but some of the other comparisons are uninterpetable given this weighting acheme

05.03.2026 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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05.03.2026 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

No, this is exactly it. Plus not properly accounting for the sampling scheme when presenting some of the results

05.03.2026 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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05.03.2026 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It does, yes. But I am not sure if they adjusted for sample size differences across countries

05.03.2026 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Indonesia and Malaysia have large Muslim populations. You will sometimes hear that in Islam a wife has "a duty to obey her husband." Obey in this sense has a different meaning than I think the survey fielders are after

05.03.2026 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

And sample sizes are different for the different countries. See also:

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05.03.2026 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ask yourself a question: why might the results for Indonesia, Malaysia, and India be so different from the other countries?

05.03.2026 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

They use different sample sizes for different countries, and it's not clear to me from a quick scan how they adjusted the aggregate statistics for it.

05.03.2026 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Survey report here:

www.kcl.ac.uk/assets/news/...

05.03.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The data is weighted so that the composition of each  country’s sample best reflects the demographic profile of 
the adult population according to the most recent census  data. β€œThe Global Country Average” reflects the average 
result for all the countries and markets in which the survey  was conducted. It has not been adjusted to the population  size of each country or market and is not intended to suggest a total result.

The data is weighted so that the composition of each country’s sample best reflects the demographic profile of the adult population according to the most recent census data. β€œThe Global Country Average” reflects the average result for all the countries and markets in which the survey was conducted. It has not been adjusted to the population size of each country or market and is not intended to suggest a total result.

Hell of a note:

05.03.2026 17:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Gen Z males twice as likely as baby boomers to believe wives should obey husbands Global survey shows young men and boys hold more traditional views about gender roles than older generations

The Guardian article in question:

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

05.03.2026 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The country by country breakdown. Most respondents agree in Indonesia, fewest in Sweden.

The country by country breakdown. Most respondents agree in Indonesia, fewest in Sweden.

Show the country breakdown next time you cowards (as I shake my fist at The Guardian)

05.03.2026 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Oof. Bad question.

05.03.2026 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Try this one!

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05.03.2026 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Learning From the Mess What the vitamin story tells us about reproducibility, discovery, and human nature.

What the vitamin story tells us about reproducibility, discovery, and human nature.

05.03.2026 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

The literature can often support multiple or contradictory ideas. Just because I don't like Graeber's style of engagement with the literature doesn't necessitate his ideas being wrong.

05.03.2026 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Coming back to this, "tendentious" is probably the wrong word. Maybe "polemical reading" is a better description

05.03.2026 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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05.03.2026 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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05.03.2026 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Scream it from the rooftops

05.03.2026 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Fair point.

05.03.2026 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I am trying to avoid the Gell-Mann amnesia

05.03.2026 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0