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I really don't see the utility of calling certain cultural attitudes, "feminine."

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A striking part of Zvi’s review was when he talked about how he liked to hire high-IQ gamers he knew without traditional education credentials. I suspect there are many opportunities like this to find talented men.

School seem to place an increasing emphasis on conformity and a certain type of conscientiousness over intelligence and creativity, and in addition school keeps getting longer. At a certain point the signal becomes too costly to send, and I suspect that this is true of men especially.

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"the Culture of Nurse Ratched"

TikTok of an HR worker. Hard to believe it's real and that this person chose to broadcast her views. (SIAP, I didn't see it in other threads here.)

https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1533672826905174017

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I think the value of charisma as a character trait has declined over time under the cultural transition you point out. There are many jobs where charisma was considered to be a positive differentiator. I wonder if it will now be perceived negatively...

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