What many commenters on @paulg's latest essay don't seem to get: "assertive" and "mean," while correlated, are ultimately orthogonal traits.
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@paulbaumgart@paulg Related theory: the general meanness of people closely correlates with not reading carefully or generously.
@alexqgb @paulbaumgart Wow, that would explain so much. How to test it though?
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@paulg@paulbaumgart I was just reading something about that question exactly. http://mic.com/articles/104702/science-shows-something-surprising-about-people-who-love-reading-fiction … -
@alexqgb@paulg@paulbaumgart interesting.. I'm potentially a better person because I read Harry Potter growing up? - Show replies
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@paulg@alexqgb@paulbaumgart I am fairly certain that meanness is a function of (mild to less mild) sadism.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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