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Put another way: there is a category of explanatory theory that delights but is not actionable (nor is it supposed to be). I put René Girard’s mimetic desire stuff in this category. I expect the Gervais Principle to be similar but am curious if anyone knows otherwise.
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I use it fairly routinely in my consulting work and readers have frequently reported that it motivated career decisions 😀 It is definitely actionable but probably hard to scientifically validate since you can’t really do controlled experiments.
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OK yes, it’s those career decisions I’m curious about. What types of decisions have been made here? Are these people suddenly seeing themselves in, e.g., the Clueless bin and trying to make moves that consciously emulate either of the other bins?
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Yes, I've seen both transitions as well as people attempting to "go sociopath" from a loser starting position, or try to carve out a fourth path consciously.
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