[FRIAM] essentialism

[Steve Smith]

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The phrase "you can't bullshit a bullshitter" always struck me as yet
another phrase bullshitters use to soften you up to their bullshit.

I do like your assertion that it might be a new kind of intelligence test.
>
> This fits nicely into this other study via hackernews on the essence
> of bullshit:
>
> https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/03/05/it-turns-out-you-can-bullshit-a-bullshitter-after-all/
> <https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/03/05/it-turns-out-you-can-bullshit-a-bullshitter-after-all/>
>
> I love that they can identify sub-groups by giving them a mixture of
> truly profound statements and pseudo-profound bullshit and seeing how
> well they sort the crap.  A new kind of intelligence test.
>
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