They should have called it "Attitudes Correlate Across Objects" or something.
Or "On the inter-situational consistency of Assholes."
I haven't clicked through the link, but this part of the URL is amusing: ?fb_ref=sm_fb_share_chunky_bottom
This is one of those "no shit, Sherlock" studies. People with negative attitudes have negative attitudes. Next up, optimists have a sunny outlook on life.
such as camping, health care, architecture, taxidermy, crossword puzzles, and Japan.
I hate all those things, especially architecture. And the mountains, rivers and creeks, and pine trees of Japan. Hate them all.
I was going to write "Someone had way too much fun writing this article."
The point wasn't really the content, but how silly the author gets.
This is one of those "no shit, Sherlock" studies.
Not really. It is an open question in psychology whether there are any personality traits that are stable across different contexts. This is a big deal for virtue theory in philosophy, because it is difficult to base an ethical theory on something if it doesn't exist.
Also, as someone who takes a negative view of nearly everything, I'm not at all surprised that you all are talking about my kind in such cruel, dismissive tones.
This is a big deal for virtue theory in philosophy
Many disagree!
Obviously, it all goes back to castration anxiety.
10: Those who tend to disagree with eveything.
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Not those from the right departments, neb.
8: Katy Waldman's great. One of my favorite Slate writers.
Speaking of Grumpy Cat, who had a portrait in the Crop Art section of the MN State Fair this year, did folx see that Maru has a new kitten buddy? It's pretty cute. Also, the Walker Art Center's Internet Cat Video Festival came to the State Fair and packed the Grandstand with spectators. O tempora, o kittehs!
There's a sort of Wyld Stallyns-like quality to the dawning realization that the entire course of future human culture may be determined by the fact that a cat wanted a cheeseburger.