Is this BS?

[Valrifell]

Yes, probably the latter.

My other thought is it's an example of AI generated fake news. I'm sure I saw a recent article on this, where it scrapes the net for viable links and generates a false story that looks real. I mean there's not much of any substance here, no link to the actual study for example, just links and quotes that could be about anything.

Yeah, I've noticed the lack of a link to the actual study too. To me, that makes me think it's more bullshit than not at this point, but I don't know.

[Ethel mermania]

It wasn't just about lying though, it also talked as a measure of lying overestimating their own abilities in measurable subjects, like math

In that sense, yes I think its correct.

[The Black Forrest]

Well?

How many women have heard "yes I will love you in the morning?"

How many men have told the truth when answering the question of "Does this make my butt look big?"

[Bombadil]

How many women have heard "yes I will love you in the morning?"

Does anyone really ask that question, what does one expect someone to reply 'oh, hmm.. probably not actually, I guess we better get dressed and go our separate ways then..'

[Farnhamia]

Well?

How many women have heard "yes I will love you in the morning?"

How many men have told the truth when answering the question of "Does this make my butt look big?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPX2cQP8uoI

[Ethel mermania]

How many women have heard "yes I will love you in the morning?"

Does anyone really ask that question, what does one expect someone to reply 'oh, hmm.. probably not actually, I guess we better get dressed and go our separate ways then..'

You have never been married, have you?

[Ostroeuropa]

The results, if true, aren't useful by themselves and would need further investigation and clarification by contrasting other forms of test question and so on. At best we can conclude, maybe, that Boys are more likely to say they understand a math term which is made up than Girls are.

[Valrifell]

The results, if true, aren't useful by themselves and would need further investigation and clarification by contrasting other forms of test question and so on. At best we can conclude, maybe, that Boys are more likely to say they understand a math term which is made up than Girls are.

Perhaps a smidge overly reductive. There's no other way to measure psychological and social concepts other than through indirect questioning, otherwise you get people who don't want to admit their unsavory qualities.

But the article itself (if real) admits the research on the topic is scarce.

[Bombadil]

Does anyone really ask that question, what does one expect someone to reply 'oh, hmm.. probably not actually, I guess we better get dressed and go our separate ways then..'

You have never been married, have you?

I'm assuming this question is asked first time, seems odd to suddenly ask the question when married, bit late.. 'oh hey, by the way, I know it's 8 years into our marriage but..'

Anyway.. we digress.

[Ethel mermania]

You have never been married, have you?

I'm assuming this question is asked first time, seems odd to suddenly ask the question when married, bit late.. 'oh hey, by the way, I know it's 8 years into our marriage but..'

Anyway.. we digress.

Well I asked because every significant other I have had at one time or another, multiple occassions really. has asked a variation of the age old question. "Does these pants make my butt look big". At 20, I incorrectly answered the question, at 22 I regained consciousness.

[Bombadil]

I'm assuming this question is asked first time, seems odd to suddenly ask the question when married, bit late.. 'oh hey, by the way, I know it's 8 years into our marriage but..'

Anyway.. we digress.

Well I asked because every significant other I have had at one time or another, multiple occassions really. has asked a variation of the age old question. "Does these pants make my butt look big". At 20, I incorrectly answered the question, at 22 I regained consciousness.

Oh, I wasn't commenting on that question.. though variations on the 'do I look fat' question are indeed numerous and wholly tedious.

[Costa Fierro]

Well?

How many women have heard "yes I will love you in the morning?"

How many men have told the truth when answering the question of "Does this make my butt look big?"

How many women have said "til death do us part?"

[Unstoppable Empire of Doom]

There's no link to the actual scientific data, no explanation of how is interpreted either.notice there is a correlation between a country's total population and how they rank on scale. I'd say there's a good chance someone did not count per capita but rather just used the raw numbers to claim that one country was more likely to be bullshitters than another. Also this one includes anglophone nations supposedly. That really doesn't say much is we don't know if it was all anglophone countries or just a select few.

The science behind this reeks of bullshit.

[The Black Forrest]

Well?

How many women have heard "yes I will love you in the morning?"

How many men have told the truth when answering the question of "Does this make my butt look big?"

How many women have said "til death do us part?"

Oh yea incel right?

Thought he was one. Wrong person........

[Ostroeuropa]

The results, if true, aren't useful by themselves and would need further investigation and clarification by contrasting other forms of test question and so on. At best we can conclude, maybe, that Boys are more likely to say they understand a math term which is made up than Girls are.

Perhaps a smidge overly reductive. There's no other way to measure psychological and social concepts other than through indirect questioning, otherwise you get people who don't want to admit their unsavory qualities.

But the article itself (if real) admits the research on the topic is scarce.

I agree with you but in my opinion you need to triangulate single data points to deduce something other than their immediate reductive implications in social science, or it's just a bunch of assertions.

With only one data point, you've just got a dot on a map. With a couple more you can start to gain a picture and triangulate a general truth.

Do girls lie more in other circumstances? (Yes.).

Okay, so there's something about this lie that makes boys more likely to tell it. What is it?

Well do they make up credentials in general?

And so on.

[Costa Fierro]

How many women have said "til death do us part?"

Oh yea incel right?

"He said something mean about women! He must be an incel."

Amazing logic ya got there, buddy.

[Bombadil]

There's no link to the actual scientific data, no explanation of how is interpreted either.notice there is a correlation between a country's total population and how they rank on scale. I'd say there's a good chance someone did not count per capita but rather just used the raw numbers to claim that one country was more likely to be bullshitters than another. Also this one includes anglophone nations supposedly. That really doesn't say much is we don't know if it was all anglophone countries or just a select few.

The science behind this reeks of bullshit.

I'm really beginning to think this is an AI generated piece of fake news.

[The Black Forrest]

Oh yea incel right?

"He said something mean about women! He must be an incel."

Amazing logic ya got there, buddy.

Is that a yes or a no?

[Costa Fierro]

"He said something mean about women! He must be an incel."

Amazing logic ya got there, buddy.

Is that a yes or a no?

That's a negative.

[The Black Forrest]

Is that a yes or a no?

That's a negative.

Ok. I remember having a "discussion" with somebody here. Thought it was you. Ignore the comment.

[Liriena]

Their study of 40,000 teenagers reveals that boys; those from privileged backgrounds; and North Americans in particular, top the charts as the worst offenders.

Don't know about the "boys" part, but privileged and North American? I can buy that. We do know that increasing wealth might go hand in hand with increasing unethical behavior.

[Chan Island]

Hard to say. On the one hand, something does feel very off with this article. Especially because April 1st.

On the other hand, the method described on how to find bullshitters is actually one that has been used before (in real studies).

[Ethel mermania]

That's a negative.

Ok. I remember having a "discussion" with somebody here. Thought it was you. Ignore the comment.

It was him,

[Bombadil]

Ok. I remember having a "discussion" with somebody here. Thought it was you. Ignore the comment.

It was him,

That's.. kind of an unnecessary addition there..

Anyhoo.. there seems a lot of stories I'm questioning today, from someone flying around the world on a gyrocopter to Europe's tallest building being built in a town of 7, 000 in Denmark to a host of others.

Maybe it takes April 1st for me to see how ridiculous most of the news is in general.

[Neureich am Fischbach]

Isn't this a situation were BSing is good? I mean if you are giving a test and you don't know the then BSing is the best strategy. It is the equivalent of filling in C on a multiple choice when you don't know the answer.

Also, wouldn't BSers exaggerate their income? Thus the income correlation is suspect.