See, the internet says it, it must be true

[matgb]

I reckon my worthy friends list could take that test and bump the avarages up a bit, right? Good good.

Went to oldharrysgame recording last night after work, was good, weirdly, episodes 4 & 6 were recorded, not 3&4, cast availability or something (Gina's full report here. Day off today, have a job interview for a permanent job later, looks good on paper. Might write full report for last night on the community this afternoon/evening. Or I might just do something else, not sure.

Comments

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

Good luck with the interview. What's it for, anyway?

[matgb]

The place I had the phone interview for when you were down, 'tis public post, so not going into more detail than that.

Gotta go though, need a shower first...

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's OK, I remember.

* sends vibes *

[dainul.livejournal.com]

only got 22/25, me. But then considering those were likely the questions on American geography and popular history, I don't feel too disappointed.

[dainul.livejournal.com]

I mean the ones I got wrong were...

[innerbrat]

24/25

I'd be proud, except "What date does the 4th of July fall on in Russia?" broke my head.

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

Tee Hee.

And yeah, very America-centric questions.

[innerbrat]

Wasn't the America-centrism - that actually added challenge. It was the implication that most people got these questions wrong.

Instructions for dealing with disbelief in the stupidity of most people.

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

Think about the average person. The archetypal man on the Clapham omnibus. Picture him in your mind, and picture his mental capabilities. He's absolutely average. Think how STUPID he is; how unlikely he is to actually read the questions properly, handicapping himself before he even starts to answer. Think how little he will know about the world, when his ONLY reading matter is the Sun (or perhaps the Star). Normal people don't have books, and don't like to stray outside their comfort zone of knowledge.

Think how he would click random answers in an annoyed fashion because he would feel like the test was making fun of him personally, because he'd KNOW he was doing badly.

Then remember that if he's average, 50% of people are EVEN STUPIDER THAN HIM.

Try not to despair.

Re: Instructions for dealing with disbelief in the stupidity of most people.

[innerbrat]

Normal people don't have books, and don't like to stray outside their comfort zone of knowledge.

This, while very probably true, doesn't fit in with my worldview. I have a reality problem that way.

Re: Instructions for dealing with disbelief in the stupidity of most people.

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

Reality is something I'm trying to ignore at the moment anyway.

Not managing it very well, but, you have to try.

Re: Instructions for dealing with disbelief in the stupidity of most people.

[poifaerie.livejournal.com]

That... makes me want to cry.

Re: Instructions for dealing with disbelief in the stupidity of most people.

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

You and me both, love.

[matgb]

Weird; I got 24/25 as well, so either some questions are worth more, or it's gender specific, or the stats have been updated since I took it.

I actually thought those earlier questions were better thant he general knowledge ones, they actually made you think about the answer and you could work them out, the latter ones were more, like "it's a good job I know Sac is the CA capitol", etc.

[sleeperesque.livejournal.com]

I got 23 out of 25 but only 80% smarter than other woman.

[freddiefraggles.livejournal.com]

(http://www.am-i-dumb.com)

I think I need more coffee. That actually made my brain hurt.

[eldar.livejournal.com]

(25/25, also posted in my own LJ)

[granjero.livejournal.com]

Gah, got 24/25. Dunno which one I got wrong, but how should I know how far Seattle is from New York?

[eldar.livejournal.com]

I've been seeing a lot of complaints from non-US-based people about the US-centricity of some of the questions.

However the US-centric questions are all just knowledge of geography and/or history. New York and Seattle are, after all, both major cities. Just as Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and Ted Kennedy were major players in recent world history, not just US history.

How many Europeans would be able to tell you how far Bucarest is from London? (Or even where Bucarest is?)

[misscoollinda.livejournal.com]

Good luck on the interview!

[paulatpingu.livejournal.com]

Gah, one wrong. Still, that puts me with such luminaries as Granjero, so that's pretty good going :-)

[baseballchica03.livejournal.com]

No joke, there was a recent study, and 7% of respondents thought that Mikhail Gorbachev is President of Russia. SEVEN PERCENT. He hasn't been President for fourteen years.

PS

[baseballchica03.livejournal.com]

I got one wrong, and I'm pretty sure it was affect/effect. I can never quite manage that one and usually end up using "impact" instead. :-p