A lot of that is just Berkson/conditioning on a collider. Few situations select randomly from the population. If someone is visibly extremely X, in a situation where you are there because of X+Y, then the implication is that they are extremely not Y. If you see an extraordinarily beautiful man or woman accepting an Oscar, you will suspect that they probably aren't extraordinary actors; if you see Andre the Giant guarding the bar door, you will suspect he is probably not an elite MMA martial artist.
Reminds me of this passage from Jurassic Park that always stuck with me (not to say Malcolm is right about science):
“You know what's wrong with scientific power?... It's a form of inherited wealth... Most kinds of power require a substantial sacrifice by whoever wants the power. There is an apprenticeship, a discipline lasting many years. Whatever kind of power you want. President of the company. Black belt in karate. Spiritual Guru. Whatever it is you seek, you have to put in the time, the practice, the effort. You must give up a lot to get it. It has to be very important to you. And once you have attained it, it is your power. It can't be given away: it resides in you. It is literally the result of your discipline. Now, what is interesting about this process is that, by the time someone has acquired the ability to his with his bare hands, he has also matured to the point where he won't use it unwisely. So that kind of power has a built-in control. The discipline of the getting the power changes you so that you won't abuse it. But scientific power is like inherited wealth: attained without discipline. You read what others have done, and you take the next step... There is no discipline... no mastery: old scientists are ignored. There is no humility before nature... A karate master does not kill people with his bare hands. He does not lose his temper and kill his wife. The person who kills is the person who has no discipline, no restraint, and who has purchased his power in the form of a Saturday night special. And that is the kind of power that science fosters, and permits.”
The inflation-related awkward body swap most often involves familial relations according to experts like Ruth Ben-G but yeah last-nerve nerd receivers are a distinct possibility.
Fun post. I’ve pondered for awhile two weird social biases:
(1) really beautiful women are assumed to be dumber than they are.
(2) really large, physically impressive men are assumed to be dumber than they are.
Many possible reasons
A lot of that is just Berkson/conditioning on a collider. Few situations select randomly from the population. If someone is visibly extremely X, in a situation where you are there because of X+Y, then the implication is that they are extremely not Y. If you see an extraordinarily beautiful man or woman accepting an Oscar, you will suspect that they probably aren't extraordinary actors; if you see Andre the Giant guarding the bar door, you will suspect he is probably not an elite MMA martial artist.
Reminds me of this passage from Jurassic Park that always stuck with me (not to say Malcolm is right about science):
“You know what's wrong with scientific power?... It's a form of inherited wealth... Most kinds of power require a substantial sacrifice by whoever wants the power. There is an apprenticeship, a discipline lasting many years. Whatever kind of power you want. President of the company. Black belt in karate. Spiritual Guru. Whatever it is you seek, you have to put in the time, the practice, the effort. You must give up a lot to get it. It has to be very important to you. And once you have attained it, it is your power. It can't be given away: it resides in you. It is literally the result of your discipline. Now, what is interesting about this process is that, by the time someone has acquired the ability to his with his bare hands, he has also matured to the point where he won't use it unwisely. So that kind of power has a built-in control. The discipline of the getting the power changes you so that you won't abuse it. But scientific power is like inherited wealth: attained without discipline. You read what others have done, and you take the next step... There is no discipline... no mastery: old scientists are ignored. There is no humility before nature... A karate master does not kill people with his bare hands. He does not lose his temper and kill his wife. The person who kills is the person who has no discipline, no restraint, and who has purchased his power in the form of a Saturday night special. And that is the kind of power that science fosters, and permits.”
The inflation-related awkward body swap most often involves familial relations according to experts like Ruth Ben-G but yeah last-nerve nerd receivers are a distinct possibility.