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Isn’t it meant to be a categorical insight?

I was always under the impression it’s obviously non-scientific and simply there to explain the broad aspects of a personality to others quickly.

Maybe that’s the real personality test. Exposing how prone someone is to tribalism over self-reflection based on “I am a…” vs “My outcome was…”

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Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
What it’s meant or actually useful for, vs how it’s used in contexts like employment are significantly mismatched.

It’s like understanding what a framing hammer is supposed to be used for and how to do so properly and safely, only to turn the news on and learn that the general population is somehow convinced that they’re for eye surgery; and thousands of ER visits later, from dumbasses who DIY’d that shit and popped their eyes, the general population has learned… not a damn thing… they’re still bashing their eyes apart with framing hammers.

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AgentOrangesicle@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I’ve had 3 dramatically different outcomes depending on the context in which I take it.

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- saltesc@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Even the introduction and preface of it clearly says it’s not a thing, it’s a generalisation to aid and to not take it seriously. It goes above and beyond to ensure people aren’t dismissive or admissible of it in some psychosocial cultist way.
  
  Are you sure they didn’t have you do some dodgy Facebook one, or did you tune out in that part?
  
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  - AgentOrangesicle@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    That it do. Albeit not loud enough.
    
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taiyang@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
I mean, some people like BuzzFeed quizzes, but it’s easy to tell that it’s for entertainment, knowing they’re not scientific. When it’s an documented personality test with a long history, it’s easy to assume it’s scientific. But social sciences weren’t all that scientific until the last few decades, anyway.

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