Call it five personality types if you include Republicans but you, like most people, probably don't regard them as human and therefore exclude them for other reasons.
The four types scientists identified were Pessimistic, Optimistic, Envious, or Trustful. (Science Daily: Four basic personality types identified: Pessimistic; optimistic; envious and trusting)
Something mildly-amusing is seeing personality quizzes and things of that nature on social networks where there's one thing you know for sure: any quiz on a social network won't be anything anyone can possibly fail and won't tell you anything you don't want to hear. Take a look at them sometime since it can be funny to see the content of the quizzes and who takes them to 'learn more about myself.' Typically that comes to, well, you share many characteristics with Queen Elizabeth.
I knew it, I knew it.
Of course you did, darlin'.
Coming back to the science which, frankly, doesn't look all that scientific but it's interesting for all manner of twisted reasons beyond the fact of it, maybe you like going with 'why is it necessary to so much try to pigeon hole humans?'
The scientists used a serious methodology so don't take too seriously any reaction to it here. When they get out into numbers theory, then they're pulling in the number crunchers who make we mortals tremble because they are Dayum Smart. Pursue that as you will but we're more interested in playing with the general types.
Pessimistic
Right off the top we have Republicans since they never want to change anything because it's probably based on false science, it probably won't work, and, damn you, it will probably cost too much. There we have all Republicanism since Abraham Lincoln so you never really had to go to History class at all.
Optimistic
Regardless of impressions to the contrary, the Rockhouse is riddled with optimism since the next song I write is always hoped to be the best one I ever did and no-one will take away my Galaxy Guitar unless they pry it from my Zombie corpse.
Envious
This one was a winner for the contest since 30% of people in the study were regarded as Envious while 20% was observed for the three other types. Here at the Rockhouse, we regard this one as a sickness since you will never be happy if you think someone else is holding the reason you can't be.
(Ed: what about the remainder of 10%?)
You can have psychology or mathematics but maybe not both at the same time.
Trusting
Here at the Rockhouse, we see this one as a subset of Pessimistic vs Optimistic. There are two kinds of people in the world, see. There are those who trust even though we know sometimes we will get stabbed deep in the heart. There are those who never trust but their hearts are buried under so much fear they will never feel or do much of anything.
Cadillac Man and I were talking earlier of the requirement for risk to achieve anything of any substantive value. Any musico knows how that goes since it's live and any mistake sends you instantly into the musical toilet. When that risk is real and the audience knows the chances the musico takes, that's when the simpatico comes.
The four types scientists identified were Pessimistic, Optimistic, Envious, or Trustful. (Science Daily: Four basic personality types identified: Pessimistic; optimistic; envious and trusting)
Something mildly-amusing is seeing personality quizzes and things of that nature on social networks where there's one thing you know for sure: any quiz on a social network won't be anything anyone can possibly fail and won't tell you anything you don't want to hear. Take a look at them sometime since it can be funny to see the content of the quizzes and who takes them to 'learn more about myself.' Typically that comes to, well, you share many characteristics with Queen Elizabeth.
I knew it, I knew it.
Of course you did, darlin'.
Coming back to the science which, frankly, doesn't look all that scientific but it's interesting for all manner of twisted reasons beyond the fact of it, maybe you like going with 'why is it necessary to so much try to pigeon hole humans?'
The scientists used a serious methodology so don't take too seriously any reaction to it here. When they get out into numbers theory, then they're pulling in the number crunchers who make we mortals tremble because they are Dayum Smart. Pursue that as you will but we're more interested in playing with the general types.
Pessimistic
Right off the top we have Republicans since they never want to change anything because it's probably based on false science, it probably won't work, and, damn you, it will probably cost too much. There we have all Republicanism since Abraham Lincoln so you never really had to go to History class at all.
Optimistic
Regardless of impressions to the contrary, the Rockhouse is riddled with optimism since the next song I write is always hoped to be the best one I ever did and no-one will take away my Galaxy Guitar unless they pry it from my Zombie corpse.
Envious
This one was a winner for the contest since 30% of people in the study were regarded as Envious while 20% was observed for the three other types. Here at the Rockhouse, we regard this one as a sickness since you will never be happy if you think someone else is holding the reason you can't be.
(Ed: what about the remainder of 10%?)
You can have psychology or mathematics but maybe not both at the same time.
Trusting
Here at the Rockhouse, we see this one as a subset of Pessimistic vs Optimistic. There are two kinds of people in the world, see. There are those who trust even though we know sometimes we will get stabbed deep in the heart. There are those who never trust but their hearts are buried under so much fear they will never feel or do much of anything.
Cadillac Man and I were talking earlier of the requirement for risk to achieve anything of any substantive value. Any musico knows how that goes since it's live and any mistake sends you instantly into the musical toilet. When that risk is real and the audience knows the chances the musico takes, that's when the simpatico comes.
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