Do you have any references for this? As far as I know the literature, the debate about “what matters more” is still ongoing with some research arguing in favor of personality and other research in favor of cognitive ability. Regardless of this, the relationship between cognitive ability and various life outcomes seems to be consistently positive, and I am not aware of any convincing evidence to the contrary.

The more news about RFK Jr. I see, the more convinced I am that the brain worm is not only alive and well but possibly in control of what this guy does. I know it sounds stupid, but if brain parasites could hold public office, it would look like this.

The Knicks actually have quite a few celebrity fans who visit games regularly. Jon Stewart, Spike Lee, Ben Stiller, Alicia Keys, Michael J Fox, and Adam Sandler are a few I can think of who fit that category. Chalemet is a pretty big sports fan, too, including basketball.

Damn, I never met a celebrity.

Are you the same Gary?

As long as he’s having a good time.

Yes, definitely weird. Might be a brain tumor.

This sometimes reminds me of the “invert Y-axis” for camera controls in video games, where someone’s preference can basically determined by the question “Are you old enough to have played the original MS Flight Simulator as a child?”.

Someone’s preference typically reflects their tactile experiences that they made with their hardware early on, and once something feels “right”, there’s usually no convincing them it’s not (and indeed no point to it). It’s an artificial thing you have to get used to, one way or another, and there’s really no right or wrong way to go about it.

On. Full.

(…) two people familiar with his thinking told CNN

Not doubting the veracity of this, but can we just hold on for a moment to realize how absolutely ludicrous it is that this is sufficient expertise nowadays to be quoted by a news outlet?

It’s worth pointing out that there were other polls done in the same time span and the polls cited here were the most negative ones. Based on Nate Silver’s polling tracker, the last ten polls showed approval ratings in the 32-44% range, and the three polls cited are the lowest three in that bunch.

Cows don’t look like cows on film. You gotta use horses.

“Thank you, Chef.”

Come on, how can you not make that detour…

Yeah, you’re renting, but that doesn’t mean you can just live in it.

Didn’t play The Last of Us until a few months before Part 2 came out. I went into them pretty much blind, and I’m really glad I got to experience them like that. Real masterpieces these games.

Yeah, you would. He’s just that talented a director.

FWIW, Star Trek isn’t the only sci-fi franchise he manages to drive against the wall.

LOL, I have no talent. Every time I tried a multiplayer game, I immediately got turned off by the omnipresence of microtransactions and the hostility of the people on there who do nothing else with their time. What I have is the wisdom to recognize I don’t need that crap in my life.