Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal by Zach Weinersmith for January 15, 2016
Transcript:
Friends are the people least likely to have new information. New information can be used to increase wealth. And yet, people associate more with friends than non-friends. We call it the companion paradox. In social science, paradox is jargon for obvious to everyone else.
Ida No almost 9 years ago
Companion obvious to everyone else fits poorly at the top of research papers.
PoodleGroomer almost 9 years ago
“Friends” is never acceptable as a qualified reference.
Grover Premium Member almost 9 years ago
What are you even talking about?
InColorado almost 9 years ago
“Non-friends” tend to not share valuable information.
kernelcorny Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Trust but verify, miss obvious.