• Boys, the wealthy, and Canadians talk the most BS
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https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/04/which-students-talk-the-most-bs-researchers-say-canadians/ The existence of what's colloquially known as "bullshit"—a combination of lies, exaggerations, and inaccuracies that makes it hard to figure out what the truth is—is familiar to all of us. Most of us have come across an individual so skilled in deploying it to advance their goals that we refer to them as "bullshit artists." Given it's such a prominent aspect of human behavior, however, you might be surprised to learn that field of bullshit studies is relatively young. Researchers trace BS back to an obscure 1986 essay by philosopher Harry Frankfurt, but it didn't pick up traction until it was expanded to book form nearly 20 years later. Even then, another seven years had to go by before other researchers expanded on Frankfurt's theoretical framework, and empirical studies have only really picked up over the last several years. Now, a group of social scientists (John Jerrim, Phil Parker, and Nikki Shure) have done a massive study that polled 40,000 school students to find out who bullshits and why. The researchers use the phrases "bullshit" and "bullshitters" throughout, so we are, too. Each country was given an overall bullshit score based on its take on the three fake subjects and controlled for things like actual mathematical achievement. Canada topped the list, followed closely by the United States. Australia and New Zealand followed, with England bringing up the back of the pack in terms of a tendency to bullshit. Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland all ended up with negative scores. Although there are undoubtedly bullshitters in these three countries, apparently math isn't their preferred topic for exercising this artistry.
One thing I think that bears keeping in mind about this study, is the subject of the study are school students: or more precisely 15 year olds. Link to the paper. I've seen this posted on other sites already, and inevitably people try to stretch it to cover what it does not (adults).
regardless of the study, you only need to go to any economic forum to come to the conclusion that the rich are full of shit.
I call bs Source: https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/107290/4b24153a-c0b8-4920-ad58-4640da236621/image.png
I'm from England, UK, so I now recommend everybody defers to me due to my bullshit level being lower.
Fairly sure this title belongs to the Australians.
i guess now's a good time to admit i'm secretly the prime minister of Canada, shitposting from the house of commons all these years
Imagine being a wealthy canadian boy
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