The Off Topic Topic

[Ideologue]

New York City is a hellhole.

So case in point?

Are you actually in NYC?

I think NYC is the greatest city in the world. 

I've never been there, no.

[derspiess]

NYC is nice in small doses.  Would never want to live there.

[Syt]

Hah.

http://pss.sagepub.com/content/23/2/187

Despite their important implications for interpersonal behaviors and relations, cognitive abilities have been largely ignored as explanations of prejudice. We proposed and tested mediation models in which lower cognitive ability predicts greater prejudice, an effect mediated through the endorsement of right-wing ideologies (social conservatism, right-wing authoritarianism) and low levels of contact with out-groups. In an analysis of two large-scale, nationally representative United Kingdom data sets (N = 15,874), we found that lower general intelligence (g) in childhood predicts greater racism in adulthood, and this effect was largely mediated via conservative ideology. A secondary analysis of a U.S. data set confirmed a predictive effect of poor abstract-reasoning skills on antihomosexual prejudice, a relation partially mediated by both authoritarianism and low levels of intergroup contact. All analyses controlled for education and socioeconomic status. Our results suggest that cognitive abilities play a critical, albeit underappreciated, role in prejudice. Consequently, we recommend a heightened focus on cognitive ability in research on prejudice and a better integration of cognitive ability into prejudice models.

[DGuller]

Isn't it fairly well-known by now?

[The Brain]

And how!

[Barrister]

Isn't it fairly well-known by now?

Yes - leftists have often asserted that they're just plain smarter than right-wingers.

[DGuller]

Isn't it fairly well-known by now?

Yes - leftists have often asserted that they're just plain smarter than right-wingers.

I'm not talking about assertions.  I'm talking about scientific studies confirming that fact.

[Syt]

Isn't it fairly well-known by now?

Yes - leftists have often asserted that they're just plain smarter than right-wingers.

It looks at prejudice by seeing if people would support far right parties. Not whether they vote conservative.

Unless you say that all right-wingers are right-wing bigots.

[garbon]

Manhattan maybe. The Bronx, no.

Those aren't cities so...

[The Brain]

Isn't it fairly well-known by now?

Yes - leftists have often asserted that they're just plain smarter than right-wingers.

I'm not talking about assertions.  I'm talking about scientific studies confirming that fact.

Aren't sleeper agents supposed to, you know, sleep?

[DGuller]

Aren't sleeper agents supposed to, you know, sleep?

That's a widely-held misconception.  And what does it have to do with anything?

[Eddie Teach]

Manhattan maybe. The Bronx, no.

Those aren't cities so...

So averaged together, no. The outer boroughs bring you* down.

*yes, aware you're not living there atm.

[Eddie Teach]

I'm not talking about assertions.  I'm talking about scientific studies confirming that fact.

Even if there aren't any, mentioning them enough will make people think there are. 

[The Brain]

Aren't sleeper agents supposed to, you know, sleep?

That's a widely-held misconception.  And what does it have to do with anything?

You're a slippery one.

[alfred russel]

Manhattan maybe. The Bronx, no.

Those aren't cities so...

So averaged together, no. The outer boroughs bring you* down.

*yes, aware you're not living there atm.

I grant there isn't a magic way to rate cities, and if you want to average all the neighborhoods that is valid. But--the fact there are parts of a city you may not care for shouldn't diminish the city so much if you don't have a need to go there.