Irelephant@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agoWhat popular product do you think is modern day snakeoil?message-squaremessage-square490fedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down11
arrow-up190arrow-down1message-squareWhat popular product do you think is modern day snakeoil?Irelephant@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square490fedilink
minus-squareIncognitoMosquito@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoThe Mayers Briggs Type Indicator test. It was developed with the same rigor as horoscopes, yet I still hear people I know are smart proudly tell me their four letter personality code.
minus-squarePapaStevesy@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoYeah, it’s corporate astrology
minus-squareDeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI’ve always felt that the Myers-Briggs shit was utter nonsense, having been forced many times to go through it at several employers over the years. Any chance you’ve got a decent source that debunks it? I’d love to have it in my pocket for next time…
minus-squareIncognitoMosquito@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoThe Wikipedia entry for it is pretty scathing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers–Briggs_Type_Indicator If you look into it further, neither of the people who designed it has any background in psychology except having read a book by Jung once.
The Mayers Briggs Type Indicator test. It was developed with the same rigor as horoscopes, yet I still hear people I know are smart proudly tell me their four letter personality code.
Yeah, it’s corporate astrology
I’ve always felt that the Myers-Briggs shit was utter nonsense, having been forced many times to go through it at several employers over the years.
Any chance you’ve got a decent source that debunks it? I’d love to have it in my pocket for next time…
The Wikipedia entry for it is pretty scathing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers–Briggs_Type_Indicator
If you look into it further, neither of the people who designed it has any background in psychology except having read a book by Jung once.
Typical ITPS comment! /s