tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29137904.post1162921999185102437..comments2024-03-19T16:00:07.955+11:00Comments on The Social Pathologist: Dark Triads and Dark Knights: Another interesting study.The Social Pathologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12927698533626086780noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29137904.post-57897259775822799622012-12-09T00:49:19.739+11:002012-12-09T00:49:19.739+11:00I wonder if wearing clothes other than one's n...I wonder if wearing clothes other than one's normal outfit has an impact on body language, and in the case of dark-triad people acts to partially suppress whatever cues they are normally transmitting this way.<br /><br />Also, why do popular-magazine articles..even in something called "Scientific American"...generally avoid use of *numbers* when reporting studies? What on earth does "positively correlated with" mean?...it could be "5% of the variance explained" or "60% of the variance explained".David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29137904.post-27743503341656123632012-12-08T05:36:26.058+11:002012-12-08T05:36:26.058+11:00Love this quote, Soc. Keep up the good work!
Love this quote, Soc. Keep up the good work! <br /><br />Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12654032764386427929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29137904.post-67548441840994805172012-12-05T01:40:22.816+11:002012-12-05T01:40:22.816+11:00Yeah, right. Put Bogart next to Pauly D and to mos...Yeah, right. Put Bogart next to Pauly D and to most young hot women these days he looks like chopped liver.modernguynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29137904.post-4005177122438291772012-12-04T15:42:07.949+11:002012-12-04T15:42:07.949+11:00This dovetails rather nicely with Badger's rec...This dovetails rather nicely with Badger's recent post about women wanting a normal guy. Basically, the most attractive guy is one who has the right mix of alpha and beta qualities. Of course, most women aren't really deserving of such a guy, especially the ones that will err on the side of too much alpha (dark triad traits) when selecting a mate.<br /><br />On a tangentially related aside, I finally watched <i>Casablanca</i> for the first time last night. Bogart's Rick is pretty much a man, and perfectly meets Chandler's description of the ideal detective/man. I've also seen <i>The Big Sleep</i> and <i>The Maltese Falcon</i>, both of which also star Bogart. His characters in both these films are pretty similar to his character of Rick in <i>Casablanca</i>, and it's impressive to see just how masculine Bogart is in these three characters. He's strong, confident, and calm. His actions are deliberate and intelligent. Yet, he still displays sympathy towards those who are struggling, and is quite gracious and self-sacrificing. He has honor and nobility, coupled with humility and grace. He's neither arrogant nor manipulative, and he never takes advantage of anyone (save for those who try to play him), but he's not a doormat for anyone. Really, a lot of men would do well to emulate Bogart (or at least his character's in these movies), since he is, to use a phrase, a man with a chest.<br /><br />Interestingly, you can see these same character traits in Christian Bale's Bruce Wayne/Batman, so "Dark Knight" is certainly an appropriate description. You can also see these same traits in Keifer Sutherland's Jack Bauer and Timothy Olyphant's Raylan Givens. Actually, now that I think about it, your Dark Knight template is the basis of a good number of leading male roles in modern television and film.Simon Greyhttp://www.cygne-gris.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29137904.post-19609579962702998562012-12-04T14:01:47.045+11:002012-12-04T14:01:47.045+11:00Have you ever read any of the Ripley novels, docto...Have you ever read any of the Ripley novels, doctor, by Patricia Highsmith? What you wrote here made me think of her wonderful creation, the anti-hero Tom Ripley - although he is a sociopathic murderer, he nonetheless also has a certain sense of honor, a willingness to at times help others that would seem to go against his Dark Triad personality. And unsurprisingly he has a beautiful French wife, who is obviously attracted to his alpha/ beta qualities, even though she also basically realizes that he is a criminal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29137904.post-32154769784564397552012-12-04T13:44:49.253+11:002012-12-04T13:44:49.253+11:00*liked* women*liked* womenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29137904.post-67428510210874019532012-12-04T13:43:48.862+11:002012-12-04T13:43:48.862+11:00I've never really women that wore makeup, or t...I've never really women that wore makeup, or that dressed overly sexy, mainly because I didn't trust them. I knew they were hot, I just didn't want to get to know them. Nice to have some scientific backing for a gut a feeling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com