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0 pointsseanmcdirmid11y ago0 comments

They get it wrong because no one knows how to do it right. Actually...evaluating human knowledge and behavior into a bunch of 1 hour interview slots doesn't lead to much accurate information.

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foobarqux11y ago

But no one seems to spend time on trying to figure out how to do it right or even how well the current methods perform.

seanmcdirmidOP11y ago

Studying people is much harder than doing math proofs or experimenting with chemicals.

foobarqux11y ago

I meant that corporations should be trying to figure this stuff out, not academics.

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0 pointsseanmcdirmid11y ago0 comments

They get it wrong because no one knows how to do it right. Actually...evaluating human knowledge and behavior into a bunch of 1 hour interview slots doesn't lead to much accurate information.

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foobarqux11y ago

But no one seems to spend time on trying to figure out how to do it right or even how well the current methods perform.

seanmcdirmidOP11y ago

Studying people is much harder than doing math proofs or experimenting with chemicals.

foobarqux11y ago

I meant that corporations should be trying to figure this stuff out, not academics.

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