370999 said:
martin said:
370999 said:
martin said:
370999 said:
martin said:
genericusername64 said:
Strength 4
perception 2
endurance 5
Charisma 7
intelligence 5
agility 6
luck 9
Why does everyone rank themselves above average in intelligence. If everyone is above average then that isn't the average
Yes, but the Escapist isn't necessarily a good sample of the overall average.
So, it may be perfectly reasonable for the 'average' intelligence on the escapist or any other community with some like minded individuals to be above average in some traits.
For example, a forum that was aimed at body builders would probably have the average strength up at 8-10.
A forum for runners would likely have the Agility up near the top.
While the overall average would be five, different communities would be focused in certain traits.
But of course, there will be exaggeration still, but the point is the average here might be more than the average elsewhere in that stat.
Eh, isn't there also the thing that most people like to think of themselves as smart? Very few people are truely honest with themselves.
That's why I said 'There will be exaggeration still'.
I am still not sure of your hypothesis.
Bear in mind when we do a thread about lucks the average poster thinks he is better looking then average.
So the point that user of this forum are on average better looking and smarter then the usual population.
Ugh, I was simply saying that it isn't right to assume that this population has the exact same attributes as the overall population.
You'll notice that I use the words 'may' and 'likely', I'm not saying anything for certain, only that it is very possible that this community
might have an average higher than the over all.
And I don't see how you draw that conclusion. Games are not a super challenging medium to understand, I never had the perceptions of gamers being above average intelligence. So I am asking what evidence you base your hypothesis on.
Are you arguing just to argue? Or is your reading comprehension bad?
I said that it is possible that a website's community could have certain attributes that are not in line with the overall average.
That doesn't mean I'm saying the Escapist or even Gamers
ARE on average more intelligent.
I'm saying it is possible. As it is possible for the escapist to be far less intelligent, as it is possible for the escapist to be on average stronger, faster, slower, weaker, less or more perceptive.
The conclusion I've made is that any community that is a sub-group of the overall average could have attributes (on average) that are different from the overall average. In order for me to prove this to you, I'd only have to site one example with even the tiniest amount of correlation to demonstrate possibility.
Now, I'm not going to provide you with a study that links a certain attribute to a certain group, because then I'm sure you or someone else will try to argue for or against that specifically, which isn't what I'm saying, so if you want go to google and type in
'Study shows (Insert group here) are (insert descriptive word) than average.'
I have no idea why you're even arguing.