shminux comments on Rationality Quotes June 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: shminux 10 June 2013 05:00:43PM 10 points [-]

My dad used to run a business and whenever they needed a temp, he'd always line up 5-10 interviewees, to check out how they looked.

And then hire the ugliest.

Aside from keeping my mother off his back, he reasoned that if the temp had kept good employment, and it wasn't for her looks, she must be ok.

From the comments on the article on the jobs for good-looking.

Comment author: Qiaochu_Yuan 15 June 2013 07:52:18PM 15 points [-]

This is a nice calculation with a fairly simple causal diagram. The basic point is that if you think people are repeatedly hired either for their looks or for being a good worker, then among the pool of people who are repeatedly hired, looks and good work are negatively correlated.

Comment author: [deleted] 15 June 2013 10:16:54PM 6 points [-]

That's called Berkson's paradox.

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