[p2p-research] The truth, the story or the lie

[marc fawzi]

I am excluding those whose life pursuit is to seek the "truth"
including scientists and philosophers.

My sample is limited in size but very diverse, going from multi
millionaires to homeless people to ex convicts, and so called "normal"
folks.

This group here is not in my sample, not by a far shot, but I thought
that I should share this.

The survey is currently informal but the procedure is consistent. I
will share specific examples and would like to work toward a formal
method if anyone here is interested.

Marc

On 4/5/09, paola.dimaio at gmail.com <paola.dimaio at gmail.com> wrote:
> Mark , I dont have to read all the posts in my inbox, but truth interest
> me.
>
>  what you say below gets to me badly
> you need to investigate more, prolly refine your method
> broaden the base of people you are interviewing, your reserch maybe biased,
> what kind of people are you asking? i think both philosophers and
> scientists
> would be looking for truth in some form, you may have to work more on your
> sampling
> P
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 11:21 PM, marc fawzi <marc.fawzi at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> I've been running an informal experiment (or p2p survey) to find out
>> which
>> version of a given reality is most appealing to people based on people's
>> reaction:
>>
>> 1. The facts, unbiased (i.e. the truth)
>>
>> 2. The story (what the majority of people want to hear, including "white
>> lies")
>>
>> 3. An out right lie (deception, with the purpose of gaining an advantage
>> at
>> the expense of others or getting away with murder etc)
>>
>> So far #2 and #3 are tied for the top spot.
>>
>> I'll formalize the experiment and release the procedure. It applies to
>> all
>> areas of social and business research.
>>
>> If someone is operating under the impression that #1 is the most
>> appealing
>> route (as I have been) they will be surprised when they perform the
>> experiment.
>>
>> If I was in the business of selling opinions for profit (e.g. a blogger
>> who
>> relies on ad revenue or popularity for a living) I would be adopting #2
>> and
>> if I was menacing and manipulative I would be adopting #3.  The ranks of
>> the
>> principled opinion makers are shrinking as more and more people shut
>> their
>> ears to the harsh reality and more and more opinion makers find it more
>> productive (and/or profitable) to sell people on appealing stories or out
>> right lies.
>>
>> I'm just waking up to this...
>>
>> Marc
>>
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