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Great book!
For a good explanation of how this sort of subconscious processing works, read Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. The more experienced you become with gaming, the better your brain gets at doing complex thinking at a subconscious level, leading you to eventually "feel" correct actions and decisions without knowing why.
Probably the most important types of games for "game sense" are games in which incomplete information is an important game element. Think of the fog of war in RTS games or identifying where opponents are in a first person shooter. If you develop the sense to know information that's hidden from others it gives you an enormous advantage.
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell does a very good job of looking at those questions. Chapter 6 is all about making implicit bias decisions in the police force. Since cops have to make snap decisions and often don't have time to think over their decisions, implicit bias can lead to bad decisions.
Many police forces are trying to find ways to give police more reaction time. It's one of the reason high-speed car chases don't happen anymore.
The PBS Frontline documentary Drug Wars gives a lot of coverage as to how the war on drugs was spurred by white flight and wanting to keep "good neighborhoods" safe. Drug charges are usually worse for minorities' drugs of choice, and police are more likely to target minorities.
True, though multi-factored Bayesian analysis is a thought experiment, and remember the point isn't the probabilities the point is to force your mind to consider factors, look how they combine empirically, and then come to decisions or conclusions.
Remember you chuck the end numbers out and go with your gut after you have forced yourself to think through all of the factors, instead of just taking the solutions you've seen.
Most of the predictions I've seen seem more based on the concepts in Blink where wisdom/expertise is comes from the patter matching Harry decries. Hell arguably I do a fair bit of it based on my meta interpretations.
On the up and down side many people express their odds in high percentages. That makes sense, other than the crack/tinfoils people aren't going to make predictions that don't have high probabilities based on inductive or deductive reasoning, but it's also a fair way to express certainty.
Also, minds don't deal with numbers well. Some people can be trained to do good mental arithmetic, or to be proficient judging an angel within a few degrees, so the difference between 14 and 17 percent being about one in six or one in seven is likely to be missed and things will stay often in approximate terms of numbers easy to conceptualize: ie under six.
That said most of my predictions are based on assumption that I see solution x among n plausible solutions with a approximate percentage of roughly 1/(n+k) or so, where the evidence is about equal and k is generally a fudge less than one. I have a hunch, usually based on Harry's hated pattern matching, that he also lauds as "asking how long it took last time. . . that's called taking the outside view." and I use it to promote a possibility and what I think the solution space is narrowed down to based on the evidence.
Often I throw up here things that come from looking for solutions instead of looking at the problem, with the intent of seeing if constructive /destructive criticism, occurs and I generally try to do the same, because good group discussion, vice groupthink can be very productive (in business this is often called and integrated product team or the like)
Maybe I should take HPMOR more seriously, but I'm in this for the fun and haven't taken the time for all of the series yet.
Psychology has worked very hard to not just be some bullshit. They had to base their observations in reality based on scientific testing and use very thorough research methods.
Freud just made stuff up. He didn't do any experiments. His stuff sounds cool I guess, but it's all wrong. My main beef with him though is that none of it was found using science, it was all him just making it up based on his observations. In my mind he gave psychology a bad name for the longest time and they just recovered in the 70's and 80's. He's just some guy who came up with his theories that aren't really based on anything and they got popular because they work with literature. He didn't give reasoning for why they are right, so he fails even worse as a philosopher.
Then there is the fact that it's wrong. Psychoanalysis does not work at treating people at all. In fact the chance of someone recovering from psychological conditions using psychoanalysis is about the same as someone recovering without any treatment.
Now for normal people who don't have psychological symptoms just about any treatment works, so psychoanalysis probably looks like it works here, but that's just because the type or validity of the treatment doesn't really matter; all they need is someone to talk to.
Then there is the fact that ethically speaking his theories are pretty horrid and misogynistic.
The main thing is that psychology is a science, and Freud is not a scientist. The reason I called him a coke head is because his theories are repulsive ethically (that and he really was a cocaine addict. He prescribed himself 3 times the maximum dosage of cocaine).
If you want to read a book that looks into what the unconscious really is, and explains it well (it's written by a journalist not a psychologist actually, but he does really good research), I heartily recommend Blink by Malcolm Gladwell.
http://www.amazon.com/Blink-Power-Thinking-Without/dp/0316010669/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1289055796&sr=8-1
Handbanna84 has good recommendations.
It's an easy read, but gives a lot of insight into 3rd-world countries. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
A Short History of Nearly Everything - Then what you do is keep a note of things you want to dig into deeper, and you can start to get more granular with your requests and searches.
EDIT: - Just thought, Malcolm - Blink - this book isn't about religion/cults, but gives an interesting insight into how we think and why we do the (stupid) things we do.
Been loving the responses so far! My own preferences have been changing, and I've been reading a lot more non-fiction than I used to. It has really opened the doors to a lot of books I would not have considered reading before!
On my reading list:
The Unthinkable by Amanda Ripley - this is what I'm almost finished with now. It has been a really insightful read on how little prepared society is for disasters, and the steps we should take to help fix that.
The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker - I've seen this mentioned on reddit a few times and it's in the same vein as the book I'm currently reading.
Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog by Bruce D. Perry
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries - I'm currently working in the startup industry, and have read similar books to this.
The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz - same as the book above. This is currently going around my office right now so I should be reading it soon!
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. - this was recommended to me by a friend when he learned I was reading The Unthinkable and The Gift of Fear. Honestly really looking forward to reading this one!
On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society
Books I'd recommend:
Blink by Malcom Gladwell - all about the subconscious mind and the clues we pick up without realizing it. Pretty sure reading this book has helped me out in weird situations.
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance - amazing read about how Elon Musk works and the person he is.
The Circle by Dave Eggers - just don't watch the movie :)
No book will prepare you for law enforcement, it has to be touched, smelled, heard, and seen. If you're already a cop then the best thing you can do to be better is to be a well rounded human being and books can help with that.
Here's the recommended reading from some of the prior threads I was able to find in the sub.
I've read a good portion of the above listed. I highly recommend Emotional Survival and going to see one of Gilmartin's talks if he's in your area. Below are a few of my personal suggestions.
i read it in blink
i can't find the actual quote because i don't have the book with me, though. i promise it's a real thing that i'm not just pulling out of my ass. here's a law enforcement forum discussing pros and cons of 1 man vs 2 man cars and someone else mentions the same source there, too:
>Malcolm Gladwell, in his book Blink, talks about how officers in one man cars use better, safter tactics than officers in two man cars. Reason being (and it's probably obvious to everyone here) is that when you're alone, you're more careful. When you have someone with you, you have a false sense of security and tend to let your guard down a little. I don't recall the specifics of the study, but it's towards the end of the book.
To add to this, there is a phenomenon observed in police officers which correlates paired officers and deadly shootings. Has to do with comradery for your partner. If you would like an interesting quick read, check out the book Blink. It's not hokey like the description indicates. One of the case studies is about police officers.
Other people have also given excellent advice. Maybe I'll think of some more later, but I'll start you off with these. ;)
A lot of the roasters I've worked for or have had interactions with base their tasting notes off of the cupping ritual instead of other, more "traditional" brewing methods that people are more likely to use to enjoy a cup of coffee. A great example of this is Malcolm Gladwell's dive into The Pepsi Challenge in his book Blink (Amazon linky), how sipping a beverage is completely different from consuming a beverage, and how that oversight led to the creation of the abomination known as New Coke.
While tasting coffees through cupping and drinking a cup of coffee have a good bit of correlation, cupping often don't translate well, especially compared to the home brewer. It's one of the most frustrating things I've encountered with coffee roasters.
Edit: A green buyer I used to work with would come up with tasting notes based on the sample roasts he would taste at origin. The coffee would change slightly before it made it to port or the warehouse, the coffee would be roasted differently, and the coffees would occasionally be used for espresso. The tasting notes on the bags were always completely off as a result, and it was infuriating.
The Idea Writers - Tons of Case Studies, but they're all told excellently.
It's Not How Good You Are, It's How Good You Want To Be - Inspiration not to settl and to do great work.
Baked In - A lot like an updated Purple Cow. All about integrating product, management, and marketing.
Blink or Tipping Point - About the little things that cause shifts in culture to happen.
Also, some Seth Godin action never hurts. Definitely recommend his blog.
If you want more "How to make ads" type stuff there are more down that path, too. Just let me know.
Things dont have to be "mean to be insults" to be insulting. Like any other form of prejudice studies show that your conscious moral disposition has little to no correlation with how your subconscious thinks and behaves. Read more if you dont believe me
Being a redneck implies traits that are pejorative despite rural culture's attempts to own the word as a piece of pride for those living in the country (just like the word "nigger" in black culture). Ultimately the word means someone who is poor, close-minded, unintelligent, bigoted, and drinks a lot.
We're just not used to white people being on the brunt end of discrimination. And in truth I'm all for it! I think rednecks need to be called out because they are actually quite empowered and to be honest hurting the U.S. politically in a significant way. However, someone isn't a redneck because they have a drawl.
>By wearing a suit, or a similarly nice outfit, you are helping people's minds take the unconscious shortcut that the rest of the individuals life is worth respecting.
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell is a great book that goes into a lot of detail on these unconscious decisions. Gladwell is from a British (white) father and a Jamaican (black) mother, and he talks about the Harvard University Implicit Association Test, the IAT, (which any of you can take online). It measures how you may unconsciously react to putting "good" words into "problematic" categories (and how long it takes your unconscious mind to react to your choices, how you can thin-slice - think without thinking it through slowly).
I'm not going to spoil how the test works or how it measures responses, but the book does have examples of how priming your mind (such as seeing black men dressed as professional and men instead of amateurs and children) can alter the way you associate more positively to the black community.
Oh, and Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. I own all three ,but I've only read the Mensa Mind Boosters all the way through. You might want to read the reviews.
Consciousness is tricky. Our brain tunes in to some things and tunes out others throughout the day based on what we are doing and what is on our mind.
The cool thing is that your subconscious is constantly taking in information from the world around you without you realizing it.
For more information, check out the Cocktail Party Effect or read the book Blink
If you're interested in this, I recommend Blink by Malcolm Gladwell.
You might like the book Blink by Malcolm Gladwell:
https://www.amazon.com/Blink-Power-Thinking-Without/dp/0316010669 . It is all about how we make decisions subconsciously in an instant, without really thinking about it. The Trading Game is an example of that, where we may do much better just using a quick gut reaction, then spending hours doing technical analysis to make the prediction. It talked about how many studies show having more information (P/E ratio, moving average, Bollinger Bands, etc.) in situations like that actually can lead to worse results.
Before you make a decision Id recommend reading Blink by Malcolm Gladwell.
Early on there is a section (starting on page 39) about medical malpractice lawsuits, and how mistakes arent as likely to determine whether or not a doctor gets sued so much as whether or not they were nice.
Later on (starting on page 125) there is a segment on how hard it is to diagnose a heart attack, and how many different approaches can be taken. Each hospital has a different procedure. Chest pain patients are resource intensive, are an unusually high percentage of ER patients, and protocol is long, elaborate and often inconclusive.
Now Im dying to know what hospital it was and if, by some chance it was Cook County Hospital in Chicago.
Id definitely say take a look at that book, most of those segments are available on Amazon look inside, and Google Books preview. Or just walk into Barnes & Noble and sit down and read it. Thats what I do, anyway.
Are you thinking about The Tipping Point or Blink by Malcolm Gladwell? I don't know if he is entering the Obama Administration in any way, but I would not be incredibly surprised, and the books are similar enough in style and scope to be compared against Freakonomics.
Books!:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Tipping-Point-Little-Difference/dp/0316346624/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1370576210&sr=8-4&keywords=malcolm+gladwell
http://www.amazon.com/Blink-The-Power-Thinking-Without/dp/0316010669/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1370576210&sr=8-6&keywords=malcolm+gladwell
A mental mind fuck can be nice
Read the book Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. It's about this very thing, and very detailed. Also some of the science in the book is the basis for the show Lie to Me
I'm someone going into school psychology and I've read a number of really good books that have had a huge impact on the way I view people and recognize a lot of both macro and micro-level issues that people, and especially children, deal with. That said, my favorites would be Outliers and Blink by Malcolm Gladwell and Ain't No Makin' It by Jay MacLeod.
Well there's the sequel of course: Superfreakonomics. And everything by Malcom Gladwell kind of falls into the same genre: The Tipping Point, Outliers, Blink... Then there's The Long Tail by Chris Anderson of Wired and Bad Science by The Guardian's Ben Goldacre....
A Short History of Nearly Everything is also absolutely brilliant 'popular science' but not as 'generation now' as the ones above.
That's just top of my head. All of these books are a few years old but still a great read. I'd say they're all typical Redditor reading if that makes sense.
They're in on some sort of global domination plan with Malcolm Gladwell and the Weeping Angels.
http://www.amazon.com/Blink-The-Power-Thinking-Without/dp/0316010669
Oh, certainly. Without deviations from the norm, what fun would life be?
I'm glad you liked the link. I hope you'll continue reading material about this sort of thing; it really is fascinating.
The article itself isn't the very best available on the general topic, but sometimes in conversation the "best" info isn't always best. I certainly don't claim to have deep knowledge of these things, but I hope to occasionally spur someone onward to someone who does.
For biases, mental heuristics, and irrationality with a pop science-y feel, I recommend Blink, by Malcolm Gladwell, and Predictably Irrational, by Dan Ariely.
On empathy, when people hold pencils in their mouths, they're also less able to determine whether someone else's smile is authentic. We smile to judge other's authenticity. Source: Blink.
As for medicine, I am mixing precision machines amd algorithms. And you're right, I don't know much about medicine beyond what I've read in books and watched in videos. Some references about "algorithms" vs humans:
We don't yet have the technology for machines to take over in surgery yet, but I'm confident that, like diagnosis, machines will outperform on average. I used the phrase "other fields of medicine" because diagnosis spans fields.
> And it also seems like you habe never worked in a professional environment
I was merely trying to point out that personal factors play into work performance. I work as a software engineer and, while most are professional most of the time, personal issues do make an impact, whether consciously pr unconsciously. I wasn't trying to imply that a surgeon would take his anger out on a patient, just that the recent family stress may prove distracting and he wouldn't do his best work.
I know this from experience. When I get off the phone with my spouse when she's unhappy, I get a bit more stressed and I find I make more mistakes the more stressed I am, even if those stresses aren't necessarily work related. I don't take it out on my coworkers or anything, but it does affect my work ethic in small but noticeable ways.
Humans get tired, stressed, and irritable, machines don't. That's all I'm trying to say. I gave that example merely to show the differences between machines and humans.
>reading/speech on opposite sides of the brain
This is untrue. Speech is entirely located in the left hemisphere (Wernicke's and Broca's areas) and so is complex reading. The right hemisphere is only capable of reading 1 syllable words.
I know the study you're thinking of and I can't find it either (maybe it's this one, but it's behind a paywall), though I know it's discussed in Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. Here's a video that discusses the same type of phemonenon - called confabulation. Confabulation is the product of the "interpreter" module which is thought to reside in the left hemisphere.
Here's a good article that explains hemispheric differences as we understand them: link
Thank you for helping me study for my neuro final, kind stranger.
[NurtureShock] (http://www.amazon.com/NurtureShock-New-Thinking-About-Children/dp/B0054U5ENY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369369276&sr=8-1&keywords=nurtureshock) was a really interesting book that my professor had us read last semester. It's about thinking about parenting in a different way and even though I'm not a parent (and don't plan to be for quite some time) I still found it fascinating! [Blink] (http://www.amazon.com/Blink-Power-Thinking-Without/dp/0316010669/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369369369&sr=1-1&keywords=blink) is also a really cool book on "thinking without thinking".
That's what I'm thinking I'll do! My mom got me a sewing book for Christmas, so now that I'm out of school for the summer, I think I'll start in on that to learn.
I read a speed-reading tip somewhere (it was either here on reddit, on Lifehacker, or in the book Blink by Malcom Gladwell) that supposedly doesn't affect comprehension, and I have used it successfully when I'm in a hurry:
Ignore the first and last word of every line. Between the context of what you're reading, your peripheral vision, and your subconscious, your mind fills in the gaps fairly accurately.
I think we all are very familiar with these types of things: eye contact, nervous twitches, etc. But, most of these things are picked up by our subconscious mind. They are often hard to list out specifically.
If you have time for additional reading, Malcolm Gladwell's Blink has several chapters on this subject. A fairly easy read:
http://www.amazon.com/Blink-The-Power-Thinking-Without/dp/0316010669
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell.
Have no idea what you mean when you say you're looking for books that are only 5pgs in length???
Blink
You're asking a simple question with a complicated solution as there are many factors that go into conflict, stress, and decision making under pressure.
I think the first thing you could do is positive self-reflection. Recognize that stress and adrenaline diminishes your cognitive abilities, and impacts your ability to make rational and logical decisions. That's a biological response and you're simply being human. You said you were concerned about them getting violent, it was already tense, and I assume all three of them were against you. I would be reasonably concerned as well.
If you find this difficult, you need to stop beating yourself up. Ask yourself a simple question: Did you accomplish your goal or solve the problem? If the answer is yes, it's win and it's positive. Unless you broke a law or policy, it's all a learning experience and you can examine the situation to consider what you might do better next time.
You could take time to imagine yourself in future situations and how you would approach it successfully next time, mentally preparing yourself to act. Learning how to control your breathing can help to lower your heart rate and keep yourself more relaxed. Reminding yourself that the people you often deal with are mad at the situation, or what you represent, and not necessarily making it personal (unless you choose to) can help.
Having sufficient training and experience can help your confidence and inoculate you from some of the negative effects of stress, as mindset is a huge piece of the puzzle. Responding with a partner who has your back will also help.
There are a lot of things you can do, and there's no one single fix. If it's useful to you, two books I would recommend are Verbal Judo by George Thompson, and Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. As both touch on some strategies that might help you.
Best of luck and you're welcome to PM me if you want some resources and I'll see what I can drum up.
blink is awesome if you want a popular book by Malcolm Gladwell.
If you want a more obscure and more technical book, buy Fooled by Randomness. The same author also wrote Black Swan but Fooled by Randomness is more technical and perhaps would be more to his liking.
Watch youtube reaction videos, you'll see tons of it. Look at all of those stress / deep thought signs (touching your face, fingers through hair, stroking chin) and then watch a poker game.
I remember as a teen my mother was constantly telling me not to roll my eyes so much, that it was very rude. Thing is, it's not a gesture I ever perform intentionally, I didn't even know I was doing it. There is a really interesting exercise you can do involving paying attention to your body; this type of stuff happens way more than you realize, you perform at least some of these gestures subconsciously. The next time you notice a physical sensation (clenched fist, sore jaw, walking slower or faster than normal, more/less muscle tension than normal, different posture than normal, looking down often instead of looking forward like normal, etc ad nauseum), stop and take note of what you were thinking/feeling, as the two are often correlated.
There are only a few books on intuition and subconscious action that I personally know of that aren't at least quasi-metaphysical; if you aren't into the new-age scene, check out Blink by Malcolm Gladwell, or Flow by Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi. If you don't mind people who spell "magick" with a K (to separate themselves from illusionists / stage magicians), check out Undoing Yourself by Christopher Hyatt, or anything from the Fourth Way school (I find PD Ouspensky's book of the same name to be the most approachable).
TL;DR you yourself probably perform many of these gestures subconsciously, without even realizing it.
Blink - The Power of Thinking Without Thinking is a great book on this subject. It's far from the best literature on it, but it's very thought provoking.
I feel they gave their explaination in the security guard scene. When the boyfriend noticed the screensaver and asks if she was making an educated guess. My assumption is that her brain tries desperately to make sense of things and just clicks things together, like how when people wake up from a dream; or how at the end she appears to comes up with something the same way she makes the connections that theres a conspiracy around her father's murder. Reminds me of Blink
I think the idea is that she is just making inferences. I think the point is to make it easier to empathize with how a schizophrenic would have difficulty recognizing reality even when they know their sick. I think that's also part of why it's animated the way it is. Part real part fake; blurring lines between animated and live action. Was hoping the ending would've been things turning "real". Idk just my interpretation of it.
> but you're sexist and need to learn about your bias.
There are tons of books on business/decision-making out there which focus on the idea of how unconscious biases can lead to worse outcomes/poor management/lost money. I feel like getting someone to buy into the idea that biases lead to worse outcomes can be a good path to helping them identify biases which may be more uncomfortable to confront initially.
Examples:
https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374533555
https://www.amazon.com/Predictably-Irrational-Revised-Expanded-Decisions/dp/0061353248
https://www.amazon.com/Blink-Power-Thinking-Without/dp/0316010669
Blink: The power of thinking without thinking by Malcolm Gladwell.
Says to trust your gut instinct.
It's possible to size up people and situations very quickly.
In some cases, it's better than trudging through mountains of data.
If you're into bios, Heavier Than Heaven is a good book on Kurt Cobain by David Cross.
Blink is also good read about instant thought (a blink, much better explained in the book) by Malcolm Gladwell, though much more popular.
Bursts, Blink, Nudge
check this guy out
http://www.amazon.com/Blink-Power-Thinking-Without/dp/0316010669?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0
Read Blink!
It tends to be.
Haven't read it, but I've heard of Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. Not sure it actually has any neuroscience.
> God that's some cringy shit. Imagine trying that shit in court
It's commonly used in court to explain actions in stressful situations.
Police shootings, hello?
Gladwell's book covers this:
https://www.amazon.com/Blink-Power-Thinking-Without/dp/0316010669
If you cringe to think that people can have sudden seemingly irrational responses to stressful situations, well, you're going to need more than ninja throwing stars "form" mommy's basement.
Read about how police respond to perceived threats. You seem kind of young and uninformed, so I will just say, always make it very clear to the police that you are not a threat, keep your hands where they can see them, don't make sudden moves, and don't be an asshole.
Or dude, read about plane crashes sometime, how the pilots react in sometimes nonsensical ways. It's nonsensical until you realize they're in a life or death situation, possibly one they haven't trained for, and are about to die. Some freeze up. Some panic. Some take a deep breath and say "shit".
We are primitive creatures in many ways. You ever get hungry? Hmmm, you know how old that response is, in evolutionary terms?
And have you ever encountered someone REALLY hungry, starving, desperate? A starving desperate animal? Or person?
And dude, if you don't think fight or flight is real--OK!
Dude, when I was 16 I was competent enough to converse productively. I'm just letting you know that your presence on this site is currently parasitic. Obviously I've struck a chord and you're at least considering a different approach. I'm not trying to offend you when I call you a little twat, I'm just calling it like I see it. You are precisely acting and speaking like a little twat. Read and listen more, speak less. Try a book called "Blink" by Malcom Gladwell. I think you might like it, honestly, it's a great book and an easy read.
> The point is there is a natural demand in the market.
Describe the difference between natural and unnatural demand, please.
> Regardless of the amount of advertising, we are still free to choose for ourselves.
Then why do people advertise? You may be interested in this research
> Obviously there will be a degree of inefficiency the private sector, but still nothing like in the public sector.
Citation needed
http://www.amazon.com/Blink-The-Power-Thinking-Without/dp/0316010669
Sheesh. Talk about bundling a large group of people off of one person's perspective of their local demographic.(coming from a state of many fortune 500 companies, who has a higher level education overall <MN> & we voted in majority for Bernie.) Get off your High Horses People. (Ironic) That includes fellow Millennials. Sheesh. I don't go calling all Trump supporter's RedNecks or Racists. Or Hillary supporters as "Woman only voters". My god people. Everyone is entitled to their opinions. And some ppl will look past negatives of their preffered candidates while the opponents will cling to them. Same goes for Bernie. But atleast the guy has a great track record with little to no hypocrisies. --- Don't play the "entitled & dumb/lazy Youth Card". When time and time again Bernie is actually drawing crowds upon crowds of Youth to his Rallies unlike Many other Candidates. pretty sure participating is the opposite of being lazy. Maybe you should go Teach your kids your ideals, instead of attacking the one guy who thinks it's wrong for a primary to be scheduled Inconveniently around a "party time" - I'd count that as mispeaking. Just like "There's a special place in Hell for women who don't support eachother", Please just grow up people & Focus on the Candidates. not just what their supporters say
Edit: mmk. Guess I have to explain the "unnecessary?" capitalization. "English uses capital letters to point out important words." By putting an emphasis on certain words in a paragraph it makes it easier for your eyes to pick out the said words.
This (in theory) makes it easier for someone to "Read between the lines" or glance over the Important subject matter in a paragraph. (Similar to how your brain can unscramble/comprehend fragmented words. "Hejdo my nyhe is Donald Trump, ahd I lyje to Pkay off yghr Xyho-Pyasdxs")
My reasoning is that if someone's brain can pick out the Emphasised words being emphasized, the important bits of context will most likely be picked up by a person not willing to read a long statement.
Tldr: Read "The Power of Habit", http://www.amazon.com/Blink-The-Power-Thinking-Without/dp/0316010669 . It goes over how your subconcious is a lot more powerful than you think. So subtle differences in something will make your brain pick up on them more-so than others. (So for example, let's say I was trying to talk about some ducks at a pond)
There was some Beautiful Ducks at the Pond Two Weeks ago. (Your Brain will pickup on the capitalized words, so if you're "speed reading/reading between the lines", the Rest of the context will theoretically Follow. - since you should already know, ducks plus pond, plus two weeks, means a sense of time with said objects. The rest in the middle is more or less Irrelevant. But you'll still know What I was Talking about.)
So meh. There's the explanation. Many languages and words, especially with how asian cultures write use many Written shortcuts.
It may not be the "write way" to write something. (For English* Standards) But it's a practice I've just grown accustomed to is all. [Cool thing about it though, there's certain author's you can easily point on based off their Writing styles, like Tolkien, or Brian Jacques.] (Sort of like accents or pronunciation, it's fairly irrelevant if someone can understand the context.)
Just to counter on Why lumping ppl together is bad. (Many Pro trump states here)
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/11/17/red-state-stupidity-confirmed-9-10-education-states-america-vote-republican.html
(MN typically scores the highest for act and etc scores, but anywhos. The top 10 below, have all voted favorably to Bernie. So if you want to Lump people together. I don't have to point out opinions, just demographic facts. - not to "scare" you.)
http://247wallst.com/special-report/2015/09/23/the-most-and-least-educated-states/3/
Other Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/11/13/actually-mr-trump-iowa-is-one-of-the-smartest-states-in-the-union/
Edit counter: graduated a year early, enrolled in college for a free semester or two, at end of first semester I re-read through all the Fine print, and figured out I was being lied to on actual tuition costs (after my "free" periods ended). - Didn't continue (that college has plenty of in process lawsuits at the moment), moved out at 17. Became a store manager at 19, did that for two years. Got hired by one the most highly valued (in assets) banks in the world, where I out perform everyone in Tenure. (I'm 23.) So. Meh. I'll take all your sticks and stones and build a few houses from it.