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Global Personality Meme thing:

Advanced Global Personality Test Results Extraversion |||||||||||||||| 63% Stability |||||||||||||||| 66% Orderliness |||||||||| 33% Empathy |||||||||||||||| 70% Interdependence |||||||||||| 50% Intellectual |||||||||||||||| 63% Mystical |||||||||||| 50% Artistic |||||||||||| 50% Religious |||||||||||| 43% Hedonism |||||||||||||| 56% Materialism |||||||||||||||| 63% Narcissism |||||||||||||||| 63% Adventurousness |||||||||||||||| 70% Work ethic |||||||||||||||| 63% Self absorbed |||||||||||| 50% Conflict seeking |||||| 30% Need to dominate |||||| 30% Romantic |||||||||||| 50% Avoidant |||||||||||||||| 63% Anti-authority |||||||||||||||||| 76% Wealth |||||| 30% Dependency |||| 16% Change averse |||||| 30% Cautiousness |||||||||| 36% Individuality |||||||||||||| 56% Sexuality |||||||||||||||| 63% Peter pan complex |||||| 23% Physical security |||||||||||||||||| 76% Food indulgent |||||| 23% Histrionic |||||| 30% Paranoia |||||| 30% Vanity |||||||||||||||| 63% Hypersensitivity |||||| 30% Female cliche |||||||||| 36%

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I like the trait snapshot:

messy, disorganized, social, tough, outgoing, rarely worries, self revealing, open, risk taker, likes the unknown, likes large parties, makes friends easily, likes to stand out, likes to make fun of people, reckless, optimistic, positive, strong, does not like to be alone, ambivalent about chaos, abstract, impractical, not good at saving money, fearless, trusting, thrill seeker, not rule conscious, enjoys leadership, strange, loves food, abstract, rarely irritated, anti-authority, attracted to the counter culture

I'm not too pleased with the "likes to make fun of people" trait. Perhaps the makers of this test were smoking something when they interpreted those results.

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So, are personality tests the new horoscope? One could argue the scientific aspect of them is more accurate than the personality effects of whizzing chunks of rock and gas in space. On the other hand, uncalibrated internet memes aren't exactly Harvard School of Psychology. If those traits match, say, the traits of a Leo (of which I am), does that diminish the personality test, give a nod to astrology, or illustrate pure random coincidence?