More evidence against my pet theories
According to this BBC article, a UC Berkeley study finds that personality can improve with age. This might be construed as evidence against the theory, presented here just a couple of days ago, that undergrads are happier than old people.
Alex Chernavsky
May 11, 2003 @ 11:57 pm
I dunno… but much psychological research supports the idea of a particular happiness “set point” for people. Within a year of becoming paralyzed, quadriplegics are back to about the same level of happiness they experienced before the accident. An analogous phenomenon is seen with lottery winners.
See:
http://www.davidmyers.org/happiness/Excerpt.html
Bradley J. Milton
May 13, 2003 @ 10:40 am
Dear Philip,
Do you feel that personalities evolve like software? I feel that with time, perhaps Linux will dominate the marketplace and the world will
adapt to its Counter-cultural values. I have been studying this, and feel that perhaps
it’s about time. People are getting sick of Micro$oft, and Business leaders only want results. Perhaps
Linux will bring it, and the new set of Icons for it I have evolved might be the key to
a whole new ‘personality’ for Linux: HERE
Bradley J. Milton
May 13, 2003 @ 10:41 am
Ooops. Sorry about that, but the link is HERE