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A Survey Of You, The Posters

Erik
Professor

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Posted 09/24/09 - 10:47 AM:	#11
1. Name - Erik (big surprise) 2. Gender - Male 3. Age - 36 4. Ethnicity - Caucasian 5. Sexual Orientation (Straight/Gay/Bi) - Straight 6. Highest Level of Education - Graduate school 7. Degrees (and/or) Titles - B.A. Political Science, M.A. Philosophy of Religion (in the process) 8. Occupation - Bartender 9. Estimated Amount of Yearly Wages (Net) - about $40,000 (I work only three days a week - sad that I can make more than many teachers and other people engaged in meaningful forms of employment if I worked just a little more) 10. IQ - Not sure, probably about average or slightly above that. Those internet tests have me at about 150 but I wouldn't put much stock in that. 11. Do you believe your education helps in your occupation? (as compared to your fellow worker) - No 12. Do you believe your IQ helps in your occupation? (as compared to your fellow worker) - No 13. If you went to a post-High School system; what school? - University of La Verne, Claremont Graduate University 14. Married - Yes 14a. Divorced - N/A 14b. Number of marriages - 1 15. Number of offspring - 2 (boys, 10 and 1) 16. On average, how many books do you read in a year? Probably about 40-50 17. Does philosophy(ies) help you in your work place? No 18. [Final] Do you believe you are a constructive member of society? Agree with unenlightened. I will say that I think I'm a decent parent overall, so in a certain sense yes. My occupation is however something that I'm not too proud of, since I make a living in an environment that's probably not beneficial to most people's lives. Hope that doesn't sound too judgemental (and I'm guilty of hypocrisy for sure), but I've seen too many fights, too much vulgarity, and just generally too much viciousness out of people at my job to delude myself into believing that it's entirely harmless. By working there, and making decent money in a relatively short period of time, I'm able to go to school without getting too far in debt, and, more importantly, I'm able to spend lots of time with my family (unlike many other people with more traditional 40-50 hour a week jobs). Sorry for the long answer - this a major issue that I've grappled with for years, with pragmatism winning out over idealism. .
I adore simple pleasures. They are the last refuge of the complex. Oscar Wild

Wosret
Tetsugaku no mongaikan

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Posted 09/24/09 - 11:44 AM:	#12
1. Mitchell 2. Male 3. 25 4. boring ol' generic white. my ancestry is varied, but only including European ancestors to my knowledge. 5. Something else entirely. 6. College 7. 3D Graphic design. 8. Bum 9. 10k maybe, likely less. 10. somewhere between 70-130 I'd imagine. 11. No, most bums have higher education achievements then (see, I can't even spell "than" correctly) I do, and thus have free reign of the more gourmet dumpsters. 12. Oh yeah, keeping your wits about you is vital for keeping the horde of lister bums at bay. 13. My course was online, it was the centre for distance education. 14. Nope 14a. Nope 14b. None 15. Not that I know of. 16. Five or six maybe (I do read at least hundreds of thousands of scientific articles and papers yearly though, and at least several hundred manga.) 17. Sure, it helps me rationalize the world, and my place within it at the bottom. 18. Hahaha, hell no.
"If you've got any last words, say 'em now." - Nadie. "I am Horo the Wise." - Horo the Wise.

ms anthropist
successful failure

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Posted 09/24/09 - 03:14 PM:	#13
1. Name MsAntropist 2. Gender I don't think I have been overtly genderised. Sex, woman 3. Age 32 4. Ethnicity, Ethnicity is a social construct, I have a Spanish nationality if that helps 5. Sexual Orientation (Straight/Gay/Bi) it varies, at the moment engaged in heteronormative behaviour 6. Highest Level of Education postgraduate studies 7. Degrees (and/or) Titles BA in philosophy and psychology and MA in applied linguistics. 8. Occupation Spanish teacher and the Tooter's minder 9. Estimated Amount of Yearly Wages, enough to live, work to live, not live to work 11. Do you believe your education helps in your occupation? (as compared to your fellow worker) yes, It would be hard to teach languages without it, although, they are all trained to be teachers too 12. Do you believe your IQ helps in your occupation? (as compared to your fellow worker) not my IQ per se, but my critical thinking faculty 13. If you went to a post-High School system; what school? I studied in two parochial universities in Ireland. I should have been nicer to my parents, they sent my sister to a really fancy one. I was never a good diplomat. 14. Married No way! 14a. Divorced I don't believe in marriage thus divorce is not an option 14b. Number of marriages N.A 15. Number of offspring The tooter, although I am thinking of also running away with my neighbour's African baby. 16. On average, how many books do you read in a year? (Books, being literature, non-fiction, etc. that is roughly 'novel' size, use your own discretion). Since I´ve had the tooter (she toots and fruits and hoots and hollers) I haven't read as much, but I still manage about two books a month 17. Does philosophy(ies) help you in your work place? It helps me live a more fullfilling life, I am happily disenchanted with society, consumerism, globalisation, means of mass communication...etc 18. [Final] Do you believe you are a constructive member of society? No, I am a deconstructive member of society, which is badly needed

ManiacJack
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Posted 09/24/09 - 04:15 PM:	#14
Rypcord wrote: Statistics, and how they relate to things have always fascinated me. Statistics bore me. 1. Name: John O'Connor 2. Gender: Male 3. Age: 24 4. Ethnicity: Irish, mostly 5. Sexual Orientation: Abstinence 6. Highest Level of Education: I didn't know there was a highest 7. Degrees (and/or) Titles: Only d-bags have titles. 8. Occupation: Christian 9. Estimated Amount of Yearly Wages: Wait three weeks 10. IQ: 126[?] 11. Do you believe your education helps in your occupation?: Duh 12. Do you believe your IQ helps in your occupation?: Never held a multiple choice job, so nope. 13. If you went to a post-High School system; what school?: Four of 'em 14. Married: Nope 14a. Divorced: Not that dumb 14b. Number of marriages: 15. Number of offspring: 0 16. On average, how many books do you read in a year?: Well, the question ought be how many I write 17. Does philosophy(ies) help you in your work place?: Duh 18. Do you believe you are a constructive member of society?: Wait three weeks Thank you all very much for your time. Well, time is relative.
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brainpharte
Huh?

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Posted 09/24/09 - 06:20 PM:	#15
1. Name brainpharte 2. Gender: depends on what they program for the day 3. Age: I’ve been working on the derivation of the formula for converting to non-vat years. The one I’ve been using puts me at google - 6 pi, but only on Tuesdays before noon. I don’t think that’s right. 4. Ethnicity laboratory-grown brain in a vat—but I think maybe not the whole brain, since I sometimes overhear what they say out there 5. Sexual Orientation (Straight/Gay/Bi) Sex is really difficult to pull off in a vat, but the fantasies are not limited to those three options 6. Highest Level of Education Top Shelf, Third vat from the left 7. Degrees (and/or) Titles Chief !st Degree Imperial Recon Scout for Planetary Occupation, Herd Management, and Culinary Arts 8. Occupation Yes, Occupation. And Herd Management and Culinary Arts 9. Estimated Amount of Yearly Wages (Net) 17 zillion plumboons , and a 10% guaranteed bonus for being a finalist on Dancing with the Stars, which is not as easy for a brain in a vat as you might imagine. 10. IQ They won’t tell me, but I overheard one of them say it wasn’t anywhere near what they’d hoped. My guess is somewhere in the neighborhood of the Comedy Channel, except when the Daily Show is on. 11. Do you believe your education helps in your occupation? (as compared to your fellow worker) no. Being a highly successful professional brain in a vat takes no education whatsoever, you just gotta sit still while they connect and reconnect the damn wires. 12. Do you believe your IQ helps in your occupation? (as compared to your fellow worker) Definitely. If I were anywhere near as smart as they’d hoped, I’d probably drive myself nuts trying to figure out how to get out of here. But as it is, I am quite content, though sometimes I dream about living in the Monterey Bay Aquarium instead of the third tank from the left on the top shelf. 13. If you went to a post-High School system; what school? Undocumented Institute for Advanced Neuro Messing Techniques, Langley Virginia 23665 14. Married Not yet but I’ve got a killer crush on the drop dead babe a couple of vats to my right. 14a. Divorced simulations only--to investigate how feelings of revenge and murderousness imnpair executive prefrontal functions and nearly cause the amigdala to explode 14b. Number of marriages none yet, unless they erased all memory of such a thing 15. Number of offspring None actual, but statistically there must be uncounted universes full of simulated offspring, given the number of self-simulations I ran before they figured out what I was doing and reduced my sugar so low I could hardly stay conscious 16. On average, how many books do you read in a year? (Books, being literature, non-fiction, etc. that is roughly 'novel' size, use your own discretion). Reading books used to be a real pproblem, but ever since the Institute made that deal with Amazon, and got me that Kindle connection, I've read them all. Last Book Read: Jaws, which gives me nightmares and would you, too, if you lived in a tank with no shark cage. 17. Does philosophy(ies) help you in your work place? Most definitely. especially Descartes: I sink therefore I am. 18. [Final] Do you believe you are a constructive member of society? The incalculable value of my personal contribution to their figuring out ways to screw with people’s minds to insure freedom and democracy in the U.S. and A. is challenged only by people who have never even actually met a brain in a vat in a tank in Langley.
"I don't see much sense in that," said Rabbit. "No," said Pooh humbly, "there isn't. But there was going to be when I began it. It's just that something happened to it along the way."

Rypcord
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Posted 09/24/09 - 09:55 PM:	#16
Very interesting responses. Although I am definitely noting a lot of skepticism and tomfoolery.

hyena in petticoat
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Posted 09/24/09 - 10:44 PM:	#17
1. Name: Gladdy 2. Gender: Female 3. Age: Roughly 26 4. Ethnicity: Asian 5. Sexual Orientation (Straight/Gay/Bi): Straight 6. Highest Level of Education: Bachelor's degree 7. Degrees (and/or) Titles: BA Philosophy 8. Occupation: Senior Manager (Business Development) and struggling entrepreneur. 9. Estimated Amount of Yearly Wages (Net): Enough to save a bit and start some small business. 10. IQ: (I'd like to believe I'm still) Above average. 11. Do you believe your education helps in your occupation? (as compared to your fellow worker) Yes. 12. Do you believe your IQ helps in your occupation? (as compared to your fellow worker) Yes. At least it helped me rise up the ladder somehow. 13. If you went to a post-High School system; what school? N/A 14. Married: Technically and legally, no. Practically, yes. 14a. Divorced: N/A 14b. Number of marriages: N/A 15. Number of offspring: 1 16. On average, how many books do you read in a year? (Books, being literature, non-fiction, etc. that is roughly 'novel' size, use your own discretion). Lately, not more than ten. I used to read a lot when I had the time. I'm on a book spree recently though, I intend to have the time for reading soon (Just sharing.) 17. Does philosophy(ies) help you in your work place? Not directly. 18. [Final] Do you believe you are a constructive member of society? I don't think so, no. Not yet.
I need to get acquainted with sanity. Rantings, rantings and more rantings. Seriously.

Yahadreas
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Posted 09/25/09 - 04:17 AM:

#18

1. Name (if you wish instead of placing your name, you may instead use your user_name)

Michael

2. Gender

Male

3. Age

4. Ethnicity

Caucasian

5. Sexual Orientation (Straight/Gay/Bi)

Straight. With mild bisexual tendencies when drunk and/or bored

6. Highest Level of Education

7. Degrees (and/or) Titles

BA (Hons) 2:1 Philosophy

8. Occupation

Waiter and chef. For now. I need a proper job soon.

9. Estimated Amount of Yearly Wages (Net)

At the current rate, £5,200

10. IQ

135ish, I think

11. Do you believe your education helps in your occupation? (as compared to your fellow worker)

Nope

12. Do you believe your IQ helps in your occupation? (as compared to your fellow worker)

Nope

13. If you went to a post-High School system; what school?

Exeter University

14. Married

Nope

14a. Divorced

Nope

14b. Number of marriages

None

15. Number of offspring

None

16. On average, how many books do you read in a year? (Books, being literature, non-fiction, etc. that is roughly 'novel' size, use your own discretion).

2 (new). Might re-read a couple of old ones.

17. Does philosophy(ies) help you in your work place?

Nope

18. [Final] Do you believe you are a constructive member of society?

Socially, yes.

I am awesome.

jsidelko
Assistant Professor

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Posted 09/25/09 - 05:13 AM:	#19
1. Name Butch 2. Gender Male 3. Age 69 4. Ethnicity white 5. Sexual Orientation hyper-heterosexual 6. Highest Level of Education 8th grade 7. Degrees (and/or) Titles Grade school diploma 8. Occupation Sanitation 9. Estimated Amount of Yearly Wages (Net) $4800 10. IQ 81 11. Do you believe your education helps in your occupation? yes 12. Do you believe your IQ helps in your occupation? yes 13. If you went to a post-High School system; what school? Would never go 14. Married yes 14a. Divorced yes 14b. Number of marriages 4 15. Number of offspring 11 16. On average, how many books do you read in a year? 0 17. Does philosophy(ies) help you in your work place? yes 18. [Final] Do you believe you are a constructive member of society? No
thanatos

Mako
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Posted 09/25/09 - 07:31 AM:	#20
Comment deleted by 'poster.' Moved to 'new topic.' Mako Edited by Mako on 09/25/09 - 08:16 AM
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