tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post5810025227364597393..comments2024-03-02T09:41:35.809-08:00Comments on Donkeylicious - A Blog by Neil Sinhababu and Nicholas Beaudrot: Being Naked On The Internet Should Be OkayNeil Sinhababuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03249327186653397250noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-1154927207098851322013-03-30T06:32:19.053-07:002013-03-30T06:32:19.053-07:00If people are taking the kinds of risks that an em...If people are taking the kinds of risks that an employer should be interested in, it has a reasonable chance of showing up on their CV somewhere already. "Why did it take you two extra years to graduate?" "Well, I left school to start a company that made flavored widgets."<br /><br />Having arbitrary prejudices against otherwise harmless behaviors would be a overly costly way to build a risk tolerance indicator. Neil Sinhababuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03249327186653397250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-30199571107594085892013-03-29T14:26:14.614-07:002013-03-29T14:26:14.614-07:00Neil, there does seem to be another potential issu...Neil, there does seem to be another potential issue.<br /><br />If you are in a society where there is a prejudice against these sorts of activities, however irrational, and you know this, and take part in them anyway, that is also evidence about your risk preferences.<br /><br />It's not necessarily negative information -- civil disobedience against popular but unjust laws would also be evidence about your risk preferences -- but it is information that a rational and unprejudiced employer might consider. <br /><br />I'm sure some employers would claim that was their rationale. Some of them might even be telling the truth.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17628491298777944826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-17362973314466837162013-03-28T11:50:47.365-07:002013-03-28T11:50:47.365-07:00It's a shame that anyone pays attention to Emi...It's a shame that anyone pays attention to Emily "Prudence" Yoffe in the first place. The quality of her advice is really pretty mediocre. I'd rather consult a Magic 8-Ball.<br /><br />-ltcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com