Originally Posted by Bluedriver

Well, that is a whole lot of bull-cockee there Bubba.



You've said my reading comprehension is poor and criticised me for interpreting your words "literally" and giving you the "least generous" interpretation.



Let's put that to the test.



I asked you a simple question (condensed to it's essence): Do you think people are susceptible to positive confirmation bias?



You answered:



"Not if you have a rational and objective look. I don’t have a positive outlook. I look for both the negative and the positive, and call it like I see it. You ALWAYS call it negative. Always.



Some here are the opposite of you, for sure and yes, confirmation bias works for them too."



Lets unpack that answer and see if I made the terrible mistake of taking you "literally" and giving you the "least generous" interpretation.



"Not *(not means NO)* [if you have a rational and objective look (I will call this phrase condition 1ALPHA)]."



"I *(I means you (Southerner))* don’t have a positive outlook."



"I *(I means you again)* [look for both the negative and the positive, and call it like I see it (this phrase is where you tell me YOU meet the conditions of 1ALPHA, and are therefore "NOT" susceptible to positive confirmation bias)]."



"You ALWAYS call it negative. Always (Yes, I know)."



"Some ("Some" Means others, not you) here are the opposite of you, for sure and yes, confirmation bias works for them ("them", again not YOU) too."



So, you criticised my reading comprehension because I took your words literally. Taking you literally at your word is reading comprehension 101. You say what you mean and mean what you say, do you not?



As for giving you the "least generous" interpretation, as I wordsmith YOUR WORDS (in context), there is simply no other way to interpret your initial response to my very simple question. As I have clearly shown above.



Now you've told us that you are better than "most" of us at evaluating reality! You couldn't have said "some" or "many"! You had to say "most"! Un-real!



Well here it is Bubba, your reading comprehension is feces. Your ability to write precisely is feces. Your ability to self-evaluate is feces. And your ability to evaluate objectively JBs current standing among our peers is feces.



And yes, I know I am negative on JB and I know I am a jerk to people here who always paint a rosy picture of our current standing in this industry. So unlike you, I am aware of my biases.