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Scott Adams Says Bosses Refused to Promote Him for Being White
“My bosses, in both cases, they called me in and said, you know, we can't really promote white males anymore. Because we don't have enough diversity, and we just got in trouble.”
Scott Adams Nov 26, 2019 ▶ 2:21 #70 Scott Adams: Avoiding Loserthink
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Scott Adams Predicts Virtual Reality Education Will Obsolete Traditional Classrooms
“At some point, watching either a two D or even a virtual reality lesson will be so superior to anything you could do in a classroom that the classroom just won't make sense anymore.”
Scott Adams Nov 26, 2019 ▶ 43:26 #70 Scott Adams: Avoiding Loserthink
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Scott Adams Says Most Online Criticism Comes From Misunderstanding His Opinions
“And one thing that they almost all have in common is that they're based on a misrepresentation or a misunderstanding of my opinion. It's actually very rare for somebody to criticize my opinion as accurately understood.”
Scott Adams Nov 26, 2019 ▶ 18:50 #70 Scott Adams: Avoiding Loserthink
Assertion Supported
Scott Adams: 20% of People Experience Extraordinary Hypnotic Phenomena
“Something like 20% of the public can have extraordinary phenomena, as we call it. Hypnotists use that word phenomena, and it means that you can see or feel things that aren't actually there. The rest of the people, the 80%, can also be influenced or hypnotized…”
Scott Adams Nov 26, 2019 ▶ 24:01 #70 Scott Adams: Avoiding Loserthink
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Scott Adams Predicts Influencers Will Endorse Branded Educational Curricula
“I'm kind of expecting that influential individuals and entities will start blessing certain sets of topics.”
Scott Adams Nov 26, 2019 ▶ 44:19 #70 Scott Adams: Avoiding Loserthink
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