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   Valerie Aurora (vaurora@wandering.shop)'s status on Saturday, 01-Apr-2023 16:01:52 JST Valerie Aurora

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   • Simon Brooke
   • Brian Klaas

   @simon_brooke @brianklaas just a note that the reason men are more willing to sell a big idea is also sexism: men are encouraged to do this and women are discouraged, precisely because it results in higher likelihood of success

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     Simon Brooke (simon_brooke@mastodon.scot)'s status on Saturday, 01-Apr-2023 16:01:53 JST Simon Brooke

     • Brian Klaas

     "The study therefore showed that one reason for gender bias in grantmaking isn’t due exclusively to sexism, but also to the fact that men were more willing to sell a big idea with more expansive, over-confident promises." – @brianklaas

     https://brianklaas.substack.com/p/the-myth-of-the-secret-genius