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My own private theory is that of any larger group of people, approx. 30% are complete and utter twats.
In my experience it depends. Sometimes the twat to non-twat ratio is closer to 50/50. Sometimes 80% of them are utter twats. At every workplace it's like there are entire political parties of different types of twats all being twats to everyone, sometimes even other twats.
See, your theory fits within the framework of OP's. OP is suggesting that, in friend and highly-competitive groups, the twat-ratio is much lower, say in the lower tenth percentile. In OP's "valley" of interest and professional groups, the ratio may be closer to your 50:50.
So, we could form a Unified Twat Theory, where the ratio of twats-to-competence is inversely proportional to the severity of the selection criteria.
I leave the proof as an exercise for a grad student.
I buy it. The one way you might get around that is by forming a group of non-twats. But even then you'd need the ability to see into their souls to be sure
Yeah, bad actors are still an issue.
My son goes to a Lego group once a week, and until this month it’s been a great group of helpful, quiet tinkerers.
Then a mom with kids in a local private school showed up, and now the organizer has had to break up a fight, and basically let them know they won’t be welcome if they keep touching other kids (2 of the 4 kids are too young as well).
Groups that keep certain people out will definitely ferment twats.
I would go the other way around but maybe im the twat and that's why. Man, this made me reevaluate.
This guy again?
(Kidding...
wait... maybe I'm the twat. ...crap)
That's because 30% of people are complete and utter twats, and two thirds of the remaining people aren't great either.