I think it's complete bullshit and I fell for it. sigh
As a matter of fact, both Hackernews and reddit accounts have wildly different results. Also, the response is way to quick to fetch all comments from either platform (and you're not telling me you scraped reddit completely, don't you?).
Seems to be hugged to death now. So I cannot try with a nonexistent account id.
This is nothing more impressive than the horoscope in the newspaper. It's a cold read and people will always fall for it because they believe what they want to hear.
I find it even less impressive than most horoscopes. At least horoscopes skillfully make use of the Barnum effect[0] to trick people into believing the reading. The results of this on my own users, on the other hand, are much too specific to pretend to hide how wildly inaccurate they are.
For both Reddit and HN there are complete dumps that you can download easily within much less than a day. I have worked with both, the reddit dump from pushshift ist quite big (https://files.pushshift.io/reddit/ several TB?). Scraping HN completely from the API is much, much smaller, around a few GB if I remember correctly.
But of course this is still bullshit and doesn't really use that data.
If HN was so focused, that one guy wouldn't have founded the even more "computing-focused" lobste.rs. Mind you, I like it this way, it gives me "food for thought" in both computing and non-computing related fields...
I think there's a lot of value in harvesting usernames of active HNers. Maybe I'm being paranoid/cynical, but I think y'all just got Cambridge-Analytica'd
I got a resin printer link, and was also kind of wondering why or how the AI knows about these products. What data associates me with this resin printer and you with the sodastream?
Thanks for the lols. Unfortunately not accurate at all, I've found more rings of truth in actual horoscopes (libra). Mildly disappointing but I think that's just me being spoiled by incredible AI progress elsewhere. In theory I would think a better model should be able to spit out something that correlates a lot closer with one's OCEAN traits from even small writing samples.
I have no faith in horoscopes at all. Both my parents are libra but neither fits that profile and they are different from each other in significant ways on many fronts. They are a perfect match though for each other.
Indeed! Those scales are balanced. Maybe the symbol is correct even though none of the traits are a good match. They each accepted the other's characteristics that they liked and ignored those they didn't care for figuring that it all balanced out in the end. I can dig it.
Considering some of the comments already in this thread it seems the space considered is significant and at least it's a horoscope that is tailored to the audience, i.e. it's not merely twelve (or so) categories.
It's up to debate I guess if a well tailored horoscope is equivalent to an assessment, but technically both accomplish the same thing. The scary thing is both are indistinguishable from magic from where I stand. And I do put way more faith in the machine as opposed to a stranger who (arguably) knows less facts about me.
If someone reads the comments first, try this in a private/incognito window please! (Then compare in non-incognito)
There’s a clever product recommendation section, and the test will say “you might own…” and it showed me something I was considering to buy the other day!
I was wary of this, as it felt kind of like a horoscope that could apply to anyone.
At the risk of TMI, I left a cult, which was the faith of my family. During that process, I experienced severe spite, grief, and joined religious recovery subreddits to vent, find community, and learn and struggle together with others like me.
Over the years, I wasn't pleased with my tone. I was angry at my previous faith and its leaders for misleading me, and I spoke out about it. Being afraid I was giving too much information about myself on Reddit, and not wanting to get doxxed, I started a new account on Reddit 3 separate times over the years. I ran the analysis on each of the 3, and it captured the thoughts, feelings, and attitudes I had at the time accurately to a point. I'm glad they included the confidence level, because the primary analysis was freakishly spot on, while the lower rungs we're hit and miss.
I'm kind of taken aback. Here, a cold, calculating machine is breaking down the progress I made as an individual. It was a pretty vulnerable experience.
It could totally fake and I could be totally duped, but I don't care enough for it to matter because this rewarding feeling is worth it.
For what it's worth I looked at my reddit account and my hackernews account and they share one personality element in common. My perspective on this is that it's closer to cold reading type stuff - throw out a lot of traits, each of which applies to a lot of people, and then people will naturally find that a lot of what you've said applies to them.
Maybe another way you could test it is give it a day or two until you've forgotten what this website says. Then, write down a short description of yourself at each of the three stages. Finally, check three random accounts and see how much overlap there is between the random accounts and your self-descriptions.
Might also be that people present themselves differently on the two platforms. HN is more about professional discussion while Reddit is more about talking about hobbies.
I read a lot of personality test books, including some of Jung's work, when I was a teenager. The tests don't work. You can get almost as good results by randomly picking a type and seeing if your personality matches -- if the technique is sold to you well enough, it will seem to match, simply due to your own imagination.
Or, these days, the imaginations of marketing people and product designers and their algorithms that recommend us the dumbest, most irrelevant, grossest junk.
How many times did each of you see YouTube recommendations for that Johnny Depp trial? It was 50% of my recommendations one day, like 16/30 videos, and I never clicked on one or anything like it.
I don't know if your service is getting hugged or what, but I can see it send off the websocket mouse click events, but it never seems to receive an actionable response. Just regular small packets I assume are keep-alives. Why does it send the screen and client size data back? Fingerprinting? I never see it send either the username, and it mentions the other site when I change it in the UI. What advantage does a websocket offer here over a standard xml http request to a regular API?
I didn't use it. From the comments it seems that most people are happy to give up their personal information. I assume that the poster now has a reasonably noiseless database of IPs and hn/reddit profiles. This is obviously highly valuable for marketing as it can be fused with existing profiles and then datamined across a large number of posts.
Yeah. I actually fed a bunch of reddit usernames into it from a bunch of subs I visit and some random ones. I used people who posted frequently on those subs. The funny thing is that it apparently has a limited list of characteristics to assign. Maybe we collectively have a very limited feature set?
Who knew I enjoy testing features and breaking things?
There was a huge amount of repetition in the results, especially for the part where the results mention that it may not be ready for real life so send feedback. I did see a lot of other product recommendations though so it isn't stuck on sodastream like others have suggested.
This is probably good for a drunk party night game where everyone can laugh at the analyses it spits out about each other. I'm not convinced it is a useful tool for anything else except for maybe affiliate link income in the product recommendations for the site owner.
It seems designed to be an ego stroker, like horoscopes.
I think I am more likely to believe the spooky action at a distance feel of a horoscope over this NLP output.
I think it’s very heavily weighted by the subreddits you post in rather than the content of your posts. This was clear to me when I tried my different Reddit usernames that are both very educational and similar tone but focus on completely separate businesses.
By virtue of your account name, you already gave it up. This site lets you decide to do it, despite the fact that it's already happened perhaps many times without your knowledge.
Taking the bait, it’s interesting to compare my Reddit and HN accounts pre-transition with my Reddit account post-transition. The former two have eerily similar predictions of escapism, shyness, and knowledge acquisition, and posturing; the later has much stronger themes of self-actualization, confidence, particularity, and stubborn risktaking.
Like a horoscope, this could also just be me seeing what I want to see however. These things offer only lensed views of ourselves
I’d be curious to see a tool that could compute trends over time as a reminder of how we change
It mostly feels like one of those things you read in horoscopes where it feels right because those things just apply to almost everyone. Sometimes it gives conflicting results, told memy primary theme is energetic but in my secondary theme it said I'm out of energy. That being said "You might be an introvert who still loves to have conversations" that is one of the base characteristics of my personality. So hats of to you
Just did this based on my Reddit profile. Few observations:
a) Fairly accurate. A lot of it sounds like Horoscope-type language but it was overall fun. I'd still recommend it just for the fun aspect.
b) Eerily accurate description of what I'd like to buy. Some things are easy to deduce for a person stalking my reddit but this one actually stumped me even!
c) Some results seemed like just spitballing for me:
- "You have probably debated smashing your phone or at least deleting your social media profile.": Strong no for first one. Sort of yes for second one. First one is an extreme detachment and digital detox, second one is but I'm fairly sure this is true for majority of people between 18-50.
- "You could be happy in a semi-rural setting. You want to be able to afford to travel, and be able to live in a large city if that's where you want to be.". No for first one; true for the second part. Very generic.
- There were a few other observations which are not exactly accurate ("good listener" - I am fairly sure I am not a good listener; and few other traits that are quite personal to share that it could be true if we stretch the definition but weren't true on first look)
Update: I just checked this on the basis of another old Reddit account and HN and it was quite generic and far less accurate there. (not that I expect it to be very accurate in the first place but still)
Pretty funny. I gave it several reddit accounts I have used over the years and my HN account and it decided I would probably like to buy a Sodastream for most of them but for others it recommended I buy a melamine cleaning sponge.
I don't drink sodas at all. I'm a coffee and tea drinker (iced or hot). The accounts with the most posts ended up suggesting the sodastream whereas the accounts with the fewest posts preferred the sponge.
I was complimented by the analyses that were presented so I'm totally okay having this NLP model determine that I am a great guy overall and I'm willing to overlook the things that seemed out of place.
I had to make multiple tries to get it to do anything with a reddit account so it must have been really busy since it was definitely not even close to instant.
EDIT: I think the ground truth should be to have a real human check out post histories and score someone using their standards and then compare it to these results. In my results I saw overlap between accounts along several themes and that to me served as an ego stroker. Hopefully in real life people see the same characteristics as were highlighted by this NLP.
I fed my wife's reddit account to it and it suggested she would like a resin printer that cost a lot more than the geegaws it produced could sell for. LOL. I'm pretty sure that if she ever had wanted a resin printer I would already be working around it. When she decides to get something she gets it and never worries about the cost or the utility of it. She researches things and buys quality so she doesn't need to spend that money twice. And, if she thinks I could use something, she gets it without buying the junk version of the tool or item. The best wife ever.
I'm curious, did it say anything negative about anyone? I feel like it's just throwing a bunch of stuff at me to stroke my ego, and none of it felt particularly spot on (although none of it was outright wrong either).
I'd be much more impressed if it worked out my character flaws, instead it just told me I like tech, building things, and the outdoors (heavily paraphrased).
PG, it says, has "developed a coping mechanism that allows you to survive the world. Your coping mechanism is to avoid the pain and trauma of the past. You keep your head down, your eyes averted, and you stay in your self-protective shell. You've learned to be a hermit, to be emotionally unavailable. You are very self-reliant and independent. You're not necessarily an introvert, but you may prefer your own company.
patio11, on the other hand, "would be happy living on a small pension and investment income. You want to avoid the social security trap, so you don't want to be employed after retirement. You want to stay in touch with the world, so you don't want to be isolated from society. You would probably like to spend time on hobbies. You could be happy in a semi-rural setting. You want to be able to afford to travel, and be able to live in a large city if that's where you want to be."
This was very horoscope-like, and I project pretty strong personalities here and on my reddit accounts, so it was able to pick up those as "primary" traits. It also left a laundry list of other traits. I would have been more impressed if it guessed less about me.
I love me some tech horoscopes. Fantastic job on this, I can't wait to share this with friends at a bar or similar. It's going to be really entertaining to compare, especially for people who have multiple accounts.
You love to see your ideas come to life. What already exists is simply not good enough. You want to see YOUR idea out there. Maybe improve something that's already there. You think through your projects from start to finish, and motivated by the challenge of turning an idea into reality.
Actually pretty accurate, my blog [1] is more or less the embodiment of that idea. My own ideas, made it myself instead of WordPress or Shopify (which would've been much easier).
Oh no, I gave it a couple of my throwaway accounts, and there was a good amount of overlap in the results. Either it gives everyone similar answers, or my throwaways can be easily linked to each other.
Yea, create some disinformation - but more likely than not, if the AI is any good, the author should be able to differentiate fakes from real connections.
Unless you take extreme precautions, throwaway accounts would be relatively easy to link, by those who run this site. Whether they care, or take the time to do so, is another question. Either way, it can't guarantee anonymity from the most sophisticated actors, it's just a way to keep differing opinions from turning into sustained grudges and personal feuds.
I'm fine with admins being able to link accounts; I'm sure that's very useful for spam prevention. But ideally, I don't want members of the public to be able to link accounts. Maybe you're right; maybe it is hopeless against the most sophisticated actors.
Not sure what's going on, but for me this is insanely accurate. Is it some weird trick going on like the sentences are so generic everyone can see some truth to them or what?
Seems very generic to me. “You’re the first to take on the job”, “you want to see your ideas become reality”, all that kind of stuff could apply to anyone.
I would be more impressed if they could have guessed my MBTI
That combined with peoples unconscious ability to disregard misses.
For example mine said I might own or want to own guns which is almost the complete and exact opposite of me.
However unless I'm being a smartarse like now I'll never mention or note or even remember the one that doesn't fit. You disregard the bits not about you (even though it's supposed to be all about you) and you share the bits that were spookily accurate.
Same way Markov string chat bots in the 2000s worked. Nobody remembered when it made zero sense, but when it seemed smart they'd fall over themselves giving it a projected personality.
Every name I've put in so far seems to want the exact same product despite wildly differing but strangely-similar-in-a-way personalities. How fascinating.
Accurate
>You have lots of patience and can be patient with others. You have a lot of energy.
>You have no time to relax or to explore yourself. You may be burned out.
>You're tough, you're confident, you're in control.
>You like to be around people who are hard working and dependable. You are curious and a good listener. You are easygoing and patient, and you prefer to deal with things rather than argue about them.
Not Accurate
>You love to hunt and fish, camp out under the stars, and explore new places. You like to be outdoors, in nature, and you love to meet new people.I
>Financial independence is important to you.
I like to believe this is true.
>You are probably a very interesting person to talk to.
I was told I value financial independence, but doesn’t that apply to pretty much everyone? Seems like generic horoscope language overall. But definitely provocative and made me want to write a comment to complain, ironic. +1
Wow this troubles me this stayed on the HN fp for three hours (and counting). It's clearly someone trying to profit off affiliate links using the oldest tricks in the book.
"You might already own or plan to buy something like this book about writing novels you can use to procrastinate on writing one" - You cut me deep, thank you.
"You may feel like we've lost our way. You're tired. You have no energy."
Ok that's true as of creation of my new HN account about a year ago. But when I ran it for my old account the top result had this sentence: "You have a lot of energy." Which was true back then.
Does this algo weight comment based on its age ? It seems like it should otherwise what would it conclude given personalities change somewhat based on on-going challenges.
Hey, I thought it's fun. I'm surprised my top personality trait is so ambivalent, at least in the sense that horoscopes are usually pretty positive overall to my limited knowledge.
For fun I ran it on some of the interesting people I've noticed on this forum, there's not _too_ much variety in traits (or product suggestions for that matter), though obviously my sampling method is biased.
It's fun and I like that it sounds very organic but it is somewhat nonsensical as it finds me to be both energic and confident in the first two categories and further down below burned out and without energy. I'm also sad to admit that unlike the test suggests I'm not very agreeable or a rugged outdoorsman but chronically online and needlessly confrontational
> The internet is awesome. You work with tech or maybe have considered it. You probably have a knack for coding, and might love to work for a tech company if you already don't. You are patient and have a passion for the job you do.
I mean this is Hacker News after all (could be guessed just by having an HN username)
It did suggest a Sodastream which was pretty accurate, I already have one.
I also got a Sodastream suggestion which is weird because I don't recall mentioning anything about variety or a desire for soft drinks. I did comment on that notorious Peter Arnell Pepsi pitch deck but that's all that comes to mind.
> primary theme: You love to see your ideas come to life. What already exists is simply not good enough.
> secondary theme: … You are the dreamer, the idealist, the rebel, the romantic, the free thinker. The hippie and the punk rocker, the grunge fan, the pop fan, the emo, the indie, the hipster.
So wrong it’s mildly offensive. The last concert I went to was Carrie Underwood.
Product suggestion was........a tactical vest [?] that was permanently out of stock on Amazon ???
How does this pair with a primary theme of defiance....
TIL forms of non-admissable legal evidence [polygraph, barking dogs] which are nevertheless considered useful to a judge. This tool sounds similar.....not useless, not definitive.
The topmost results are not wrong but that's because they're horoscope-like vague guesswork. The "possible themes" are as wrong as they possibly can be.
Yeah, no. Save yourself the NLP model processing power and just use a random generator, the quality of results will be the same.
The primary theme was mostly accurate, but the secondary themes were a mix of accurate and completely inaccurate. The needs/desires and recommendation/you might own were completely off. The possible themes were somewhat applicable, but seem like they could be to most anyone.
There are no errors in the console - or responses either: this is crazily using a WebSocket connection to the server to fetch the results. And so sending off a Reddit request never returns a matching response.
It appears there's some rule or other factor that prevents it from working with my name. I thought it might be length, but it does pg just fine. Perhaps because my name is entirely numeric?
It seems to cache names, when I entered mine clicking didn't do anything for the first 10 tries or so, then it was "Attempting to connect to server 1 of 8" for a while, then finally loaded. When I put my name in again it was near instant.
This is fake as hell and you should all be ashamed of yourselves for treating it with any sincerity. It's an ad placement for Amazon clicks. That's all. Flag and move on.
This could be a great tool for introverts who are borderline intimidated by behaviour questions in interviews. Even though this assessment is not accurate, I don't think it's complete BS either (at least based on my personality guess ). This is better than sitting through some Myers Briggs 30 minute exercise IMO, especially if you have a long commenting history on HN.
Well, it's hard to game the system over the long term especially on a platform like HN, where not every positive comment is rewarded. If the model uses any temporal aspect, then gaming it is gonna be pretty hard.
55/45-ish? Flipping a coin on a checklist might have done as well.
I'm pleased with this outcome; apparently I'm not trivially quantified by my comments.
A scary tool this is. Btw, it recommended me a vertical mouse, because I’m properly hydrated and my comments reflect that. Stay hydrated, purgatorials!
I might own a hammock for use in place of a tent...that is oddly specific and correct as that is how I camp (when there are appropriate trees available).
I do indeed own a soda stream. Though I wonder how many do or are close to doing so. Do confirmation biases shift how 'right' it is in total via small specific 'rights' while we overlook 'wrongs'? For example, I do not often fish. To echo mikercampbell.
And is my personality what I type on HN? Are the quite normal people I know really the closet sociopaths they appear to be via their LinkedIn babble?
I'm going to share my results in long form, with commentary in (). Reader be warned, I am being as bluntly honest about my opinions on these results and about myself in conjunction with them as should be allowable. So prepare some popcorn.
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Primary Theme: Quiet Storm
-You are compassionate and have a soft spot for the underdog. (correct?)
-You are often the life of the party. (In discord maybe)
- You are a free spirit, and you like to be comfortable. (Yes)
- Love is in your heart and your soul. (Hmmm... that's a tricky one. Not a no, but yes wouldn't be 100% accurate either. It's more like I tolerate a lot of you, whilst many of you think you are the ones tolerating me.)
- You are a romantic at heart. (Yes, which sometimes gets me into trouble.)
- You are often confused about love. (see prior 2)
- You are often misunderstood. (See prior 3)
- You like to be liked and to feel appreciated. (Don't we all?)
- You are attracted to the arts and people who are creative. (I am somewhat of an artistic sort with my history playing 5 different instruments at proficient levels. But scratch out creative, and substitute intelligent; but good luck convincing me that a person is this trait without being questioned on belief sets. The problem with the creative part, is that we all can be creative; but I am not attracted towards anyone in particular who is creative. Even mentally disadvantaged people can be creative with fecal wall drawings. I know, because one of my brothers takes care of these sorts of folk.)
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Secondary Theme: Independent
You've earned what you have. (Whilst this might be a one size fits all for many, it is triply true for me. Not much has ever been given to me freely.)
You're the first to take on a job. (More like first to take on a job if no one else is doing it to my satisfaction. If anyone reading this is into that MBTI stuff; look up the result for INTJ-T.)
You're tough, you're confident, you're in control. (Can be, and sometimes am; but not entirely in control at all times. Sometimes life feels like a rollercoaster I didn't sign on for.)
And it's your life. (You'd think so, right?)
You want to be recognized for your uniqueness. (Seems like a once again one size fits all comment.)
You're a leader at home, your family, and at work. (Yeah, and no. It's really only when I am being confounded by incompetence that I start to lead people away from that incompetence.)
You are a pioneer. (You might be right in some ways.)
You like to work on projects. (Yes.)
You want to do things that you know how to do, so you like to learn new things. (I taught myself basically everything I know about computers and many other things; and have led some others to new understanding on those subject matters because of it.)
You don't like to waste time and money. (Ironically, one wouldn't understand this to be true by observing me in a short term fashion. It would look like I am wasting lots of time, and possibly money. But EVERYTHING I do has a reason, whether anyone likes it or not, and everything I buy has a use that is beyond just wants; not just needs. But to the outside observers, it may seem otherwise due to their own inability to project their own selves and assumptions of me; onto me.)
You like to have fun. (Don't we all?)
You like to explore new things. (Take away new, and it's correct.)
You like to learn. (Yes, but I hate being taught. It's a tricky thing, since not all those who teach, should. But I do like to learn. So much so, that I have taught myself many subject matters both in school and out of school. If I was bored in school, I would flip ahead in the text book and start doing the work that was supposed to be saved for later. It annoyed some teachers, <who shouldn't be teaching> and others loved it.)
You like to do things you can be proud of. (Once again a one size fits all it seems to me).
You have lots of patience and can be patient with others. (See earlier statement about tolerating others. Also, I taught a practical mute how to say a word on the bus ride home, so he could insult some kid who was bullying him. So yeah, I have patience, but only for the people who deserve it.)
You have a lot of energy. (Eeeehhhhhh... once upon a time ago, maybe. Now? eeeehhhh... I dunno.)
Needs/Desires:
Your Needs, Desires, and Values (beta)
This feature isn't really tested yet. Let me know how it works in the subreddit.
- Acceptance (Sort of, but this is too simple a statement to fully convey the real situation. But as you said, it's in beta.)
- Good Mental Health (I will always prioritize my mental health over almost anything and sometimes anyone, else. But it doesn't mean I won't lend an ear to someone else who needs to vent, etc.)
- Achieving Happiness (No. Contentment. I prefer to be content. This is a big difference from being happy, because happiness is a drug produced by the mix of chemicals in our brain. I prefer to be content. But that has its own downsides, since contentment can lead to a weird sort of depression I never in my wildest dreams thought possible till I had to deal with it. I was too content, to the point where it depressed me.)
Going to add my own 2 here to help make this more accurate:
- Stability. This goes hand in hand with good mental health and contentment. I !NEED! my finances to be stable, or at least able to be projected and understood to some extent, so I can plan ahead like I prefer to. When things become chaotic in this regard, I can become very depressed very fast.
- Independence. I like to be around others to some degree, but I hate being dependent on others without good reason. Like, really damn good reason.
You might already own or plan to buy something like the sodastream because you'd get to create a bunch of random drinks before you went back to just buying name brand soda
(Actually, no. I use their syrups sometimes to change the flavors of some teas and/or juice mixes I drink now and then; but I don't drink soda anymore. Even then, I mostly just bought them so I could have something useful to sweeten my drinks with, while also being able to keep/reuse the brown glass bottle for my other activities.)
The internet is awesome. (Ehhhh... sorta. Too many people on it now, which means that the worst are dragging it down.)
You work with tech or maybe have considered it. (I own nearly 10k worth in tech.)
You probably have a knack for coding, and might love to work for a tech company if you already don't. (I don't code... not really. Not yet. But I do reverse engineer the code of some games that devs don't finish properly to make mods for my own use so that their game sucks less. Civilization is a good example of this becoming more and more required every iteration released. Seriously, if anyone who works in 2k is reading this, please for the love of all that is good; actually finish one of your games, please. Deity mode is not properly named.)
You are patient and have a passion for the job you do. (See prior comment)
You put a lot of thought into what you say and how you say it. You use your words to make an impact on people. You give life to the words you speak. You are passionate about your personality and what it is you do. You care about what you put out into the world. You are intuitive, and you use it to find your way around this world or the one you create.
You're a rugged outdoorsman who's always ready for a challenge. You're ready for any kind of adventure. You love to hunt and fish, camp out under the stars, and explore new places. You like to be outdoors, in nature, and you love to meet new people. You can't wait to find out what's out there. You don't just play it safe. You're a risk-taker who loves adventure and a challenge.
(This one is both correct and incorrect. It's correct up to the point where it goes on about "you don't just play it safe." When I take personality tests like the Ipip-Neo, I tend to score up in the 90th percentile area for cautiousness. But... I'm also not the most cautious person in the world. I will take risks; but not until I have ascertained all the variables I can manage to. Which... means I'm not really taking a risk anymore. But as for the rest.. Yeah, it's accurate enough, but I also don't do any of that stuff right now. Used to as a kid and teen; but that was back when I had the ability to due to ease of access to these sorts of things. Now? It's complicated. For those who are interested though, look up Carla Emery's Guide to Country Living. 9th edition, 1st version. There are 2 versions of the 9th edition. My mother used to own a copy, and I found another for myself.)
Your personality theme is purgatorial. It feels like we're in the in-between times. You wonder: What's next? What's the meaning of it all? You may feel like we've lost our way. You're tired. You have no energy. You're may be struggling to keep up with the demands of your work, your family, or maybe kids. You have no time to relax or to explore yourself. You may be burned out. You have a nagging feeling that something's wrong. You feel like you're not doing what you're meant to be doing.
(This one actually hits things on the head pretty accurately to some extent, even with the contradiction to earlier statements the NLP model made. Like energy for example. I do feel split between multiple potential outcomes. And yes, life does sometimes feel like it's actually just purgatory. Other times it feels a lot like Carl Jung's idea of synchronicity and I am just riding on the crest of the wave sometimes. As far as having to keep up with the demands of life, it's mostly other people I get to deal with. See the bit about tolerating others again. I have no kids, regretfully and thankfully. My family is both something I hold dear, but also prefer to keep at a distance. I go to work only because I have to. This may be true for many in some ways, but for me it really is the backdrop of my life. If I could somehow keep having the things I have, and be able to explore my ideas for inventions and creations without having to work for someone else; I would be. I have many of both floating around in my head, and some them just might actually work out to help humanity in many ways. But those same ideas would require that I have someone willing to fund me without any expectation of a return, as these could all fail. I could be completely wrong. But if I am right, then many things we struggle with today would become things of the past. And so I feel as if I am not doing what I am meant to be doing.)
Your personality theme is escapism. This world's boring! Let's take a test drive through another, more interesting, one. These places you go through books or games have a way of making you feel special and happy. These are the most interesting places you've ever been, and the world you live in is not like any other you've ever been to.
Okay folks. That's it. I could probably add more, and probably should say more; but this is getting long enough. I figured I would do this write up since it might help the creator of this, make their creation more accurate perhaps.
Feel free to comment in your reply, but remember the whole common decency thing. I have a lot of patience for those who deserve it, but only them.
You are a pioneer. You like to work on projects. You want to do things that you know how to do, so you like to learn new things. You don't like to waste time and money. You like to have fun. You like to explore new things. You like to learn. You like to do things you can be proud of. You have lots of patience and can be patient with others. You have a lot of energy. - 8/10
Secondary Theme
Ideation
You love to see your ideas come to life. What already exists is simply not good enough. You want to see YOUR idea out there. Maybe improve something that's already there. You think through your projects from start to finish, and motivated by the challenge of turning an idea into reality. - 8/10
Secondary Theme
Ready for Anything
You're a rugged outdoorsman who's always ready for a challenge. You're ready for any kind of adventure. You love to hunt and fish, camp out under the stars, and explore new places. You like to be outdoors, in nature, and you love to meet new people. You can't wait to find out what's out there. You don't just play it safe. You're a risk-taker who loves adventure and a challenge. - 0/10
Needs/Desires
Your Needs, Desires, and Values (beta)
Acceptance
Good Mental Health
Achieving Happiness
This feature isn't really tested yet. Let me know how it works in the subreddit.
Recommendation
You might own
You might already own or plan to buy something like the sodastream because you'd get to create a bunch of random drinks before you went back to just buying name brand soda - LOL, no, nicer try.
Possible Theme
Ability
You are someone who is determined, strong and proud. You are not rude, and you do not tolerate rudeness. You are confident and are aware of your own strengths and weaknesses. You are proud of your accomplishments and achievements. You believe that your opinions are valid, and you are comfortable with who you are and what you believe in. You are confident, but not cocky. - 6/10
Possible Theme
The Bigger The Better
The internet is awesome. You work with tech or maybe have considered it. You probably have a knack for coding, and might love to work for a tech company if you already don't. You are patient and have a passion for the job you do. - 8/10
Possible Theme
Independent
You've earned what you have. You're the first to take on a job. You're tough, you're confident, you're in control. And it's your life. You want to be recognized for your uniqueness. You're a leader at home, your family, and at work. - 5/10
Possible Theme
Expression
You put a lot of thought into what you say and how you say it. You use your words to make an impact on people. You give life to the words you speak. You are passionate about your personality and what it is you do. You care about what you put out into the world. You are intuitive, and you use it to find your way around this world or the one you create. - 6/10
Possible Theme
Quiet Storm
You are compassionate and have a soft spot for the underdog. You are often the life of the party. You are a free spirit, and you like to be comfortable. Love is in your heart and your soul. You are a romantic at heart. You are often confused about love. You are often misunderstood. You like to be liked and to feel appreciated. You are attracted to the arts and people who are creative. - 2/10
I don't know, maybe needs some more testing and less sodastream profiteering.
Your personality theme is purgatorial. It feels like we're in the in-between times. You wonder: What's next? What's the meaning of it all? You may feel like we've lost our way. You're tired. You have no energy. You're may be struggling to keep up with the demands of your work, your family, or maybe kids. You have no time to relax or to explore yourself. You may be burned out. You have a nagging feeling that something's wrong. You feel like you're not doing what you're meant to be doing.
Secondary Theme
Energy
You are a pioneer. You like to work on projects. You want to do things that you know how to do, so you like to learn new things. You don't like to waste time and money. You like to have fun. You like to explore new things. You like to learn. You like to do things you can be proud of. You have lots of patience and can be patient with others. You have a lot of energy.
Secondary Theme
The Great Adventure
You have probably debated smashing your phone or at least deleting your social media profile. It’s not easy to shut out the world when you’re on a career trajectory, though. Maybe you'd rather read books, learn a new language, take a yoga class, or take up knitting. Maybe you need a little push in the right direction. A little help to get going, a little encouragement to grow.
Needs/Desires
Your Needs, Desires, and Values (beta)
Acceptance
Health
Good Mental Health
This feature isn't really tested yet. Let me know how it works in the subreddit.
Recommendation
You might own
You might already own or plan to buy something like the sodastream because you'd get to create a bunch of random drinks before you went back to just buying name brand soda
Possible Theme
Stargazing
Your personality theme is stargazing. Your head is far above the clouds. It's in the stars. You see the world in the broadest of terms. You are not a person of narrow interests. You enjoy wide and varied conversation. You have a knack for bringing out the best in others, working with them and motivating them to achieve their highest potential. You can usually be found doing something unusual and creative.
Possible Theme
Expression
You put a lot of thought into what you say and how you say it. You use your words to make an impact on people. You give life to the words you speak. You are passionate about your personality and what it is you do. You care about what you put out into the world. You are intuitive, and you use it to find your way around this world or the one you create.
Possible Theme
Mover and a Shaker
You say what you mean and you don't mince words. You have a quick wit and are often funny. You can be sarcastic and blunt, maybe with a quick temper. You are quick to make decisions and you are often decisive. You are a risk taker and are constantly looking for new challenges. You prefer to do things your way, and you are usually successful. You aren't easily controlled or manipulated.
Possible Theme
Craving
There's something you want right now, but for whatever reason you can't or shouldn't have it. It may be a response to something in your environment that's pulling on your subconscious, or just an old habit you're trying to kick. Whatever it is, there's a reason you can't have what you want.
Possible Theme
The Reluctant Leader
You are reserved, intellectual, and logical. You may appear shy and awkward at first, but they're actually very witty and have a great sense of humor. You are practical, practical, practical. You are detail-oriented and driven. You're a bit of a perfectionist, but you know when to give someone a break. You're very serious about your work. You can shine in the background, but you know when to stand up and be counted. You can be a little stubborn, especially if you believe you know what's best for everyone.
This isn't very good. It reads like an AI written horoscope. The themes aren't even cohesive one sentence to the next, for example, the below. It feels like unrelated sentences jammed together...
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You are compassionate and have a soft spot for the underdog. You are often the life of the party. You are a free spirit, and you like to be comfortable. Love is in your heart and your soul. You are a romantic at heart. You are often confused about love. You are often misunderstood. You like to be liked and to feel appreciated. You are attracted to the arts and people who are creative.
As a matter of fact, both Hackernews and reddit accounts have wildly different results. Also, the response is way to quick to fetch all comments from either platform (and you're not telling me you scraped reddit completely, don't you?).
Seems to be hugged to death now. So I cannot try with a nonexistent account id.