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TIL about Berkson's Paradox: if something is selected based on two criteria, it creates a negative relationship between them even if there wasn't one before. This is why college is filled with dumb jocks and smart wimps, and Hollywood with pretty-but-bad actors and talented-but-unattractive actors.

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