Facebook âLikesâ predict lack of personality
How tedious you are in real life can be gleaned from the things you âLikeâ on Facebook, according to a new study. Researchers at Cambridge University used complex algorithms to predict how awful your company would be if we happened to actually know you. The research,Â published in the journal PNAS, forms surprisingly accurate personal portraits of the most god-awfully dreary people across society, researchers said. The study used 58,000 volunteers who provided their Likes on Facebook, before being subjected to a short five-minute conversation with a normal human being. LeadÂ researcherÂ David Stillwell told us,Â âIt became clear very early on that if youâre the sort of person who âLikesâ photos of children asking for Likes in order to secure a kidney, then you are a borderline simpleton.â âIf you âLikedâ any photo which thanked God for something that is easily explained as coincidence then you were probably a bit preachy.â âAnd frankly anyone who Liked something to do with Justin Bieber would struggle to get through the 5 minute interview without making the other person want to smother them with a pillow.â Stillwell went on to describe how the newÂ algorithmÂ could provide a useful tool to society moving forward. He said, âWe have built a clear picture of how to assess someoneâs tediousness coefficient, a tool we are confident will prove valuable to people everywhere.â âWant to know if the girl you made friends with in the bar on Friday is worth the hassle? Run the algorithm, and weâll tell you within a few minutes if youâll be chewing your arm off to escape her inside a week.â