LJMatch

[jay]

Before the site went down, I also ran that meme... I'm not compatible with anyone. No one was over 90%.

Closest fits (80s) were hobbitblue, patgreene, elorie, boubabe and (surprisingly to me ;) sinboy. Hmmm...

Comments

[dancing-star.livejournal.com]

Doesn't mean your not compatible, with your friends. *Hugs*

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Some of the people I was over 90% with are people I know I wouldn't be compatible with. Some of the people with low compatibility scores for me are people I know I'd be compatible with.

Brian, this (and your response to mine) make me think of affirmations. You know how back in the seventies the big thing was to say nice things to yourself about yourself so that you'd eventually reach that point? They worked -- to some extent. It was a big challenge for some people, but eventually they tended to work.

But what works much better than to say nice things is to say not-so-nice things. Those are much easier to internalize and believe. Every time someone says something like, "I'm not compatible with anyone," or something similar, it's an affirmation. It makes it much easier to believe next time.

[geekchick]

I'm not compatible with anyone.

Remember what I pointed out about sarcasm not translating well to plain text? At least I sincerely hope this is sarcasm.

[ame-chan.livejournal.com]

*L* I wasn't compatible with anyone either... slinking back into my cave now... ;-)

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

Some of the people with low compatibility scores for me are people I know I'd be compatible with.

I was being a bit sarcastic about the test algorithm, likewise doubting its accuracy (as geekchick surmised). At least as far as the distribution goes...

this (and your response to mine) make me think of affirmations

Hmm... I didn't respond to your "baaa" entry yesterday about the same test, so I'm not sure what you mean there.

It makes it much easier to believe next time.

More like "it nicely fits into one's existing belief structure, and explains current reality better than alternate beliefs"?

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

Maybe 50/50, an expression of belief in the overall result tinged with sarcasm about the details of the distribution and lack of precision. My having no one over 90%, while others have several people over 100% (what does *that* mean, I wonder?) seems significant, but the actual rankings seem apocryphal to me.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

(grin) hey, can I join you in your cave? You were the next-highest on my list (low 80s ;).

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

Really? When I ran it, you were at the top of my list with a 95% compatibility rating.

[supremegoddess.livejournal.com]

hmm...you were the top match on mine at 87%...knew there was a reason I added you a while back!

[p3aches.livejournal.com]

what is lj match?

[p3aches.livejournal.com]

brian check again.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

(shakes head) I don't understand why several scores have leapfrogged... mactavish has gone from mid-60s to 102%, for example. Others have surged likewise...

Well, so much for the "I'm not compatible with anyone" idea, I guess ;-).

[p3aches.livejournal.com]

I signed up a second time and some scores went up. I answered the questions I wanted to answer differently , differently. and the scores changed.