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testosterone and success in trading and Starcraft

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t_co
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States702 Posts
January 12 2009 23:34 GMT
#1
Testosterone causes traders to make money, also contributes to irrational asset valuations

I wonder if those traits are also transmittable to BW? Do high levels of the big T cause better realtime decision making as well?

Of course, when you look at the players, you get an eclectic mix. Some of them are quite manly:

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Some are not so manly:

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And some are probably a little young for that stuff.

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So what do you think? Does testosterone make one a better Starcraft player?

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"Look, don't congratulate us when we buy a company, congratulate us when we sell it. Because any fool can overpay and buy a company, so long as there is money to buy it." --Henry Kravis
Nytefish
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United Kingdom4282 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-12 23:37:17
January 12 2009 23:35 GMT
#2
Actually nvm
No I'm never serious.
t_co
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States702 Posts
January 12 2009 23:40 GMT
#3
lol ninja edit. was gna say boxer is more bm than gogo?
"Look, don't congratulate us when we buy a company, congratulate us when we sell it. Because any fool can overpay and buy a company, so long as there is money to buy it." --Henry Kravis
Xstatic
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States765 Posts
January 12 2009 23:46 GMT
#4
Way to judge by appearance :D

Interesting blog. I like the picture of Tossgirl. Otherwise, what does testosterone have to do with skill, experience, and all-out pimpness?
Snow - Protoss the way it was meant to be, one mindgame at a time ^^
DoctorHelvetica
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States15034 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-12 23:49:54
January 12 2009 23:49 GMT
#5
I highly doubt testosterone has anything to do with it considering NaDa, sAviOr, and Bisu are some of the greatest players of all time and none of them are particularly masculine.

This isn't boxing.
RIP Aaliyah
stanley_
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States816 Posts
January 12 2009 23:50 GMT
#6
Wouldn't flash have the highest amount of testosterone? You have the highest amount during puberty, right?
hoorah
naonao
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States847 Posts
January 13 2009 00:00 GMT
#7
Obviously it does, why else do you think girls suck
Frits
Profile Joined March 2003
11782 Posts
January 13 2009 00:02 GMT
#8
On January 13 2009 09:00 naonao wrote:
Obviously it does, why else do you think girls suck


who says girls suck

the girls / guys ratio in sc is like 1:1000000
floor exercise
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Canada5847 Posts
January 13 2009 00:05 GMT
#9
On January 13 2009 09:00 naonao wrote:
Obviously it does, why else do you think girls suck

i blame society
Fontong
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States6454 Posts
January 13 2009 00:16 GMT
#10
On January 13 2009 09:02 Frits wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2009 09:00 naonao wrote:
Obviously it does, why else do you think girls suck


who says girls suck

the girls / guys ratio in sc is like 1:1000000

Yeah, if the numbers were equal then I would expect there to be as many female progamers as male ones.
[SECRET FONT] "Dragoon bunker"
Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
January 13 2009 00:17 GMT
#11
Boxer > all
Lim Yo Hwan forever!
Faronel
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States658 Posts
January 13 2009 00:20 GMT
#12
On January 13 2009 09:02 Frits wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2009 09:00 naonao wrote:
Obviously it does, why else do you think girls suck


who says girls suck

the girls / guys ratio in sc is like 1:1000000

I thought there was like a whole nother league/tourneys for girls... kinda like the WNBA.
C'est la vie...
Luddite
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States2315 Posts
January 13 2009 00:29 GMT
#13
I think it might help. I can see someone with a lot of testosterone becoming obsessed with winning, and practicing nonstop until he does. Whereas something with less testosterone would be more likely to just play for fun, and not care as much about winning.

Whenever I play games with my sister, she says that she feels bad about winning, and much prefers when someone else wins.
Can't believe I'm still here playing this same game
Frits
Profile Joined March 2003
11782 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-13 01:13:57
January 13 2009 01:12 GMT
#14
On January 13 2009 09:20 Faronel wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 13 2009 09:02 Frits wrote:
On January 13 2009 09:00 naonao wrote:
Obviously it does, why else do you think girls suck


who says girls suck

the girls / guys ratio in sc is like 1:1000000

I thought there was like a whole nother league/tourneys for girls... kinda like the WNBA.


You base your conclusion that girls naturally suck at games on that?

There's literally no evidence for that and the fact that there are way more guys who play sc still destroys your conclusion. If there are less chicks then obviously there are less chicks who have the potential to be good at sc, ergo less progamer chicks.

Also it's retarded to assume that guys are better at everything than girls.
LuckyFool
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States9015 Posts
January 13 2009 01:14 GMT
#15
Dang I love that pic of boxer.
Archaic
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States4024 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-13 01:33:02
January 13 2009 01:32 GMT
#16
On January 13 2009 10:14 LuckyFool wrote:
Dang I love that pic of boxer.

He's staring you down!

Not so manly -> Tossgirl made me smile, haha.
SchOOl_VicTIm
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
Greece2394 Posts
January 13 2009 01:36 GMT
#17
you should have added a rainbow pic at the "not so manly" ones. go.go is just average imo
Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9104 Posts
January 13 2009 01:44 GMT
#18
Bisu is a pretty boy and he owns. And Flash is an undeveloped lil boy and he owns too. so dunno about this.
Athos
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2484 Posts
January 13 2009 02:33 GMT
#19
On January 13 2009 10:44 Jonoman92 wrote:
Bisu is a pretty boy and he owns. And Flash is an undeveloped lil boy and he owns too. so dunno about this.



Flash is pretty developed for his age; I mean, he always looked a lot older than his age to me.
selboN
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States2523 Posts
January 13 2009 04:08 GMT
#20
I think not. Testosterone doesn't boost you mentally. It generally gives you that "boost" physically. Through out high school I always tried to steer clear of my girlfriend thursday nights (football) and tues/friday nights (basketball). I do think testosterone plays a large roll in physical activities but not so much in mental activities. Though the physical thing could be in my head as well.....
"That's what happens when you're using a mouse made out of glass!" -Tasteless (Referring to ZergBong)
KingofHearts
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Japan562 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-13 12:31:39
January 13 2009 12:28 GMT
#21
testosterone = (P)Rock .. <input gif of (P)Rock ceremony > did rock win an osl? nope..
moshi moshi~
TaG]SiG
Profile Joined October 2007
United Kingdom53 Posts
January 13 2009 23:37 GMT
#22
imo testosterone is related to confidence, which is essential to bw. however this can be come by in other means. doubt it hurt to think you are or want to be the best
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