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Ichingcarpenter

(36,988 posts) Thu Apr 12, 2012, 02:03 PM Apr 2012

Do You Live in a Bubble Quiz? [View all]

That's the thesis Charles Murray, a libertarian political scientist at the American Enterprise Institute, puts forth in his new book, "Coming Apart." In a piece soon to appear on the NewsHour, Murray argues that the super wealthy, super educated and super snobby live in so-called super-ZIPs: cloistered together, with little to no exposure to American culture at large.

The higher your score, the thinner your bubble. The lower, the more insulated you might be from mainstream American culture.

I scored a 66

I 'm really off the charts on this one, sicne i've done high academic work and labor
but I guess the test is OK for the general public.. I found the test questions interesting
but rather shallow in depth.... but hey, its the internet.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2012/03/white-educated-and-wealthy-congratulations-you-live-in-a-bubble.html

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Do You Live in a Bubble Quiz? [View all] Ichingcarpenter Apr 2012 OP

I scored 64. nt TheWraith Apr 2012 #1

Weirdly accurate Proud Public Servant Apr 2012 #2

So you never go fishing, eat at Applebees, or snooper2 Apr 2012 #3

I eat at none those restaurants on the list and only drink Ichingcarpenter Apr 2012 #4

Why are we posting Charles Murray (author of "The Bell Curve") here on DU? CreekDog Apr 2012 #38

OK.... fine Ichingcarpenter Apr 2012 #55

Thanks, though there is nothing intellectual about it CreekDog Apr 2012 #74

.. TransitJohn Apr 2012 #102

Nope, and I don't Proud Public Servant Apr 2012 #6

They should really change the questions up... snooper2 Apr 2012 #28

I want to see the opposite quiz Proud Public Servant Apr 2012 #34

How about, when you hear the word "Scallops" snooper2 Apr 2012 #60

I scored a 67 get the red out Apr 2012 #5

I think that's the gated community syndrome Ichingcarpenter Apr 2012 #17

And yet, there were no questions about housing. gkhouston Apr 2012 #84

+1 uponit7771 Apr 2012 #48

27 here. I guess I'm pretty isolated. Johnny Rico Apr 2012 #7

I'll join you Retrograde Apr 2012 #16

I scored a 39 Whiskeytide Apr 2012 #8

50 nt Mojorabbit Apr 2012 #9

I scored a 54. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2012 #10

Did it a month or two ago. Got a 38 RZM Apr 2012 #11

I didn't know how to answer that OriginalGeek Apr 2012 #62

Oh, really? Blue_In_AK Apr 2012 #67

59 nt pinboy3niner Apr 2012 #12

scored 51 justabob Apr 2012 #13

same regards upside down assumptions. . . n/t annabanana Apr 2012 #101

40 tk2kewl Apr 2012 #14

Hmmm.. Xyzse Apr 2012 #15

I scored 67 Speck Tater Apr 2012 #18

I'm like you high education, factory working, criminal court coordinator for Houston Ichingcarpenter Apr 2012 #27

62 but I don't fit any of the score range descriptions which seem to have a lot to do with ... Scuba Apr 2012 #19

48 Go Vols Apr 2012 #20

Or a NASCAR driver... ohheckyeah Apr 2012 #23

first names spelled differently I think ctaylors6 Apr 2012 #61

39 but I have no clue what that's supposed to mean. I do know my friends in the hood consider me a Guy Whitey Corngood Apr 2012 #21

I got a 69 ohheckyeah Apr 2012 #22

84 Cirque du So-What Apr 2012 #24

Maybe it was my answers, but I didn't see an attempt to separate "wealthy" from "educated". gkhouston Apr 2012 #25

36. I wonder where that is on the Bell Curve... JHB Apr 2012 #26

I scored a 69... one_voice Apr 2012 #29

I got a 76 Larry Ogg Apr 2012 #30

Could we get some more records other than mine so Ichingcarpenter Apr 2012 #31

54... WCGreen Apr 2012 #32

Backgrounds sound very dissimilar, yet I got 54 as well. n/t Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #47

I scored a 37 RebelOne Apr 2012 #33

65 here. Bake Apr 2012 #35

Living for the whisky wine and gin Ichingcarpenter Apr 2012 #40

Oops. Only got 19. crazylikafox Apr 2012 #36

This is bullshit, no offense...this is stating American culture as something it's not CreekDog Apr 2012 #37

IMO, it's an attempt to undermine the 1%/99% meme. gkhouston Apr 2012 #39

Agreed -- Mr. Bell Curve obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #49

Charles Murray? Of the Bell Curve? MineralMan Apr 2012 #41

36 nt steve2470 Apr 2012 #42

74, WOW! My past life experience REALLY shape who I am now. I think God for them, I no longer live.. uponit7771 Apr 2012 #43

I got a 52. I grew up in one of the wealthiest towns in Connecticut. Jennicut Apr 2012 #44

I think it's your last sentence that, .... uponit7771 Apr 2012 #45

I went to high school with kids who had BMWs. Jennicut Apr 2012 #53

Ouch spinbaby Apr 2012 #46

+18 mainer Apr 2012 #50

You're good people Iching. sudopod Apr 2012 #51

I got a 63. Average middle class. jwirr Apr 2012 #52

The questions are based on conservative talking points One of the 99 Apr 2012 #54

42, but honestly I don't understand his method. ceile Apr 2012 #56

Good question. gkhouston Apr 2012 #58

Interesting quiz bongbong Apr 2012 #57

I scored 74 and still say some of this is back fucking asswards. ieoeja Apr 2012 #59

I got an 85 which must be near impossible seeing i never served in the military. slampoet Apr 2012 #63

77 for me, but some of the questions were unfair SoCalDem Apr 2012 #64

I scored 43, Blue_In_AK Apr 2012 #65

Someone needs to tell Murray he got this mixed up with gkhouston Apr 2012 #66

Indeed. Blue_In_AK Apr 2012 #69

Hmmmm....8 FreeJoe Apr 2012 #68

8? Motown_Johnny Apr 2012 #73

My answers FreeJoe Apr 2012 #98

I got an 11 for reasons mirroring yours. Lucky Luciano Apr 2012 #106

67 MuseRider Apr 2012 #70

I scored in the 11-80 range ... GeorgeGist Apr 2012 #71

57 Motown_Johnny Apr 2012 #72

There was no way to distiguish between respondents who have political gkhouston Apr 2012 #76

I think that if you answered yes then you must have visited Japan. Motown_Johnny Apr 2012 #80

Yeah, didn't notice that question. gkhouston Apr 2012 #81

Hell, I used to make beer runs into Canada Motown_Johnny Apr 2012 #83

I think this test needs to be fine tuned. hedgehog Apr 2012 #75

The questions about movies... gkhouston Apr 2012 #77

47 Rex Apr 2012 #78

I got only 28 points. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #79

They really need to fix some of the questions jeff47 Apr 2012 #82

Proud to score a 26 on this right winger's idea of what our culture is. Bluenorthwest Apr 2012 #85

good observation and one of the few here that picked up on Murray's BS poll CreekDog Apr 2012 #109

Is this Charles Murray of 'The Bell Curve' LeftishBrit Apr 2012 #86

Yes -- Mr. Blacks Are Not As Intelligent As Whites obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #91

48 bigwillq Apr 2012 #87

Interesting that there's no apparent range for people going down the ladder, only up. n/t gkhouston Apr 2012 #88

Got a 44 BoWanZi Apr 2012 #89

61 MrScorpio Apr 2012 #90

21 Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #92

58. I think I lost points because of the absence of a TV. n/t lumberjack_jeff Apr 2012 #93

56 MrSlayer Apr 2012 #94

Charles "Black people are stupid" Murray? FUCK HIM! Odin2005 Apr 2012 #95

dude, it's AEI. NuttyFluffers Apr 2012 #96

56 Art_from_Ark Apr 2012 #97

The stereotypes involved in the quiz are astounding. janx Apr 2012 #99

44 for me Canuckistanian Apr 2012 #100

Me too. I scored a 46. n/t Cleita Apr 2012 #108

I actually do, but I don't need a test to tell me. Cleita Apr 2012 #103

Got an 87, but I don't understand his scoring method... countryjake Apr 2012 #104

23 treestar Apr 2012 #105

Scored a 71, nt Broken_Hero Apr 2012 #107

More pseudo-science from Mr. Bell Curve. retread Apr 2012 #110

46, but I'm not particular about beer. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2012 #111

8. But I don't live in a bubble. Tracer Apr 2012 #112