Billy Markus Criticizes Study Linking Cryptocurrency Investors to "Dark Traits"

比利·马库斯批评将加密货币投资者与“黑暗特征”联系起来的研究

Billy Markus, the co-creator of Dogecoin, recently expressed his disagreement with a study published by The Independent that claims individuals who invest in cryptocurrencies exhibit "dark tetrad" personality traits.

狗狗币的联合创始人比利·马库斯最近表达了他对《独立报》发表的一项研究的不同意见，该研究声称投资加密货币的个人表现出“黑暗四人格”的性格特征。

Study Claims Crypto Investors Have "Dark Tetrad" Traits

研究声称加密货币投资者具有“黑暗四分体”特征

The study, conducted on 2,001 US adults, found that approximately 30% of respondents owned cryptocurrency. Researchers collected psychological and personality data from participants and concluded that crypto owners tend to possess "dark tetrad" traits, such as narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and sadism.

这项针对 2,001 名美国成年人的研究发现，大约 30% 的受访者拥有加密货币。研究人员收集了参与者的心理和性格数据，并得出结论，加密货币所有者往往具有“黑暗四联体”特征，例如自恋、马基雅维利主义、精神病和虐待狂。

Markus Refutes Study Findings

马库斯反驳研究结果

Markus strongly disputes the study's findings, arguing that: "I disagree and let me lengthily argue why I am right." He maintains that the study's methodology is flawed and that it has incorrectly conflated correlation with causation.

马库斯强烈质疑这项研究的结果，他认为：“我不同意，让我长时间地论证为什么我是对的。”他认为该研究的方法存在缺陷，并且错误地将相关性与因果关系混为一谈。

Study May Be Biased Against Elon Musk's X Platform

研究可能对埃隆·马斯克的 X 平台存在偏见

Markus also suggests that the study may be biased against Elon Musk's social media platform, X. He notes that X has gained popularity as a source of news, particularly within the cryptocurrency community.

马库斯还表示，这项研究可能对埃隆·马斯克的社交媒体平台 X 存在偏见。他指出，X 作为新闻来源而广受欢迎，尤其是在加密货币社区中。

Lack of Scientific rigor

缺乏科学严谨性

The study has been criticized for its lack of scientific rigor. The sample size is relatively small, and the data collection methods may have introduced bias. Additionally, the study does not provide a clear explanation of the causal relationship between personality traits and cryptocurrency investment behavior.

这项研究因缺乏科学严谨性而受到批评。样本量相对较小，数据收集方法可能会引入偏差。此外，该研究没有对人格特质与加密货币投资行为之间的因果关系提供明确的解释。