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The End of Average

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Quetelet’s invention if the Average Man marked the beginning of the Age of Average. It represented the moment when the average became normal, the individual became error, and stereotypes were validated with the imprint of science.

Sure, you could say someone was more introverted or extroverted on average — this was, in fact, exactly what trait psychology amounted to. But if you relied on averages, then you missed out on all the important details of a person’s behavior.

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