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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-21T04:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://jonathanstephens.us",
  "tags": [
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  "textContent": "> Researchers from Cornell University have developed what they call \"the Corporate Bullshit Receptivity Scale,\" a tool designed to measure how impressed people are by business school-style jargon that sounds strategic but says very little.\n>\n> The findings, described in a recent study, suggest that employees who rate this sort of language as insightful are more likely to struggle with analytical thinking and workplace decision-making.",
  "title": "Jargon-lovers are worse at their jobs, say boffins"
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