Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality Tests

This documentary definitly brings some remarkable questions to the light.

However the topic itself is quite interesting the presentation seems to be a little bit "cheap".

I apreciate the creators for having people with different perspectives in the documentery.

Although it would be much better if real data were used instead of using only people´s own stories and opinions.

Interesting subject, but the poor sound edit makes it impossible to watch. How can you make a documentary where the soundtrack is so loud that you are constantly struggling to hear what people are saying?

This is a strange "documentary" in that it seems to blame the suicide of a young man (during the production of the film????) on the personality test industry, which "deprived" him of a job at Kroger's. (What?)

I am very sorry that Kyle took his own life, but I also feel that the film does not make the case for anything beyond his own psychological state of insecurity. The militant disability rights advocates in this film--so filled with anger and frustration--are blinded by their religious commitment to the view that everything that happens to anyone who is not a white male happens because of racism, sexism, "ableism" (that's a new one...), capitalism, you name it. I myself am more of a personal responsibility champion. We all encounter disappointments and roadblocks, but some of us figure out ways to innovate and move on. There are plenty examples of very famous and successful people who did just that: Oprah Winfrey, for one.

This film seems to be some sort of manifesto for a communist society where everyone gets to do whatever they want. But as things stand, global capitalism reigns. In the system in which we currently find ourselves, it seems odd to find fault with employers for wanting to hire "able" people. I mean, who would want to hire someone whom they believe to be incompetent?

I am truly sorry that people let other people crush them to the point of making them want to disappear. I myself ignore jerks and set out to make lemonade when provided with lemons. The truth is that jerks will always be here--they cannot be legislated away. They are a fact of life in human society. I myself never took any of these supposedly destructive psychological tests, but having done so I certainly would never run around claiming that my entire identity is captured by four capital letters. Pretty ridiculous, to be perfectly honest. But, then again, people do get lured into religious cults...

I should probably stop watching these pseudo-documentaries, but it is hard to know which ones are truly worthless because they tend to start out strong and then spiral into nonsense. I never watch anything with a red 'N' anymore, but now I see that HBO is indulging in the very same sort of nonsense as Netflix. Ugh.

The documentary is a good introduction for anyone not familiar with personality tests however it stays on the surface of the matter in both branches it tries to touch upon (namely the science behind the test, and the socio-economical aspect/impact). But what is the worst thing about this documentary, and if I was rating only that, it would have been 1 star (at most) is what they have done with the sound when loud music always plays on top of people talking so most of the times you can't understand a word they say unless you use subtitles.

It started out interesting but quickly falls apart. I understand the struggles of finding a job and getting an interview. However, it's algorithms that actively look for "hot" words in your resume compared to the job posting that's the real issue. Not some personality test that secretly watch's you through your computer's camera.