Same as 2016

    • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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      Whenever 538 does something that's not politics or American sports it's actually embarrassing to read. I remember them trying to calculate the best formula 1 driver of all time using "statistics" and it was one of the worst things I've ever read.

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      Not really. Statistics are more related to the real world than tarot, which isn't at all

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        Tarot is one individual human, with all our senses and empathy, reading the expressions and cues of another human. It's more reliable than pollling like 538 haha, and I even 'believe in' statistics etc

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          Con men doing cold readings are more reliable than data scientists.

          First genuine galaxy brain take I've seen on this site.

          • Gorn [they/them,he/him]
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            First genuine insult someones given a take of mine on this site! :red-fist:

            All polling 'science' boils down to how a group of libs/chuds feel on any give day haha it's not great, and it's not terrible. I've taken a university-level statistics course I so do understand at least the basics. It's fair to question the validity of opinion polling without just globally condemning "data scientists" imo haha.

            Maybe you underestimate the power of cold reads! They're a pretty powerful thing, especially between two people who are being open with one another. Think less 'magic/crazy people I disagree with' and more 'counselor/therapist/psychiatrist getting a strong enough sense of who a person is in ~15 minutes to be able to help them'.

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              It’s fair to question the validity of opinion polling without just globally condemning “data scientists” imo haha.

              Without anything more substantive than 'lol haha chuds imo haha' and liberal use of scare quotes...

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                This shitposting comment chain that began with "FiveThirtyEight is tarot for straight men" now demands academic rigour!

                You haven't said anything substantive beyond 'con men doing cold readings'. I think we both agree that stats are valuable, just trying to point out that that particular mode of communication can be valuable. Have a good one!

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                  This shitposting comment chain that began with “FiveThirtyEight is tarot for straight men” now demands academic rigour!

                  "Just a prank bro!"

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                            DUNK AFTER DUNK IT DOESN'T STOP
                            no matter how hard you try to disengage

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                                I think that you fundamentally don't understand what I was trying to say, and now have such a grudge against me that you never will. I hope you keep enjoying whatever mood you're in, comrade, entirely without me!

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                                            If you want my honest feelings, I’ve tried to disengage with you like three different ways but you won’t stop pinging me ahaha you just keep popping up in my inbox and I like paste a single emoji or whatever at you but you keep insulting me. This is my Official Last One, tho, it’s been really really great; make sure your next insult is a real doozy, comrade o7

                                            • PaulRyansWorkoutTape [none/use name]
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                                              Maybe instead of shitposting about how much you love scam artists and hate anyone who [checks notes] counts numbers... you could get busy on a 'ignore inbox replies' feature

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            It's a better take than anything you've thus far posted.