Same as 2016

  • Gorn [they/them,he/him]
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    4 years ago

    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'.

    • PaulRyansWorkoutTape [none/use name]
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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...

      • Gorn [they/them,he/him]
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        4 years ago

        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!