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I'm familiar with the rules and think you've over-focused on the form, and ignored the legitimate content, of my comment. I like this study! I didn't call it '
by gojomo 9y ago
I'm familiar with the rules and think you've over-focused on the form, and ignored the legitimate content, of my comment.
I like this study! I didn't call it 'bullshit' and there's nothing nasty in my formulation.
But the high-order bit of things to be considered in the limits of this study's interpretation is how peculiar the main focus group - Harvard enrollees in 1938 - was.
This HU house-press piece only obliquely hints at the issue, by noting how the study has gradually expanded to include children and wives, and an "inner-city" "control group".
I realize wrapping the point in a formulaic meme risks making it look like pure snark/dismissal. But it can also be a way to sharply and memorably raise a very specific issue.