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The plural of anecdote is not data. We need real stats about this because individuals complaining vastly outweighs the silent remaining ones. There are enough
by hueving 9y ago
The plural of anecdote is not data. We need real stats about this because individuals complaining vastly outweighs the silent remaining ones.
There are enough murders every day to cover the front page of hacker news with a story about each one. It doesn't mean murder is a rampant problem in our society.
- UncleMeat 9y agoWe have real stats. Hundreds, if not thousands of studies. But those get this identical reaction.
- Chris2048 9y ago> Hundreds, if not thousands of studies That you personally know of, despite citing even one?
- dahart 9y ago> The plural of anecdote is not data. We need real stats about this There are mountains of real stats. Have you tried to look? All you have to do is google "sexism statistics". The first hit for me has a link to a real study about online interactions: http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/10/22/online-harassment/ http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/10/22/online-harassment/ > There are enough murders every day to cover the front page of hacker news with a story about each one. It doesn't mean murder is a rampant problem in our society. What a strange statement. Since there are enough murders every day to cover the front page of HN, doesn't that prove it's a problem? If sexism covered the front page of HN every day, would that mean it's less of a problem than it is now? Murder is a rampant problem in our society. There are entire countries with less than one tenth the murder rate of the U.S. Are you suggesting that because the problem is everywhere, it's not a problem?