> The plural of an anecdote is not data Well of course it is. Data isn't some magically objective set of golden truth, it's just a collection of recorded obse

> The plural of an anecdote is not data Well of course it is. Data isn't some magically objective set of golden truth, it's just a collection of recorded observations. If the only observations are negative, it's still data. Data doesn't self-testify as to its holisticity or accuracy. I could compile daily records of my personal experiences commuting on the bus. That's still data even without the driver's perspective.