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My wife is a data scientist and this is one of her favorite quotes, from Dan Ariely: Big data is like teenage sex: everyone talks about it, nobody really knows

My wife is a data scientist and this is one of her favorite quotes, from Dan Ariely: Big data is like teenage sex: everyone talks about it, nobody really knows how to do it, everyone thinks everyone else is doing it, so everyone claims they are doing it... https://www.facebook.com/dan.ariely/posts/904383595868 https://www.facebook.com/dan.ariely/posts/904383595868

aje403 8y ago
Big data's also like a big dick. Everyone's running around telling their clients they've got an 8 incher if they buy.
throwaway77384 8y ago
This is beautiful
nabla9 8y ago
"Deep learning is like big data: everyone talks about it, nobody really knows how to do it, everyone thinks everyone else is doing it, so everyone claims they are doing it..." Tim Hopper https://twitter.com/tdhopper/status/916383020835368960 https://twitter.com/tdhopper/status/916383020835368960
siruncledrew 8y ago
That's a pretty good analogy. Substitute "Big Data" for some other popular trend ("Blockchain", "AI", "ML", "Deep learning", "IoT", "Agile") and it still holds true.