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People who buy Wrangler and LL Bean might vote conservative. Hard hitting stuff right there. I suppose as per the article we could make a guess about the peopl
by SlowRobotAhead 8y ago
People who buy Wrangler and LL Bean might vote conservative. Hard hitting stuff right there.
I suppose as per the article we could make a guess about the people that buy green hair dye?
- happytoexplain 8y agoI thought it was interesting. What's the stance you're taking with the anger?
- SlowRobotAhead 8y agoThere is no anger. The obviousness is the issue. If anything I wonder if this article is just some NYT’s writer admitting they have no idea what people outside of cities do, wear, eat, think.
- seem_2211 8y agoOf course we can make guesses about people who buy green hair dye.
- axaxs 8y agoNot sure why downvoted, I agree. A 'western' and 'outdoorsy' company tends to have conservative customers, I think any 12 year old could tell you that. I'd rather see unexpected/unexplained trends, things the average person wouldn't already assume.
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- elliekelly 8y agoI think it actually goes a bit deeper than using certain brands to identify political leanings. That was step one, but they also rated users' openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism, depression, anger and vulnerability.[1] Then they showed targeted messages to people they decided were right leaning and vulnerable to their messaging. [1] https://www.cnn.com/style/article/christopher-wylie-fashion-cambridge-analytica/index.html https://www.cnn.com/style/article/christopher-wylie-fashion-...
- SlowRobotAhead 8y agoYea... they did all that... then fell all the way back to “who buys wrangler jeans?”.