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It's a big mistake to assume the people of twitter are a good sample of the people of the US.
by blackflame7000 7y ago
It's a big mistake to assume the people of twitter are a good sample of the people of the US.
- rflrob 7y agoI think the fact that two of the top ~10 happiest days in 2018 were attributed to a Korean pop star's birthday is excellent evidence that people of twitter are not, in fact, good samples of the people of the US.
- blackflame7000 7y agoAlso, the sadness when Trump was elected despite relatively even vote totals tells you that Twitter skews to the left.
- taurath 7y agoI think the bigger mistake is to think even if it was a good sample it could gauge people’s mood - incentives for posting to social media are either happy or outrage. You will never get a silent majority “just okay” or “neutral-low” by averaging between ecstatic and outraged.
- blackflame7000 7y ago"The squeaky wheel gets the grease"