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We are not representative of the general population, so our anecdotes are almost worthless.
by koheripbal 7y ago
We are not representative of the general population, so our anecdotes are almost worthless.
- zeta0134 7y agoYour anecdotes may be relatively worthless to a company as large as Google, but they may yet be quite valuable to an individual reading your words. Don't be afraid to share your thoughts; sometimes these smaller, more human interactions can make all the difference.
- epistasis 7y agoRepresentative is not as important as if they influence others to act as well.
- blaser-waffle 7y agoSee also: the 90-9-1 rule, aka the 1% Rule "In Internet culture, the 1% rule is a rule of thumb pertaining to participation in an internet community, stating that only 1% of the users of a website actively create new content, while the other 99% of the participants only lurk. Variants include the 1–9–90 rule (sometimes 90–9–1 principle or the 89:10:1 ratio),[1] which states that in a collaborative website such as a wiki, 90% of the participants of a community only view content, 9% of the participants edit content, and 1% of the participants actively create new content." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%25_rule_(Internet_culture) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%25_rule_(Internet_culture) Point is, there may be a lot of eyes that see that post and are influenced by it, but make no posts or generate no discussion of their own.
- ragequitta 7y agoI'd wager the whole 'google has all your health records' scare right now increases the number a bit right now.