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Do they? Places like Mississippi that are lagging behind on metrics aren't particularly known for their social welfare or infrastructure.
by jhbadger 6y ago
Do they? Places like Mississippi that are lagging behind on metrics aren't particularly known for their social welfare or infrastructure.
- koheripbal 6y agoI don't think individual anecdotes really serve the argument. We need data.
- coldtea 6y agoI, for one, don't think data clarify the situation in political/social issues - they're either distorted (and mis-collected) to misrepresent the situation, or misinterpreted and diced and re-defined based on whatever biases a side has. Plus you always need to have a theory and a point of view to interpret data (raw data are just numbers and metrics, with tell little by themselves). Having open eyes and a point of view trumps data -- it's just difficult (and of course you can think you've achieved that when you haven't).