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I am curious, since this comes from being a good critical thinker, is it provably true for each of these news sources? "(Example – I have an advanced degree. T
by jsight 6y ago
I am curious, since this comes from being a good critical thinker, is it provably true for each of these news sources?
"(Example – I have an advanced degree. This simple piece of data predicts that: I despise and fear Donald Trump and the Republicans; I am a good critical thinker who understands the difference between the high journalistic standards of the New York Times or the Washington Post and the non-existent ones of Fox “News,” Breitbart, etc.;"
- musingsole 6y agoAre subjective professional standards ever provably true? But to focus on that part of the statement misses the point of this example from the article: it's about what the individual is likely to believe predicted from a single datum. The objective truth of those beliefs isn't relevant.
- jsight 6y agoBut is that true? I've known plenty of well educated folks that do not "despise and fear" republicans. It seems that details are not so easy to discern from a single data point as he implies.
- musingsole 6y agoIf it's not specifically true, it's proverbial. Stories such as this[1] abound. Since I first read the post, it's been updated, but an earlier version in that same example called out unlikely to be Mormon. This similarly seems unlikely to me (of my acquaintances, being Mormon would dramatically increase your odds of having an advanced degree). 1: https://www.networkworld.com/article/2878394/mit-researchers-show-you-can-be-identified-by-a-just-few-data-points.html https://www.networkworld.com/article/2878394/mit-researchers...