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Lived experience is definitely a buzzword used to try and instill more credibility in anecdotes.
by sir_bearington 6y ago
Lived experience is definitely a buzzword used to try and instill more credibility in anecdotes.
- leesalminen 6y agoAgree 100% that it is a trendy buzzword with an instilled connotation. But, it is also a real thing. It’s all too common to see people say online “the statistics say you’re wrong, so it must’ve not happened”. One’s life isn’t a collection of statistics, but of anecdotes. With that being said, I enjoy using this phrase as a buzzword with my wife when she tries to tell me I’m wrong about an opinion I hold based off my lived experience. She finds it infuriating ;).
- sir_bearington 6y agoWhen people point to statistics in response to "lived experiences" they're not denying that it ever happened. They're refuting the claim (implicit or explicit) that this experience is representative of some broader whole. The plural of anecdote is not "data". For instance if someone says they experienced X event, but statistics say that X only happens to 1% of people it's entirely fair to bring up the fact that empirical evidence suggests it's a rare occurrence.
- leesalminen 6y agoSometimes, usually so on HN. Sometimes I’ve seen “well, the statistics say that this only happens 1% of the time so you’re probably lying”. That’s usually on Reddit.
- readflaggedcomm 6y ago"Lived experience" may be, which the GP did not mention, but Chou's lived experience isn't. She sang not buzzwords but hardship.
- bigiain 6y agoAnecdotes is definitely a buzzword used to belittle personal stories and to claim credibility with a thin veneer of academic/legalistic language overtones.