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> Are you aware there is an extreme left bias online? Evidence please. I am aware that 'left bias' is a consistent lie perpetuated by right-wing media, which

> Are you aware there is an extreme left bias online? Evidence please. I am aware that 'left bias' is a consistent lie perpetuated by right-wing media, which contradicts at least twenty years of research on the subject, e.g. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/07/twitters-not-shadow-banning-republicans-but-get-ready-to-hear-that-it-is/ https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/07/twitters-not-shadow-bannin... https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/platform-bias.php https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/platform-bias.php https://web.archive.org/web/20031230091158/http://www.whatliberalmedia.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20031230091158/http://www.whatli... > Knowing that, and today’s extreme cancel culture... I would highly recommend taking a course on logic and critical thinking. In particular regarding the "principle of explostion" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_explosion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_explosion > Even here on HN these posts have support, until dems downvote it beyond the upvotes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory > Meanwhile in actual face to face conversations people can’t stop talking about it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anecdotal_evidence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anecdotal_evidence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_bias

tekknik 6y ago
> Are you aware there is an extreme left bias online? Evidence please. And I need to take a class in logic.... >> > Even here on HN these posts have support, until dems downvote it beyond the upvotes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory So you watch the votes and downvotes come in? Before the downvote parade I had near 10 upvotes, net result after dems, -20. Clearly this is a conspiracy. > Meanwhile in actual face to face conversations people can’t stop talking about it. So instead your sampling bias is correct? Where is your evidence?

tekknik 6y ago

> Are you aware there is an extreme left bias online? Evidence please. And I need to take a class in logic.... >> > Even here on HN these posts have support, until dems downvote it beyond the upvotes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory So you watch the votes and downvotes come in? Before the downvote parade I had near 10 upvotes, net result after dems, -20. Clearly this is a conspiracy. > Meanwhile in actual face to face conversations people can’t stop talking about it. So instead your sampling bias is correct? Where is your evidence?