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Here's some sourced data for my claims to look at the "myth" if you're interested: "65% of Americans are still paying for cable TV." "According to cable cord-

Here's some sourced data for my claims to look at the "myth" if you're interested: "65% of Americans are still paying for cable TV." "According to cable cord-cutting subscribers statistics for 2018, the average viewer in the US can save up to $104 per month by taking the plunge." Ref: https://techjury.net/blog/cable-tv-subscribers-statistics/ https://techjury.net/blog/cable-tv-subscribers-statistics/ "According to Zagat, if you are like the average American, you go out for lunch and dinner 4.9 times each week." Ref: https://us1035.iheart.com/featured/sarah/content/2018-01-09-how-many-times-a-week-does-the-average-american-dine-out/ https://us1035.iheart.com/featured/sarah/content/2018-01-09-... Average credit card debt in 2020: $5315 Ref: https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/consumer-credit-review/ https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/consumer-credit-...

YrAz3EGttt 5y ago
Even if we assume these websites to be accurate, The data and conclusions are wildly speculative and ask more questions than answer. This isn't remotely evidence for your claim. What are the demographics by age, geography for the people paying for cable tv, going out for dinners 5 times a week and that have $5k of credit card debt. You seem to be assuming they are all the same people, and you are assuming that correlation is causation. Besides, even I indulge - The link you shared about cord cutting statistics, if you read through the link, its making the point that cutting the cord was on the rise and in 2018 increased by 32.8% compared to 2017. In 2018 alone 33M people canceled their TV subscription. Seems like your data suggests people are increasingly doing what you want them to do, cutting the cord and saving money. The link about people going out for lunch and dinner, it actually doesn't have any data in it. It appears to be a blog by a private citizen. The link you shared about credit card debt, well that actually says that average credit card debt reduced by 14% from 2019 to 2020, while the avg fico across all generations increased. Seems like another trend that you wanted people to do. Surprisingly it also says that while avg credit card debt reduced from 2019 to 2020, student loan debt increased the highest of any debt category, by 9%. Should I be concluding that people have been cutting the cord and saving money on cable tv, reducing credit card debt and investing in education? Or are we just cherry picking statistics to support a belief without really looking at the data.
nickthemagicman 5y ago
"Us1035.iheart.com" I have a strange feeling that your sources are as poor as your ideas.
- caseysoftware 5y ago
  Feelings and myths over data. Cool story bro.

YrAz3EGttt 5y ago

Even if we assume these websites to be accurate, The data and conclusions are wildly speculative and ask more questions than answer. This isn't remotely evidence for your claim. What are the demographics by age, geography for the people paying for cable tv, going out for dinners 5 times a week and that have $5k of credit card debt. You seem to be assuming they are all the same people, and you are assuming that correlation is causation. Besides, even I indulge - The link you shared about cord cutting statistics, if you read through the link, its making the point that cutting the cord was on the rise and in 2018 increased by 32.8% compared to 2017. In 2018 alone 33M people canceled their TV subscription. Seems like your data suggests people are increasingly doing what you want them to do, cutting the cord and saving money. The link about people going out for lunch and dinner, it actually doesn't have any data in it. It appears to be a blog by a private citizen. The link you shared about credit card debt, well that actually says that average credit card debt reduced by 14% from 2019 to 2020, while the avg fico across all generations increased. Seems like another trend that you wanted people to do. Surprisingly it also says that while avg credit card debt reduced from 2019 to 2020, student loan debt increased the highest of any debt category, by 9%. Should I be concluding that people have been cutting the cord and saving money on cable tv, reducing credit card debt and investing in education? Or are we just cherry picking statistics to support a belief without really looking at the data.

nickthemagicman 5y ago

"Us1035.iheart.com" I have a strange feeling that your sources are as poor as your ideas.

caseysoftware 5y ago
Feelings and myths over data. Cool story bro.