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What is correlation not, again?

• noduerme 3y ago
  Stop. Turn right. Take your shoes off. Accept this tube into your sphincter. Don't gag. Look into this camera. In speaking about having no control, I was actually just referring to the loss of bodily autonomy at TSA security checkpoints, not the danger of a plane crash. Also, to your specific question, while correlation between [1. sitting at a bar, smoking a cigarette, 2. imminent death] is low, and correlation between [1. hospital where you can't drink or smoke, 2. dying] is quite high, that was actually the humorous part of my critique. There just happens to be a weak correlation between people who are fervent readers of HN and those likely to get my sense of humor.
  • paulryanrogers 3y ago
    Humor often gets in the way of interesting discussion because of the ambiguity it introduces. Perhaps you can find another outlet for it, then bring your more serious thoughts here?
    • intelthrow6 3y ago
      Whippersnapper, at one point HN was full of jolly, good fun, and filled with cracks and quips. I quite like noduerme‘s writings, because it’s novel, raw, and most of all original. Pedantism for its own sake is not discussion — but noise. And most of all… he’s been here longer than you and still retains the original ethos of this platform (punk, create, disrupt — not curmudgeon, consume, and conform).
      • paulryanrogers 3y ago
        Name-calling, appeal to seniority, and nostalgic callbacks aren't deepening the conversation much; or likely to win anyone over. FWIW I do appreciate hearing from another perspective. And didn't think this was a forum encouraging punk, cracks, quips, and raw thoughts. Perhaps the commenting guidelines have become to 'square' as the kids say.
• zem 3y ago
  ham sandwiches