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The order of magnitude of his mistake makes it damning. Especially considering he began his commentary by noting that "the data can be confusing"
by 27153 2y ago
The order of magnitude of his mistake makes it damning. Especially considering he began his commentary by noting that "the data can be confusing"
- nerdponx 2y ago"Data is hard, let me interpret it for you" is specifically crafted to get people to trust the speaker ("wow this guy understands data I better listen") and discourage independent corroboration ("I don't want to look at it myself if it's hard and I'm likely to misinterpret, best leave that to an expert").