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I love threads like this One person going "X doesn't happen in Y" is almost always followed by someone saying the exact opposite, solidifying the fact that we
by jaapz 2y ago
I love threads like this
One person going "X doesn't happen in Y" is almost always followed by someone saying the exact opposite, solidifying the fact that we all live in our own bubbles, often experiencing the same things in completely different ways
Kind of reminds me of when you buy a certain car, you are suddenly primed to see that same car model everywhere, while before you weren't aware of them at all.
- kaptainscarlet 2y agoThat is why they say an anecdote is not data
- ChrisGreenHeur 2y agoAn anecdote is exactly one data. You cannot extrapolate on one data point.
- isametry 2y ago> exactly one data Datum :)
- Der_Einzige 2y agoIpAdapter among many other ML projects proved that you can indeed extrapolate on one data point. Why say lies on the internet so confidently?
- watwut 2y agoFrankly a lot of people go by what they see in media rather then reality. People who belive a country X have only well behaved toddlers especially.