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Reminds me of a favorite aphorism. Data is not the plural of anecdote. In this case the anecdote of, me and my circle are getting rid of cable, everyone must

• notatoad 14y ago
  That's a nice saying, but it really doesn't have anything to do with anything. Yes, current data says that people still buy cable subscriptions, but that doesn't mean the trend will continue. Things change, and looking at data and expecting any patterns you see to exist perpetually is just as bad as citing anecdotes as though they were statistics.
• RyanIyengar 14y ago
  The comments are a perfect case study on this. Your data must be wrong, since me and one other guy BOTH don't match it! Hah!