Jeff Bezos: "I have a saying, which is when the data and the anecdotes disagree, the anecdotes are usually right. And it doesn’t mean you just slavishly go foll

Jeff Bezos: "I have a saying, which is when the data and the anecdotes disagree, the anecdotes are usually right. And it doesn’t mean you just slavishly go follow the anecdotes then. It means you go examine the data because it’s usually not that the data is being miscollected, it’s usually that you’re not measuring the right thing." https://lexfridman.com/jeff-bezos-transcript https://lexfridman.com/jeff-bezos-transcript Most crime statistics aren't very reliable because so many crimes aren't officially reported. The only one I really trust is the murder rate since it's still hard to hide a body. That rate was flat or declining from 1999 - 2019, then spiked back up in 2020 when many police forces kind of gave up on actually enforcing law and order. https://www.consumershield.com/articles/murder-rate-by-year https://www.consumershield.com/articles/murder-rate-by-year