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A survey of online posts is usually not representative of a population at large, either within the online community or the society as a whole. There are so many

A survey of online posts is usually not representative of a population at large, either within the online community or the society as a whole. There are so many biasing and selection effects at work, even before talking about anything deliberate which is probably also going on.

breppp 9mo ago
Usually over-representative of the unemployed, angry, lonely and obsessed
- arethuza 9mo ago
  I'd go for "retired, angry, lonely and obsessed" Edit: I'm 60 in case anyone thinks I'm being ageist
  - HPsquared 9mo ago
    That spells out "ORAL" which is very fitting for a vocal minority.