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> I'm noticing rampant selection bias on hn. It's important to remember that most of the people on this planet are nothing like us. And there's the crux. There
by maratd 14y ago
> I'm noticing rampant selection bias on hn. It's important to remember that most of the people on this planet are nothing like us.
And there's the crux. There is a forum just like this one somewhere on the Internet that is entirely devoted to Justin Bieber. It probably has more users than HN.
To you and Mr. Tyson, they're ignorant twits because ...
> They don't care about politics, about science, about reason or about anything outside of their day to day lives and relationships.
To me? It's just a conflict of interest. They're different. Apples and oranges.
Are apples better than oranges? In some cases, but not in all. Anyway, I don't want to live in a world filled with only apples. Variety is the spice of life. Go spend some time with an orange.
- pyre 14y ago1. To be fair, (I assume) most of the posts on Justin Bieber forums are from people that are not of voting age. 2. People think of them as 'ignorant twits' because they don't realize that by ignoring such things decisions that affect them are being made for them. It's too easy to find yourself in a situation you don't like because you were too busy ignoring what was going on to realize what was happening. E.g.: “There’s no point in acting all surprised about it. All the planning charts and demolition orders have been on display in your local planning department on Alpha Centauri for fifty of your Earth years, so you’ve had plenty of time to lodge any formal complaint and it’s far too late to start making a fuss about it now.”