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I'm really enjoying this series of posts. Did anyone else think this one had a little more interpretative language, though? "sweethearts" "nails in coffins" or

I'm really enjoying this series of posts. Did anyone else think this one had a little more interpretative language, though? "sweethearts" "nails in coffins" or "schizophrenia of people’s racial attitudes" all seem to distract from letting the figures speak for themselves, and given the explosive potential in the figures I guess the less editorial comment the better. Edit - I'd also like to see a brief post that just looks at the zodiac chart. Would be the best place to send every zodiac-preacher I know to 'disprove' so much of what they argue (excepting the Capricorns, because they don't listen to evidence anyway).

rsheridan6 17y ago
>Did anyone else think this one had a little more interpretative language, though? "sweethearts" "nails in coffins" or "schizophrenia of people’s racial attitudes" all seem to distract from letting the figures speak for themselves, and given the explosive potential in the figures I guess the less editorial comment the better. Agreed. I have alternative interpretations. "sweetheart" -> "desperate," "shitty" (used to describe white guys who don't answer) -> "in a position to be choosy." Naturally, the more replies you get, the more picky you'll be.
- shiranaihito 17y ago
  Right. Black women were the "sweethearts", and consistently found to be unfortunate in all of the categories. It also happens that black women are the only group I don't find attractive. Does that make me a racist? Especially when black males' answer to "would you strongly prefer to date someone of your own skin color" was a resounding "Hell no".. By the way, I've got one friend who doesn't like Asian women, and another who only likes Asian women. Go figure. ( I'm a white guy )
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aston 17y ago
The previous post and this one both show the same Zodiac chart, which demonstrates basically zero correlation between sign and match score: http://cdn.okcimg.com/blog/races_and_religions/Match-By-Zodiac-Title.png http://cdn.okcimg.com/blog/races_and_religions/Match-By-Zodi... Hard to write a full on article about no correlation.
- JacobAldridge 17y ago
  Hence "brief post". I think no correlation deserves slightly more than to only be rolled into the more meaty articles as a control group.
kelnos 17y ago
Frankly I kinda like the informal interpretative language. It's more entertaining and less clinical. I don't think these guys see themselves as there to just regurgitate statistics; they're writers, too.
roundsquare 17y ago
Would be the best place to send every zodiac-preacher I know to 'disprove' so much of what they argue If only. Go back and read some the comments on the last post (on okcupid, not HN). Someone there argues that just using the zodiac chart as shown (which is the sun or moon sign, I forget which) is insufficient. Apparently we need to use more advanced Zodiac sign knowledge to determine compatibility. In any event, no amount of statistical data will dissuade strong believers.

rsheridan6 17y ago

>Did anyone else think this one had a little more interpretative language, though? "sweethearts" "nails in coffins" or "schizophrenia of people’s racial attitudes" all seem to distract from letting the figures speak for themselves, and given the explosive potential in the figures I guess the less editorial comment the better. Agreed. I have alternative interpretations. "sweetheart" -> "desperate," "shitty" (used to describe white guys who don't answer) -> "in a position to be choosy." Naturally, the more replies you get, the more picky you'll be.

shiranaihito 17y ago
Right. Black women were the "sweethearts", and consistently found to be unfortunate in all of the categories. It also happens that black women are the only group I don't find attractive. Does that make me a racist? Especially when black males' answer to "would you strongly prefer to date someone of your own skin color" was a resounding "Hell no".. By the way, I've got one friend who doesn't like Asian women, and another who only likes Asian women. Go figure. ( I'm a white guy )

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aston 17y ago

The previous post and this one both show the same Zodiac chart, which demonstrates basically zero correlation between sign and match score: http://cdn.okcimg.com/blog/races_and_religions/Match-By-Zodiac-Title.png http://cdn.okcimg.com/blog/races_and_religions/Match-By-Zodi... Hard to write a full on article about no correlation.

JacobAldridge 17y ago
Hence "brief post". I think no correlation deserves slightly more than to only be rolled into the more meaty articles as a control group.

kelnos 17y ago

Frankly I kinda like the informal interpretative language. It's more entertaining and less clinical. I don't think these guys see themselves as there to just regurgitate statistics; they're writers, too.

roundsquare 17y ago

Would be the best place to send every zodiac-preacher I know to 'disprove' so much of what they argue If only. Go back and read some the comments on the last post (on okcupid, not HN). Someone there argues that just using the zodiac chart as shown (which is the sun or moon sign, I forget which) is insufficient. Apparently we need to use more advanced Zodiac sign knowledge to determine compatibility. In any event, no amount of statistical data will dissuade strong believers.