interesting. i’d say their numbers are too frugal for my usage, but the point...
View original threadinteresting. i’d say their numbers are too frugal for my usage, but the point still stands — when you run the numbers, it’s not that much
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bullshit data, yet again
how do we inoculate the masses against math manipulation?
it’s not even about AI. how do you teach people to sniff out bullshit?
how do we inoculate the masses against math manipulation?
it’s not even about AI. how do you teach people to sniff out bullshit?
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i remember some political activist a long time ago tried getting me to sign a petition using numbers, something like “$3 billion is being directed to…”
it’s easy to see that and think, “$3B is a lot!”
but without a sense of scale, you don’t know
(fwiw the activist didn’t know either)
it’s easy to see that and think, “$3B is a lot!”
but without a sense of scale, you don’t know
(fwiw the activist didn’t know either)
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i credit my dad — he taught me to always ask the dumb questions, someone else will appreciate it
it also untrains you from pretending you understand, and a lot of bullshit numbers depend on playing into your sense of self worth
it also untrains you from pretending you understand, and a lot of bullshit numbers depend on playing into your sense of self worth
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