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Book(s) Review: "Technopoly" and "You Are Not a Gadget"

posted by on Monday May 08 2017, @06:15AM   Printer-friendly
from the beep-beep-i-am-a-gadget dept.

pnkwarhall writes:

I read a couple of good books recently, and wanted to share them and do some writing to collect my thoughts on a subject that is currently of news-worthy relevance and of particular interest to "Soylentils". Enjoy, and I look forward to the discussion!

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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday May 09 2017, @02:07PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday May 09 2017, @02:07PM (#506909) Journal

    Stats do not have ideology

    Counterexample: finding the statistics that cast the issue in the best light for your ideology. For example, if you want to present the US's economy in a good light, speak of the US household average income of $52k per year. If you want to present it in a bad light, speak of the 38% of wealth owned by the 1%. Statistics even when valid is merely a viewpoint. And it is easy to choose advantageous viewpoints.