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▲ kubb 14 hours ago

The US is at war all the time and has high GDP per capita.

▲pembrook 14 hours ago | parent [-]

I also know a guy who drives drunk all the time and has never been in an accident.

Does that invalidate the fact that drunk driving leads to more road deaths?

▲kubb 14 hours ago | parent [-]

It just a counterexample that helps me point out that your simplistic and unsupported claim should not be taken at face value.

There is a lot to be said about the practice of overusing the GDP metric, but in this case reminding everyone that the burden of proof is on you should be enough.

I don’t appreciate your analogy, and it strikes me as false.

▲pembrook 12 hours ago | parent [-]

The point is outliers in a dataset do not negate a trend line. They are already included in the trend line.

▲kubb 12 hours ago | parent [-]

You haven’t established that the trend line exists or is applicable in this context. I don’t expect you to admit this.