| ▲ | rvnx 5 hours ago | |||||||
An example of (either fabricated, or just very convenient) facts: [1] https://patriotpolling.com/our-polls/f/greenland-supports-jo...
[2] https://www.politico.eu/article/greenland-poll-mute-egede-do...
What is the actual truth ? Who knows. | ||||||||
| ▲ | dc396 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||
You're confusing data with facts. A "fabricated fact" (or "alternative fact" if you prefer) is an oxymoron. Actual truth, as opposed to a vibe or what people are basing their decisions on these days, is orthogonal to "the amount of energy, power and money that the person has." Deriving or identifying actual facts and truth is hard (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method) and always subject to change based on new data, so lots of people don't do it -- it's much easier to just make shit up and confirms biases. | ||||||||
| ▲ | whynotmaybe 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||
You know that both can be true right ? If I ask 10 people what they think of something and 60% says "no" and if I ask another 10 people and 90% says "yes" there's no relation between the 60% and the 90%, like at all. Or as Homer said it "Anybody can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. 40% of people know that." | ||||||||
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