You know how news stories often lay out the experiences of a single individual, family, or small company in an attempt to put a human face on larger events? Yeah, well, I hate that. It's dull, and adds no useful information. In fact it does the opposite by ignoring meaningful statistics in favor of anecdotal evidence. Oh, and did I mention it's dull? So dull. To paraphrase Stalin, a single hardship is anecdotal, a million hardships is a statistic. Sorry, couldn't resist.
Showing posts with label waste. Show all posts
Showing posts with label waste. Show all posts
Monday, June 15, 2009
Anecdotal News Stories Are a Waste of Time
You know how news stories often lay out the experiences of a single individual, family, or small company in an attempt to put a human face on larger events? Yeah, well, I hate that. It's dull, and adds no useful information. In fact it does the opposite by ignoring meaningful statistics in favor of anecdotal evidence. Oh, and did I mention it's dull? So dull. To paraphrase Stalin, a single hardship is anecdotal, a million hardships is a statistic. Sorry, couldn't resist.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
