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   - It takes real understanding of a subject to understand data correctly. Only if you have the full picture of a situation are you able to fit in any kind of data.
-In other terms, if someone, anyone posts statistics online or in print or wherever, do not assume that it proves a point or supports anything. Even if the data is used to support causes you are allied with or think are correct, probably none of us have the necessary expertise to actually meaningfully understand the data/statistic. In general with things like these, it is best to shut the fuck up.
+In other terms, if someone, anyone posts statistics online or in print or wherever, do not assume that it proves a point or supports anything. Even if the data is used to support causes you are allied with/think are correct, neither you nor I have the necessary expertise to actually meaningfully understand the data/statistic. In general with things like these, it is best to shut the fuck up.
-It is one of the many reasons for why I don't like the [[Kurzgesagt]] [[YouTube]] channel. It makes claims about things like climate change and the such and then backs them up with data, but data alone is useless. This inspires a false confidence in viewers who then go touting around their newfound statistics without actually having the knowledge to interpret those statistics correctly. This is made worse by the fact that Kurzgesagt is largely in line with scientific consensus on most things, so it is rather difficult to have a merit-based argument with their viewers. They are polluting the discourse around complex topics with under-complex interpretations of scientific concepts and no understanding of how to interpret the data... all while not even being totally wrong. As I said, the best thing to do is to shut the fuck up. And not just because of statistics[[Probably Wrong|..........]]
+It is one of the many reasons for why I don't like the [[Kurzgesagt]] [[YouTube]] channel. It makes claims about things like climate change and the such and then backs them up with data, but data alone is useless. This inspires a false confidence in viewers who then go touting around their newfound statistics without actually having the knowledge to interpret those statistics correctly. This is made worse by the fact that Kurzgesagt is largely in line with scientific consensus on most things, so it is rather difficult to have a merit-based argument with their viewers. They are polluting the discourse around complex topics with under-complex interpretations of scientific concepts and no understanding of how to interpret the data... all while not even being totally wrong. As I said, the best thing to do is to shut the fuck up. And [[Probably Wrong|not just because of statistics.....]]