@sapinker "Is numeracy really what American public discourse most urgently lacks?" Actually, yes.
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@sapinker That said, formal statistics is not the only path to knowledge. Old fashioned reasoning without explicit stats is valuable too. - 3 more replies
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@sapinker "I wish to pontificate on a myriad of staggeringly complex disciplines and issues without any qualifications or accountability."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Exactly. I'm sure buggy makers said much same about new-dangled "auto-mobiles."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker LW has been defending bs for his entire careerThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker@pmarca You have to give credit to Silver for one thing — knowing the optimal monetization point.#pointcastThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker@NYDNHammond I couldn't get past the first paragraph here. Does it get better?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker the part about pushing ideas that can’t be validated by numbers is true, though.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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He criticized Silver as if he had proposed to abolish opinion writing
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@sapinker: "I wish to say a word in defense of 'bullshit.'" Indeed.A skillset being rendered obsolete by new ideashttp://goo.gl/y5KSKHThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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