> On an individual level, there's always going to be people whose experiences don't match the average, but I really do believe most Internet conversation isn't particularly productive. I'm not saying I don't have productive Internet conversation, though.
Just wanted to say, as soon as I saw this I clapped my forehead - I'd provided an anecdote as data :(
Tangential, but any individual only knows their 'anecdotal experience'. It is one's golden source. No one knows 'the average'. One can read a science paper or watch a video that purports to present the average opinion, but even then all one knows it's what the paper or video states, as that is the limit of one's personal experience.
Just wanted to say, as soon as I saw this I clapped my forehead - I'd provided an anecdote as data :(