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by cryptnoob 5904 days ago 

     all we have is conjecture based on personal experience
I like it! Can I use it? I can refute anything with that. What a tremendously useful sentence.

"No baby, you can't know that this will hurt. All you have is conjecture based on personal experience. Now come over here."
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r0s 5904 days ago
Well we are talking about a pretty complex situation in another part of the world with different culture, government and social values. My point is equating it with the labor in the US(or other first world countries) isn't justified without proof, is that really too much to ask for?
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dgabriel 5904 days ago
Your analogy is incorrect. For every point of view there is a personal anecdote, and while personal anecdotes can be revealing, they hardly count as a substitute for rigorous data.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_by_example

A better analogy might be, "Baby, I know X told you this would hurt, but that's based on his subjective experience. Now come over here."

Personally, I think this sweatshop sounds pretty tame in comparison to others.

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