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by daze42 2626 days ago
Anybody can choose to ignore anything. But, if the selection process is demonstrably random (no accidental biases) and we can assume that the SO people are trustworthy (no intentional biases), we can then start making generalizations about the entire population. Everything ultimately comes down to trust, unless you run your own study. But then, do you trust yourself to conduct it properly?