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by ChrisMarshallNY
1637 days ago
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> Well that's interesting because I was also talking to an acquaintance that is a mortician, a few months ago, and he said that anecdotes like this contain absolutely no valuable data at all and only help to sow misinformation. That was why I framed it as a personal anecdote. It really happened (unlike yours). It is not supposed to be a valid data point. No double-blind scientific analysis. Just a short personal story. If I don't have anything other than anectdata, I am careful to frame it as personal experience and PoV. I thought we didn't do stuff like this (sarcastic personal attacks) on HN, but I am often wrong. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html > Be kind. Don't be snarky. Have curious conversation; don't cross-examine. Please don't fulminate. Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. ... > Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something. |
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