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by itsoktocry 883 days ago
But this is anecdata. Exactly the kind of thing that can steer you wrong.
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In my life experience, anecdotal data always signals trends weeks, months, years before the experts catch on.

I have never seen it otherwise. Whenever I talk to a range of people, they all tell me X is happening to them more often, the media take another 6+ months to report on it.