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by yummyfajitas 4759 days ago
Before Big Data disappears into the background as another fact of life, Ms. Crawford said, “We need to think about how we will navigate these systems. Not just individually, but as a society.

http://xkcd.com/1215/

1 comments

There should be an xkcd about reposting xkcd when you can't add something meaningful to the conversation yourself.
It's true it isn't high-effort. That said, referencing xkcd (if not done solely for the humor) can be a nice way of succinctly presenting an idea that you would have made a mess of explaining yourself.
I agree with you. It takes nearly no effort to digest, and xkcd has a strong selection of 'debate-memes' to choose from on making intelligent points.
I know and I sympathize. It's just that xkcd is so condescending sometimes and I wanted a good way to let that know.