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by malcolmmcc 4717 days ago
> "Dogs" occurs more times in titles in r/aww than "cats" or "kittens"

That can be a fact.

> Despite their internet popularity cats are not submitted nearly as many times on this cuddly SubReddit.

Or dogs are rare enough that they're worth naming, because cats are default. Seriously, run whatever calculations you want, but be careful about what conclusions you draw from the numbers.

2 comments

Yeah, there are probably more cat pictures just in the "If I fits, I sits" category, than dogs altogether
Good point. We like to stir the pot a bit though.
So you're knowingly misrepresenting the data?
Nobody skews cat data on the internet and gets away with it.
What do you mean by "stir the pot"? The purpose of this site seems to be data-driven analysis of reddit. If the conclusions being drawn aren't rooted in that data, I don't see the point.
By purposefully lying?