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by burgers 4299 days ago
So while its fun to play around with data, these are not real insights. The very idea that they can think some metric you've gathered via an online app can determine whether someone finds someone else attractive is goofy. But then publicly publishing that narrative, which is straight up pseudo science, is dangerous as people in the general public will use this kind of thing to say stuff like, "I read online that they did this study about Latino men and it said that they all think black women are ugly".

Grow up and take some responsibility for the world around you.
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beachstartup 4299 days ago
> "I read online that they did this study about Latino men and it said that they all think black women are ugly"

what you're doing is called "projection" - you're taking your own thoughts, and assuming others have the same ones.

ironically, i bet you're a white guy - because all of the black, latino, asian guys i know talk about this stuff openly. in general, my white friends find this kind of talk extremely unsettling and uncomfortable.

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burgers 4299 days ago
> people in the general public will use this kind of thing to say stuff like, "I read online that they did this study about Latino men and it said that they all think black women are ugly".

Maybe you should go back and read what I wrote one more time. I said that "people in the general public", not "I think that".

1. I know this is pseudo science so I don't read anything into it. 2. Plenty of people have no experience with data science and do not know the difference between causation and correlation.

Can you do me a favor, and stop projecting your issues with political correctness onto me? I'm sorry you've had your difficulties with it in the past, but my comments have nothing at all to do with the topics making me uncomfortable. It's because as a society as a whole, there are many people that will use this type of information to spread hate. If okCupid or anyone else is going to do it, they need to release all of their data publicly at the same time so that there can be a complete and two sided discussion with all the data available.

Lastly...

> because all of the black, latino, asian guys i know talk about this stuff openly. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=I%20Have%20Bl...

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beachstartup 4299 days ago
so in other words... i'm right, you're a white guy.
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burgers 4299 days ago
No, I was just trying to point out how racist you sound. Saying things like "my white friends"? Seriously? I now just realized that you are a very stereotyping person and exactly the kind of person that makes these okCupid releases dangerous. Yikes.
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scrollaway 4299 days ago
Ooh. The guy has "white friends". He must be such a bad person.

/sigh

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hueving 4299 days ago
Your last link is irrelevant. Did you read the part where he said he was Asian?
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burgers 4299 days ago
I'm not sure what part of my link talked about being white.
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