How Cincinnati Salvaged the Nation’s Most Dangerous Neighborhood

Re:How Cincinnati Salvaged the Nation’s Most Dangerous Neigh... by ececconi on Wednesday June 22, 2016 @08:25AM (#11953302)

You can say the same thing about almost any other kind of comparison that's not strictly numeric. Fact of the matter is, people make comparisons and they're valid for many reasons.

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Re:How Cincinnati Salvaged the Nation’s Most Dangerous Neigh... by dionidium on Wednesday June 22, 2016 @12:55PM (#11955330)

You can say the same thing about almost any other kind of comparison that's not strictly numeric.

That's an argument against making similar comparisons in other domains, too; you're supporting my claim, not contradicting it. People absolutely do make these comparisons, but I wouldn't point to what people happen to do as evidence that any random one of those things makes any sense.

I get it; we like these comparisons. They're fun. They're also -- at best -- misleading.

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