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Re:Hedonometer by taurath on Thursday August 15, 2019 @01:24PM (#20707394)
I think the bigger mistake is to think even if it was a good sample it could gauge people’s mood - incentives for posting to social media are either happy or outrage. You will never get a silent majority “just okay” or “neutral-low” by averaging between ecstatic and outraged.
Re:Hedonometer by blackflame7000 on Friday August 16, 2019 @06:00PM (#20720133)
"The squeaky wheel gets the grease"