Re:Some users say they're getting rid of Fitbit because they...
by rubicon33 on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @01:24PM
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A disturbing trend of the internet age.
Humans are terrible at quantifying these 'movements'. Even 50 people complaining about something can SEEM like a lot.
Our brains just aren't wired to do proper statistics first analysis on incoming data. Everyone is susceptible to this default mode of thinking, including journalists. I believe it's the cause of some of the crazy, anti-science movements that we're seeing in the last 10 years.
Humans are terrible at quantifying these 'movements'. Even 50 people complaining about something can SEEM like a lot.
Our brains just aren't wired to do proper statistics first analysis on incoming data. Everyone is susceptible to this default mode of thinking, including journalists. I believe it's the cause of some of the crazy, anti-science movements that we're seeing in the last 10 years.