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Re:Zero arrests in 6 months of health care professionals rep... by afarrell on Friday February 05, 2021 @07:47AM (#26035715)
> objective data

A single anecdote is an existence proof.

(or a lie or misunderstanding)

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Re:Zero arrests in 6 months of health care professionals rep... by sokoloff on Friday February 05, 2021 @08:30AM (#26036076)
True. Further complicating matters, I believe there is a correlation between misunderstanding and willingness to share anecdotes (across the general population, not specific to this thread).
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Re:Zero arrests in 6 months of health care professionals rep... by docmars on Friday February 05, 2021 @09:00AM (#26036378)
Which may be indicative there is not enough data available to support a conclusion, so a person operates with the information most available to them, which may count as a contribution to that data ultimately.
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