Re:America has a drinking problem
by 1123581321 on Wednesday June 02, 2021 @12:44PM
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I don’t suppose there is any scenario in which you would give human observation credit. Regarding sufficient sample size, a person in that scenario would achieve it in weeks, or perhaps a year, assuming variance in types of visitors over the seasons.
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There are tons of scenarios in which I think human observations are all that matters.
I think trying to generalize about populations on this scale from personal interactions is worse than pointless.
I have plenty of value for a reduced statement, one that acknowledges explicitly that the speaker can only legitimately talk about his experiences, not the US or Japanese populations as a whole.