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Re:Djokovic's positive PCR test was manipulated by gcanyon on Thursday January 13, 2022 @02:15PM (#29925303)
That’s anecdotes, not data.
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Re:Djokovic's positive PCR test was manipulated by yucky on Thursday January 13, 2022 @04:21PM (#29927043)
Those aren't anecdotes, there are hundreds of them all sourced.
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Re:Djokovic's positive PCR test was manipulated by gcanyon on Monday January 17, 2022 @03:28PM (#29971339)
I almost included the saying in my first comment, but it seemed snarky, so I didn't, and here we are.

The plural of "anecdote" is not "data".

Data is validated. Data is correlated.

That air table is like correlating the prevalence of pirates with global warming.

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