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Re:In our cashless society, we need to take digital jail ser... by josephg on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @08:34PM (#30436443)
Eh. With 7.8 billion people on this planet, there is so much going on that you can find examples to support any narrative.

Want examples to show governments tend toward corruption? Easy. Want examples showing governments working well? Sure! Examples showing citizens exercising power? Yep. Examples showing citizens being crushed under the heel of their government? We have that too! Black people being killed by police? Sure! White people being killed by police? That happens too! How about police getting attacked by civilians? Google has you covered.

> How many more examples do we need

If you go looking for examples to support your narrative, you'll always find them. We need data and analysis. And no, the plural of anecdote isn't data.

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Re:In our cashless society, we need to take digital jail ser... by bryanrasmussen on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @03:26AM (#30438942)
Don't forget: The plural of anecdote is data http://blog.danwin.com/don-t-forget-the-plural-of-anecdote-i...
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