Re:Everyone gets numbers wrong, even the New York Times
by karaterobot on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @10:40AM
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> Language is an imperfect model for representing ideas.
That may be so. But, the New York Times can't use that as a excuse for making simple mistakes, nor do I think it wants to. Language is primarily what it relies on to represent ideas. Accurate description of the world through language is the core of its value proposition to subscribers.
That may be so. But, the New York Times can't use that as a excuse for making simple mistakes, nor do I think it wants to. Language is primarily what it relies on to represent ideas. Accurate description of the world through language is the core of its value proposition to subscribers.