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Re:Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predic... by saulpw on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @04:20PM (#37757026)
desperate: Having lost all hope; despairing.

It's just the wrong word, then, by a huge margin.

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Re:Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predic... by bumby on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @04:41PM (#37757250)
In such discussions, its usually better to strive to understand what the commenter actually meant rather than being pedantically correct. The OP clarified their point.
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Re:Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predic... by ziddoap on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @04:22PM (#37757054)
desperate: needing or wanting something very much (Cambridge Dictionary)

There's multiple definitions

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