Comments on: Who are “They?” Questioning Authority http://www.whatsgottago.com/2007/02/16/who-are-they-questioning-authority/ Sweat the Small Stuff: Ranting about the little peeves in life Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:32:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Brenda http://www.whatsgottago.com/2007/02/16/who-are-they-questioning-authority/#comment-525 Brenda Fri, 23 Feb 2007 23:08:37 +0000 http://www.whatsgottago.com/2007/02/16/who-are-they-questioning-authority/#comment-525 YES, Lezhai! I agree, "the news isn't news anymore, it is biases, opinionated, subjective observations"! YES, Lezhai! I agree, “the news isn’t news anymore, it is biases, opinionated, subjective observations”!

]]> By: Lezhai http://www.whatsgottago.com/2007/02/16/who-are-they-questioning-authority/#comment-520 Lezhai Thu, 22 Feb 2007 21:26:55 +0000 http://www.whatsgottago.com/2007/02/16/who-are-they-questioning-authority/#comment-520 Jeremy you stole my rant...hehe! Yep, I have been mulling over this very subject. It also included how you can't trust "They" who ever "They" are. News isn't news anymore, it is biased, opinionate, subjective observations. Jeremy you stole my rant…hehe! Yep, I have been mulling over this very subject. It also included how you can’t trust “They” who ever “They” are. News isn’t news anymore, it is biased, opinionate, subjective observations.

]]> By: Vikingsson http://www.whatsgottago.com/2007/02/16/who-are-they-questioning-authority/#comment-517 Vikingsson Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:03:18 +0000 http://www.whatsgottago.com/2007/02/16/who-are-they-questioning-authority/#comment-517 I did the same rant today on my blog. Seriously, who are "they"? Who pays them and why? I challenge you to listen to/read any newscast or talk show topic and find a single time when stats or a report or study isn't used as the basis of discussion or point of view or as actual fact. Useful data is seriously diluted by all the other numbers and graphs. But then I guess I'm in the 1% that doesn't fit the 99%. And that can be a good thing. +-3.4% ......... I did the same rant today on my blog. Seriously, who are “they”? Who pays them and why? I challenge you to listen to/read any newscast or talk show topic and find a single time when stats or a report or study isn’t used as the basis of discussion or point of view or as actual fact.

Useful data is seriously diluted by all the other numbers and graphs.

But then I guess I’m in the 1% that doesn’t fit the 99%. And that can be a good thing. +-3.4% ………

]]> By: Wolfcat http://www.whatsgottago.com/2007/02/16/who-are-they-questioning-authority/#comment-503 Wolfcat Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:06:22 +0000 http://www.whatsgottago.com/2007/02/16/who-are-they-questioning-authority/#comment-503 A better quote, for whom I cannot recall the credit: "There are lies, da*n lies, and statistics." A better quote, for whom I cannot recall the credit:

“There are lies, da*n lies, and statistics.”

]]> By: Ali http://www.whatsgottago.com/2007/02/16/who-are-they-questioning-authority/#comment-494 Ali Sun, 18 Feb 2007 16:19:49 +0000 http://www.whatsgottago.com/2007/02/16/who-are-they-questioning-authority/#comment-494 Good one Jeremy! :) I've always liked this quote: Statistics can be made to prove anything - even the truth. ~Author Unknown Good one Jeremy! :)

I’ve always liked this quote:

Statistics can be made to prove anything - even the truth. ~Author Unknown

]]> By: Brenda http://www.whatsgottago.com/2007/02/16/who-are-they-questioning-authority/#comment-492 Brenda Sat, 17 Feb 2007 14:54:43 +0000 http://www.whatsgottago.com/2007/02/16/who-are-they-questioning-authority/#comment-492 You put into words something I have been "ranting" about for sooo long. Stats are not the "end-all". I love what you said about there being so many variables. If you take 10 high school seniors and 9 of them say they say they have tried illegal drugs, then "the statistics say" that 90% of high school seniors have tried illegal drugs??? How about those crazy poles they do on the entertainment shows? The statistics only show a percentage of people who watch that show, and have actually called in...not a percentage of all people who have a TV!! OK...I'm done ranting for the day...( I think! ;), You put into words something I have been “ranting” about for sooo long. Stats are not the “end-all”.
I love what you said about there being so many variables.
If you take 10 high school seniors and 9 of them say they say they have tried illegal drugs, then “the statistics say” that 90% of high school seniors have tried illegal drugs???
How about those crazy poles they do on the entertainment shows? The statistics only show a percentage of people who watch that show, and have actually called in…not a percentage of all people who have a TV!!
OK…I’m done ranting for the day…( I think! ;),

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