• laughterlaughter@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    It’s not like I disagree with you, but we’re looking at the same thing with different lens. You’re saying things like “science is accurate” which I can agree with. But then you see headlines like “science says vaccines cause autism,” and that’s what I’m talking about.

    So, in your own words:

    The polls are actually pretty good.

    People are shit at statistics.

    And unfortunately, people like clean story-lines and news organizations are more than happy to supply them.

    We’re not disagreeing.

    If I see a report that says “polls show that Biden/Trump/Clinton is winning,” I’ll think “I’ll believe it on election day.”