Matt Shapiro's Marginally Compelling

Matt Shapiro's Marginally Compelling

The Data Narrative Game

The Biden administrations "you saved 16 cents" gif was a classic example of numeric condescension

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I was musing to myself this last week, trying to pin down exactly what it is that I dislike about certain people online. After some thought, I managed to figure out that what bothers me most of all is people who are disdainful of others for having “dumb” opinions. I really dislike people act as if they know everything when they really know very little a…

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