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Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics

“There are three kinds of lies – lies, damned lies and statistics.” – Mark Twain “Statistics show that of those who contract the habit of eating, very few survive.” – George Bernard Shaw “In ancient times they had no statistics so they had to fall back on lies.” – Stephen Leacock “Statistics are like bikinis. …

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A Sea of Lies

David Foster Wallace’s commencement speech, This is Water, begins: “There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says “Morning, boys. How’s the water?” And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of …

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The Big Lie

“We’re all in this together.” Are we now? Old people are dying of neglect and loneliness, millions are out of work, small businesses are closing while billionaires are making fortunes on top of the fortunes they already had. It doesn’t sound to me like we are all in this together. “Flatten the curve.” The number …

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