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You’re missing the point. Axiomatic systems aim to be internally consistent. The question is whether they are good model of a real life situation. Your technical knowledge is distracting you from the more fundamental questions.

There is no sense in which Harris had a 50% chance and had an unlucky day. The only “chance” going on is how likely the poll sample represents the population. The math behind that assumes you have a genuine sample and ignores realities like preference falsification.

Please think and read charitably before making personal attacks. I generally take that as a sign you are acting in bad faith and I do not want to interact with you. Goodbye.




I want to apologize for my impatience; you don't deserve to be personally attacked, even though what you're saying doesn't make sense.


Thanks. I don’t think I’m ready to break this down Socraticly to find our shared understanding.


It's a difficult day for me; maybe for you too.




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