is the word 'diary' better than the word 'blog'? probably not.

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findings revisited!

Included among the many, many goodnesses that accrue from having dated a logician named Richard, is the following statement of the limits to the conclusions made by my last post on How Men Are Disappointing:

"A propos your latest diaryland post: Can I point out two relevant factors that might influence your inductive reasoning? a) Sample bias: if you predominantly have relationships with men, it's predominantly men that disappoint you. That doesn't invalidate the conclusion that most/all men disappoint but the conclusion isn't particularly surprising if it so happens that most/all people (women included) disappoint. b) Confirmation bias: notable things like being cheated on or lied to are more salient than others and hence are more readily taken to confirm a generalization than the opposite."

He continues:

"Of course you know this. And it's probably cold comfort. I'm just sayin'. Shit happens to everyone, not only women who date men. Doesn't make it less shitty, though."

Word.

And I sure am glad that Richard happened to me, way back when, and still now.

10:08 a.m. - July 10, 2010

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