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2025-11-26(Wed)10:30:05
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<section>I figured I want to share the Tumblr post - well, a few posts within the same reblog-chain - that had a hand in inspiring me to create this place.
https://archive.is/nHROK
https://archive.is/Q0SUW
Also sharing this "Wisdom and/or Madness of Crowds" interactive web-app, which was linked in the above Tumblr post chain, as a way to look at the concepts discussed.
https://ncase.me/crowds/</section>
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2026-04-07(Tue)16:22:54
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<section>A few additional ones that inspired the forum site.
In the sense of... I think this graph layout for threads can be effective in this "aim" of creating "holistic" pictures of topics via pulling information from various sources, of a reasonable enough repute.
<span class="post-underline-text"><strong>https://capitalism-and-analytics.tumblr.com/post/657353629402054656</strong></span>
As for the “bias v. unbias” point, there is no such thing as true unbiased, except through appearance. This is one of the many poor principles taught to students in K-12, to avoid “bias” sources, but once you get into professional and academic research your learn that sources being bias isn’t an issue and that your actual goal is to use a wide variety of reputable sources and allowing the facts/evidence discovered to guide your conclusion. Usually the people with the greatest expertise on a subject are those with some of the largest bias within that subject.
Anytime someone says they’re “unbiased”, they’re lying. At a minimum, they’re bias towards their own experiences and information received. This is why it’s so critical for people to maintain a wide range of sources of information.
<span class="post-underline-text"><strong>https://www.tumblr.com/capitalism-and-analytics/167293391272</strong></span>
Most subjects and individuals are biased by nature in their curriculum and backgrounds. So no it’s not simple as that.
The biggest red flag is when a teacher/professor tells me they’re unbiased and neutral regarding a political situation. It is almost always complete BS. Then they begin to teach regarding that situation in a “neutral or unbiased” manner that obviously favors a certain agenda to those familiar with the situation, but to those who are unfamiliar with the situation will naturally favor the bias of the teacher/professor.
Better off, teachers should just flat out acknowledge their bias’, admit them, and tell students to do their own research. Too much damage can be done under the thin shroud of neutrality over the face of an allegiance.
<span class="post-underline-text"><strong>https://www.tumblr.com/capitalism-and-analytics/701832653850247168</strong></span>
I would caution you from being so adverse to bias or to those most critical of an idea; quite often, the best experts of the problems of an idea are those that oppose it the most. The key is to just make sure you're aware of that bias when reading.
This is a common mistake that I think a lot of people make by equating bias to invalidity or inaccuracy; when in fact I would argue that entities that put significant effort into concealing their bias are more likely to mislead their audience than those that are transparent with their bias.
TL;DR -> A neutral author does not necessarily mean a better author.</section>