Let's invent a unit called the mitt, after Mitt Romney, which measures a candidate's scandalousness. Romney himself=1 mitt (pretty low). 2/
Here's a math-y way to think about the problem critics have with media coverage of Clinton and Trump. Maybe it will provide some clarity. 1/
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Obama is/was also about 1 mitt. There are a few issues around the margin—e.g. Rezko. But overall, a pretty clean bill of health. 3/
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On this scale, Hillary Clinton measures 5 mitts. Some stories are exaggerated. But there's a lot there! Much more than Romney or Obama. 4/
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Clinton is in fact treated by media as a 5-mitt candidate. Sometimes the balance is off. But overall she deserves—and gets—much scrutiny. 5/
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But Trump is a 50-mitt candidate! There's everything: corruption, racism, lying, fitness for office. Like nothing we've ever seen before. 6/
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Trump gets harsh coverage. But it can't, or doesn't, fully scale up to his candidacy. He's treated as a 7 mitt when he's really a 50... 7/
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The compromise winds up being that media covers Trump broadly, but thinly. Many vectors of reporting but not much sustained focus. 8/
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Arguably the reverse would be better. Focus on fewer stories but in more depth. Some examples of this, e.g.
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@NateSilver538 your analysis commits common fallacy of treating "the media" as singular entity, capable of coordinating industry standards. - その他の返信を表示
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@martinkaste@NateSilver538 they are, all the network heads are buddies and coordinate, lead by jeff zucker -
@Pringles519@NateSilver538 I KNEW they were coordinating behind my back! I feel so left out. -
@martinkaste@NateSilver538 I don't think you understand how conspiracies work. Not everyone participating needs to be involved, ok? -
@Pringles519@NateSilver538 it's a pretty weak conspiracy when I and my colleagues are free to go off in any direction we find a good story.
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@menaquinone4 ya know we did the augury shit for real right -
@SeverEnergia@menaquinone4 augury is one of my many sources of wisdom, however it is not without it's price. -
@Neurotrap@SeverEnergia@menaquinone4 seriously though who the fuck needs lesswrong and ribbonfarm longueurs when i have the I Ching
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@NateSilver538 you do realize using a number doesn't make what you're doing math, right? - その他の返信を表示
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@CharismaLope@NateSilver538 He said "math-y". It's a way to illustrate his idea, using numbers. -
@BioTurboNick@NateSilver538 well I have a science-y way you can go jump off a roof and fly away! - その他の返信を表示
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@CharismaLope@NateSilver538 Already done. See Douglas Adams.
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