Zone1 we used to value quality over quantity (we never learned age of protagonist in The Great Gatsby), now it's the opposite (covid deaths, NFL ratings)

[basquebromance]

Numbers may not lie, but individual perceptions of them differ

Numbers Don’t Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World, by Vaclac Smil

Reviewed by Annabel If you, or a potential recipient of this book for Christmas, are a fan of Tim Harford on BBC Radio 4’s More Or Less – a programme devoted to examining numbers and statistics to …

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[pknopp]

He's proud to never have owned a smart phone because they use electricity.

OK. The man is obviously a brilliant thinker.