mecfs@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 4 months agoAt the end of the day, they're a lot similar than they'd like to admitlemmy.worldimagemessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1344
arrow-up1344imageAt the end of the day, they're a lot similar than they'd like to admitlemmy.worldmecfs@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-squarevolodya_ilich@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoIsn’t it the opposite of a data point? Left and right are very broad categories, each of which includes a lot of data points
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoWell, it’s (theoretically) the average position of every position they hold, which is one point. The issue is that everyone values different things in different ways, so it’s not the most useful thing.
minus-squarevolodya_ilich@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoI don’t agree that it’s an average as much as it’s a set containing many data points, but sure, just semantics I guess
Isn’t it the opposite of a data point? Left and right are very broad categories, each of which includes a lot of data points
Well, it’s (theoretically) the average position of every position they hold, which is one point. The issue is that everyone values different things in different ways, so it’s not the most useful thing.
I don’t agree that it’s an average as much as it’s a set containing many data points, but sure, just semantics I guess