Opinions without data
A friend linked me to this: Does Content Length Predict Traffic Generated? The article is smart and probably correct and includes this provocative statement: “Opinions without data are irrelevant, so let’s look at the data to make this decision.” (source: https://www.christopherspenn.com/2021/03/does-content-length-predict-traffic-generated/) Opinions without data have: Gotten presidents elected Led to hugely significant decisions, both in our own lives and in the world Gotten people killed Saved lives Opinions without data are not, in fact, irrelevant. However, the article’s author is right within the context of their work. What’s interesting here is how he’s sending a signal about where he stands in his point of view. …