>>11958753What if I made some sort of physical test that claimed to be able to predict whether you'll die of the wide ranging problem of heart disease. This test would predict the outcome correctly 95% of the time.
Do you know what else would predict that? 3 Observations. Is the person fat? Does the person smoke? Does the person have a family history of heart disease? Boom. Done.
It's a bad test because what it measures is useless and has attached the label "unhealthy" on this person. How likely is someone going to change if you label them a certain way? Not likely, and worthy of study.
>"This white, only child, privately educated person will most likely earn a college degree and succeed in life. This black, sibling of 10, living in poverty will probably not."Whoop dee doo! We already knew this, all you did was now slap a label on him that was unnecessary. That's why it's a bad way to measure someone.
>t. hasn't interacted with anyone irl in yearsCite it. Cite the people who claim that one has a higher death rate as a black person than something that I should be reasonable afraid of happening to me. Just so you know, nobody considers hashtags on twitter, science, so don't try it.
>>11958919Maybe you should read into my meaning instead of assuming ad hominem. Why would I listen to *anyone* who tells me how to improve my life who not only I disagree with, but who has either followed his own advice and came close to death for it, or he didn't follow his own advice in which case why would I care what he says?
