The science of opinion ...


Some may find this interesting (it is).

Some may find this threatening (it isn't, it is science).

Some may read it and use it to help them understand the dynamics of internet forums.

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0078433
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Whenever I hear " double blind testing" I know to get the nose bleed seats ...   😎
 "Opinion is the lowest form of human knowledge. It requires no accountability, no understanding."
Has "The Amazing Randy" resurfaced? I get so excited when someone says: "Trust me", it's so presidential, it must be true.
OP- " Instead of reflecting on how many posts I have made in 9 days, perhaps reflect on who comes to this particular thread (and my 5 stages one). While some came in, made a comment and left, the usual suspects, the real prolific posters with many many thousands of posts, who pshaw the very notion of these two threads, are the ones repeatedly posting in them. Why are a few paragraphs of text so threatening?"

- Way too many words, in such a short time, that mean less to the masses than to the author. Nobody has left, just watching the train wreck, can't look away ...
The OP has been here for 9 days now with an average of 23.5 posts per day. With all that typing, one would think you are making friends and influencing people. I think that might not be the case ...