mecfs@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 2 years agoAt the end of the day, they're a lot similar than they'd like to admitlemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square77linkfedilinkarrow-up1364arrow-down160
arrow-up1304arrow-down1external-linkAt the end of the day, they're a lot similar than they'd like to admitlemmy.worldmecfs@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square77linkfedilink
minus-squarevolodya_ilich@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down5·2 years 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-up5·2 years 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-up3arrow-down4·2 years 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