Are You Smarter Than A Magazine That's Smarter Than the Wall Street Occupiers?
Claire Berlinski, Ed. ·
Nov 4, 2011 at 6:34am
Finding out that the Wall Street Occupiers are, in fact, this stupid wouldn't really surprise me, but neither would it surprise me if no one at New York magazine has a solid grasp on the potential for sampling and non-sampling errors in polling. So treat this as "for amusement value and confirmation of your prejudices" only.
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May '10
Re: Are You Smarter Than A Magazine That's Smarter Than the Wall Street Occupiers?
There's a difference between stupid and ill-informed.
The question that especially interested me was on comparative expenditures for military and pension/healthcare. That's not just ill-formed, that's seriously misinformed.
Jan '11
Re: Are You Smarter Than A Magazine That's Smarter Than the Wall Street Occupiers?
If you are stupid, thank a teacher.
Apr '11
Re: Are You Smarter Than A Magazine That's Smarter Than the Wall Street Occupiers?
They're not clever enough to come in out of the rain (and snow) so what should we expect. I'm more surprised that they haven't found anything better to do with their time after this long. That fact makes me angry with those who support these folks with donations of time and cash. I'm pretty sure that, left to their own devices, the OWS'ers would have long ago left Zucotti park and started to look for work.
May '11
Re: Are You Smarter Than A Magazine That's Smarter Than the Wall Street Occupiers?
I think it is pretty funny that apparently about 10% of the occupiers thought Elizabeth Warren was Warren Buffet's wife.
Oct '10
Re: Are You Smarter Than A Magazine That's Smarter Than the Wall Street Occupiers?
OWS ? Critical thinkers, not....
Jun '10
Re: Are You Smarter Than A Magazine That's Smarter Than the Wall Street Occupiers?
I'm certain the average Ricocheteer would score much higher than the average Occupier (I missed one), but I think the difference between us and them is not so much differences in knowledge so much as a difference in attitude: we don't jump back in horror at the concept of "self-reliance." Occupiers want to be net takers--they not only want a safety net, they want to use it--TODAY and FOREVER.
katievs: There's a difference between stupid and ill-informed.
The question that especially interested me was on comparative expenditures for military and pension/healthcare. That's not just ill-formed, that's seriously misinformed. · Nov 4 at 7:49am
Totally agree. I think a good synonym for "seriously misinformed" would be "perversely impervious to facts."
Edited on Nov 4, 2011 at 10:29amMay '10
Re: Are You Smarter Than A Magazine That's Smarter Than the Wall Street Occupiers?
tabula rasa: I think a good synonym for "seriously misinformed" would be "perversely impervious to facts." · Nov 4 at 10:28am
Edited on Nov 04 at 10:29 am
Maybe. Probably. But I also think there's a huge propagandistic element here. I mean, these people are being lied to and manipulated.
It's the Alinsky way.