justmotteingaround
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justmotteingaround
11mo ago
Because it a SciFi concept come to life
justmotteingaround
11mo ago
No. If it helps clarify things, I'm under the impression that looking at race might be the most important factor, perhaps tied with zip code.
justmotteingaround
11mo ago
Its wild that an algorithm can predict crime before it happens.
justmotteingaround
11mo ago
Just posting "despite..." in the right context is a meme. Yglesias said "This precrime paper is kind of wild". Thinking this implies he had no idea about the demographics of crime is kind of wild. Google trends seems to indicate that since 2004 "black on black crime" is about a common a trend as the highly secret sport of "pingpong". Just searching "black crime", it's about a common as searching for "Ethiopian food". (Random aside: I like spicy indian food, and Ethiopian food is like a cousin, which I also like. They frequently offer a spiced raw beef dish (kitfo). Veggies are good, sometimes too oily. All dishes pair well with beer).
justmotteingaround
11mo ago
In spite of book like 'Weapons of Math Destruction', books like Criminal (In)Justice still get published. The former presents plausible arguments for algorithmic bias, the other presents data about who commits crime and where. Black crime has been a supposedly awkward talking point since the 1970's. Jesse Jackson's comments marked a turning point in political honesty, but Sowell was happily publishing Black Rednecks and White Liberals not long after (which I found quite convincing). All of this stuff can and has been said. It's not some secret knowledge.
justmotteingaround
11mo ago
Serena wasn't anywhere close to dominating her sport
You may want to look into this. She has numerous career and individual superlatives, and won nearly half of all grand slams for 10 years straight.
You might life Manguels Criminal Injustice which talks about, in part, the degree of discrimination we can achieve. One block in NYC might have a 10x difference in violent crime rate, stable for 50 years. The geography of crime is wild. I recall some reporting circa 9/11 about the violent death rate in Compton being higher than in Iraq or Baghdad during times of crisis (vague memories here) Even contemporary Chicago is a fairly safe city if you never go to the 10% of areas which accounts for 80% of the crime. It's good general knowledge to have.
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