← Back to context Comment by gadders 2 days ago >>last 80 yearsGood job in picking your sample size. 4 comments gadders Reply Epa095 2 days ago Noam Chomsky is 96 years old, so 80 years ago he was 16. I don't think choosing a time span which is his adult life is unreasonable. code_for_monkey 2 days ago yeah I purposely picked a sample size to include the modern order established after ww2 because its largely so different than what came before it and includes basically all of chomsky's lifespan. gadders 2 days ago I'm not sure you can put 9/11 in that category, even if you do choose that time period. contagiousflow 2 days ago Think about this for a second, when was Noam Chomsky born, and and what age can you start having substantiated opinions?
Epa095 2 days ago Noam Chomsky is 96 years old, so 80 years ago he was 16. I don't think choosing a time span which is his adult life is unreasonable.
code_for_monkey 2 days ago yeah I purposely picked a sample size to include the modern order established after ww2 because its largely so different than what came before it and includes basically all of chomsky's lifespan. gadders 2 days ago I'm not sure you can put 9/11 in that category, even if you do choose that time period.
gadders 2 days ago I'm not sure you can put 9/11 in that category, even if you do choose that time period.
contagiousflow 2 days ago Think about this for a second, when was Noam Chomsky born, and and what age can you start having substantiated opinions?
Noam Chomsky is 96 years old, so 80 years ago he was 16. I don't think choosing a time span which is his adult life is unreasonable.
yeah I purposely picked a sample size to include the modern order established after ww2 because its largely so different than what came before it and includes basically all of chomsky's lifespan.
I'm not sure you can put 9/11 in that category, even if you do choose that time period.
Think about this for a second, when was Noam Chomsky born, and and what age can you start having substantiated opinions?