Statistics

"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."
Mark Twain

“Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.”
Aaron Levenstein

"We'll call you when you're six years old
And drag you to the factory
To train your brain for eighteen years
With promise of security
But then you're free

You're free to speak your mind my friend
As long as you agree with me
Don't criticize the father land
Or those who shape your destiny
'Cause if you do
You'll lose your job your mind and all the friends you knew
We'll send out all our boys in blue
They'll find a way to silence you

But there's nothing you and I can do
You and I are only two
What's right and wrong is hard to say
Forget about it for today
We'll stick our heads into the sand
Just pretend that all is grand
Then hope that everything turns out ok."

- THE OSTRICH From the 1968 release "Steppenwolf"

ps: Some of the things we heard in introduction class in the course "Media & Society: The Economics, Politics, Ethics and Technologies of Mass Communications"
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