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I think anecdotal experience at scale is outpacing “real data” in things like immigration.
Posted on 4/10/26 at 10:43 am
Posted on 4/10/26 at 10:43 am
Mods, I know my example is political in nature, but I’d like it to stay on the OT for other examples.
I don’t know if it’s purposeful cooking of the books, but I find my reality on the ground increasingly does not line up with whatever new “data” is released on particular subjects. Which of course, in the past has just been chalked up to my own “anecdotal experience”, whether it’s changes in my industry, whatever.
I’ll say, has anyone here consistently been to a truck stop in the past 3 years where white people weren't a distinct minority? Walmart? Many other places where this used to not be the case in their city? Think back even 10 years and then to now and how much has changed. I don’t believe the data that says white people are still the majority. Look at any rural town where now the only restaurants are like 3 Mexican places and a food truck.
This is just my example, does anyone have anything that they think is trending towards personal observation overtaking potentially BS data?
I don’t know if it’s purposeful cooking of the books, but I find my reality on the ground increasingly does not line up with whatever new “data” is released on particular subjects. Which of course, in the past has just been chalked up to my own “anecdotal experience”, whether it’s changes in my industry, whatever.
I’ll say, has anyone here consistently been to a truck stop in the past 3 years where white people weren't a distinct minority? Walmart? Many other places where this used to not be the case in their city? Think back even 10 years and then to now and how much has changed. I don’t believe the data that says white people are still the majority. Look at any rural town where now the only restaurants are like 3 Mexican places and a food truck.
This is just my example, does anyone have anything that they think is trending towards personal observation overtaking potentially BS data?
This post was edited on 4/10/26 at 10:44 am
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Posted on 4/10/26 at 10:44 am to _Hurricane_
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I’ll say, has anyone here been to a truck stop in the past 3 years where white people weren't a distinct minority? Walmart?
Do you never leave the south?
Posted on 4/10/26 at 10:46 am to fr33manator
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Do you never leave the south?
This is why I edited to put “consistently” and yes, this is a phenomenon I’ve seen on the road across the country. Some areas more than others. But enough change that I don't believe that white people are more than a plurality anymore.
This post was edited on 4/10/26 at 10:47 am
Posted on 4/10/26 at 10:52 am to _Hurricane_
I took my kid and her friends to this claw machine place in Metry a few weeks ago. Its basically and arcade that is all claw machines.
Walking around the shopping strip on Severn it was all people jabbering to each other in every language but English. It was like I was in a third world country.
Large parts of Kenner feel the same way.
The past few years, on vacation, it felt like everywhere we went was crawling with Indians and Arabs.
You have whole towns in Texas taken over by Indians, that the Indians now brag on social media that they own the area. They're constructing a giant Hindu monkey statue or some shite.
Whatever the government tells you illegal and legal immigration is, triple that number.
I suspect at least a quarter of this nation's population is foreign born.
Walking around the shopping strip on Severn it was all people jabbering to each other in every language but English. It was like I was in a third world country.
Large parts of Kenner feel the same way.
The past few years, on vacation, it felt like everywhere we went was crawling with Indians and Arabs.
You have whole towns in Texas taken over by Indians, that the Indians now brag on social media that they own the area. They're constructing a giant Hindu monkey statue or some shite.
Whatever the government tells you illegal and legal immigration is, triple that number.
I suspect at least a quarter of this nation's population is foreign born.
This post was edited on 4/10/26 at 10:55 am
Posted on 4/10/26 at 10:52 am to _Hurricane_
Texas is overrun with Hispanics/Pajeets/Muslims/Asians
I’m in an Austin suburb and whites are a definite minority
In the city there are whiter areas of town but the homes cost $800k+ and they are filled with liberals, or if you want white conservatives in Austin that are in a white majority area, the homes are $1.2M+
I’m in an Austin suburb and whites are a definite minority
In the city there are whiter areas of town but the homes cost $800k+ and they are filled with liberals, or if you want white conservatives in Austin that are in a white majority area, the homes are $1.2M+
Posted on 4/10/26 at 10:54 am to _Hurricane_
Just visit NoVa. You'll get your answers there.
Posted on 4/10/26 at 10:54 am to _Hurricane_
I assume all published data is BS. There just aren't any real consequences for faking it, so the incentives far outweigh the risks.
Posted on 4/10/26 at 10:55 am to _Hurricane_
Welllll we know for a fact there are 50 MILLION legal aliens here and we probably have another 50 million illegals. So one of three people in the states is a fricking foreigner.
Posted on 4/10/26 at 11:13 am to _Hurricane_
Truck stops contain blue collar people.
Blue collar people are less likely to be white than white collar people.
Conspiracy busted.
Blue collar people are less likely to be white than white collar people.
Conspiracy busted.
Posted on 4/10/26 at 11:21 am to _Hurricane_
"My observation of reality is the only objective truth."
Google 'confirmation bias'.
Google 'confirmation bias'.
Posted on 4/10/26 at 11:23 am to _Hurricane_
This post is exhibit A on why we should trust data over anecdotes
Posted on 4/10/26 at 11:40 am to _Hurricane_
Feelings don't care about your facts. 
Posted on 4/10/26 at 11:55 am to _Hurricane_
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I don’t believe the data that says white people are still the majority
Definitely not the case in BR. Whites are the minority.
Posted on 4/10/26 at 12:41 pm to _Hurricane_
I think the federal government lies to us constantly. Hard to tell what numbers are real and which are BS
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