Thank you for posting that poll! Also, here’s some ideas to tell if a quantity is closer to “true” or “fake”:
Can you find many real-world measurements of that quantity on the internet?
Are there multiple independent methods of measuring that quantity that all give the same result?
If two of these methods disagree, will people say that they’re equally valid, or will they say that one must be wrong and try to find the error?
I’m not personally sold on “true” and “fake” numbers, but I do think it’s going in an interesting direction.
Thank you for posting that poll! Also, here’s some ideas to tell if a quantity is closer to “true” or “fake”:
Can you find many real-world measurements of that quantity on the internet?
Are there multiple independent methods of measuring that quantity that all give the same result?
If two of these methods disagree, will people say that they’re equally valid, or will they say that one must be wrong and try to find the error?
I’m not personally sold on “true” and “fake” numbers, but I do think it’s going in an interesting direction.