Internet Graphics - Facts behind the Memes

[mongers]

Several times a week I come across an interesting graphical presentation of some 'facts' on the interwebs, like this one today that was posted on Twitter:



But despite searching for the hashtags and looking on the company's website, I don't seem to find any statistics or facts linked to it that I can check. 

So do I accept this at face value or do I think the worse and assume the originators are hiding details because they fudged the facts, to make the graphic more appealing ?


My question is sources on the internet do you accept at face value and what others do you find useful, but of which you have to do some checking to verify what's being presented to you.   

[The Brain]

Cambodians aren't black.

[Iormlund]

Perhaps the microwave has a grill setting.

[Habbaku]

That's a giant coffeemaker.

[Admiral Yi]

So do I accept this at face value or do I think the worse and assume the originators are hiding details because they fudged the facts, to make the graphic more appealing ?

You discount it marginally because no one has an ulterior motive to lie about this particular set of  facts.

[PDH]

That's a giant coffeemaker.

I just ordered one from Addis Ababa Online.

[mongers]

So do I accept this at face value or do I think the worse and assume the originators are hiding details because they fudged the facts, to make the graphic more appealing ?

You discount it marginally because no one has an ulterior motive to lie about this particular set of  facts.

Of the top of my head, what about the whole 'profligate,wasteful West/America, consuming far more than poor africans' ?


Back of the envelope calculations* suggest some of these are plausable, but would it have killed them to put their assumptions/methodology in a 'footnote'



*The laptop one seems reasonable, I've a small laptop, used a lot come in at around 35-40 kWh for a year.
A router consuming 10 watt left on 24/7 would produce that amount.
Don't know about the coffee machine, maybe an office or home perculator left on all the time or just all day ?
The microwave seems high, if it's just modest domestic use.
The fridge seems high, but maybe it's a large one or even what we call over here 'American style' so then it could be right.

[Admiral Yi]

Of the top of my head, what about the whole 'profligate,wasteful West/America, consuming farF more than poor africans' ?

For one thing, the West is not directly mentioned.   For another, high  energy consumption in the West is already well documented, and  not terribly controversial.

[mongers]

Of the top of my head, what about the whole 'profligate,wasteful West/America, consuming farF more than poor africans' ?

For one thing, the West is not directly mentioned.   For another, high  energy consumption in the West is already well documented, and  not terribly controversial.

I'm glad I got you into a position, that you'd might not normally argue on Langish; Yi says 'West is consuming the planet and is evil'   

[Admiral Yi]

[mongers]

[grumbler]

Strawman:  165 kWh

[mongers]

Strawman:  165 kWh

I estimate that would equate to a 40kg strawman, is that too modest a size for a typical Languish construction ?

I'll let you judge. 

[LaCroix]

My question is sources on the internet do you accept at face value and what others do you find useful, but of which you have to do some checking to verify what's being presented to you.

any article that relates to (a) law in any material way. usually there's some bullshit attached

[mongers]

My question is sources on the internet do you accept at face value and what others do you find useful, but of which you have to do some checking to verify what's being presented to you.

any article that relates to (a) law in any material way. usually there's some bullshit attached

FYP.