[FRIAM] The Insurrection Index

Wed Jan 5 16:58:35 EST 2022

Barry also made me wonder whether their map was just a population map in
disguise.
I put the data into a google sheet and came up with another map; this one
is scaled by the population of each state. Indeed I think that the original
was misleading. Not surprisingly, this map actually highlights the states
nearer to the DC area.
The numbers of participants are very small compared to the population of
each state. Does anyone know if there is a significance test that would
work for this data, as I don't remember much from statistics class? Here is
a link to the spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gmYUaCkj7FxB-vMdC-euM5VDVf6y_DHIQmqW35mjTHk/edit?usp=sharing

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Cody Smith

On Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 12:31 PM glen <gepropella at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yeah, while I disagree with the minor point Barry makes about the coloring
> (e.g. CA is darker but with larger pop than TX, same re NY and PA), the
> visualization isn't the point. The point is a database GUI so you can hover
> and see the vector of numbers, click to see the names, etc.
>
> As for putting them down hard, I tend to think the death by 1000 cuts is
> more effective. The actual penalty isn't really the deterrent. The
> deterrent is being "in the System" ... having the bureaucracy keep an eye
> on you. Look at the many people whose outlook has deteriorated simply from
> The System Gaze. When Rittenhouse was acquitted, it reminded me of
> Zimmermann <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Zimmerman>, child
> movie/music stars, and cancelled professors/pundits. Unless you've got a
> really solid support system, that focused attention will be excruciating.
> You'll learn to punch the paparazzi in the face and hermit yourself away
> quickly ... or die from a drug overdose eventually.
>
> Swift punishment is supposed to be a citizen right. But if The System
> Gazes at you, that's the real punishment. Plus, many people have short
> attention spans. So if you put some down hard, you'll radicalize some
> onlookers. But if you put them down over, say, 10 years, the onlookers get
> bored or distracted.
>
>
> On 1/5/22 10:58, Marcus Daniels wrote:
> > I suppose it depends on the question.  Is the question where to place
> resources to tip the balance of power, esp. for the senate?   It's starting
> to feel like COVID.   They are around, everywhere...  I kind of wonder what
> would happen if there were a second Jan 6th where they were put down hard.
> Would it change anything if they were dead in front of the capitol and it
> was on Fox News?
> >
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> > *From:* Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> on behalf of Barry MacKichan <
> barry.mackichan at mackichan.com>
> > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 5, 2022 11:49 AM
> > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <
> friam at redfish.com>
> > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] The Insurrection Index
> >
> > This map, like many others, is pretty much a map showing the population
> of each state. Using color to give #insurrectionists/population would be
> better, but even this still improperly gives relative importance to the
> states with large areas.
> >
> > Dave named the two states that are formerly independent. For
> completeness I’ll add West Virginia which seceded from Virginia when
> Virginiu seceded from the US. (I think some counties in east Tennessee also
> seceded, but weren’t enough to make a state and weren’t contiguous with the
> US.
> >
> > —Barry
> >
> > On 5 Jan 2022, at 10:19, glen wrote:
> >
> >     https://insurrectionindex.org/ <https://insurrectionindex.org/>
> >
> >     It's interesting how bright Texas and Florida are. Maybe I should
> move to Vermont next. 8^D
> >
> >     --
> >     glen
> >     Theorem 3. There exists a double master function.
>
> --
> glen
> Theorem 3. There exists a double master function.
>
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