Wisdom

If a number fails the real-world sniff test, dig in

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you look at a thing and you hear some numbers, you're like, I just can't believe that, that it lacks a certain what do you call it? Not the one I was thinking, Oh, no. It lacks a, a real world credibility

Episode 92: Space Boost (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:35:05 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

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Summary

The repeated claim that YouTube is the number one podcast app always bothered Dave, even before he could explain why. So he pulled Edison's top-50 data to check. Some numbers lack real-world credibility; Todd Cochran had the same reaction, saying it doesn't match what Blubrry sees.

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  1. Episode 92: Space Boost (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:27:17 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

    I can't articulate why I did why I think that number is bogus. But I just think it's bogus.

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