Have you sought out groups that have ~X, and lurked or participated enough to have an opinion on them? This would provide some evidence between the hypotheses (most communities DO have X vs you’re selecting for X).
You can also just propose X as a universal and see if anyone objects. Saying wrong things can be a great way to find counter-evidence.
Have you sought out groups that have ~X, and lurked or participated enough to have an opinion on them? This would provide some evidence between the hypotheses (most communities DO have X vs you’re selecting for X).
You can also just propose X as a universal and see if anyone objects. Saying wrong things can be a great way to find counter-evidence.
Good points!
That works if things are conscious and X is well defined enough that that is actionable.
All universal claims have, at least, non-central objections (have fun with that one ;)