<i>This may be the case in San Francisco. It&#x27;s not the case elsewhere, however, at least for this anecdotal sample size of one. :)</i><p>Could we stop shutting down opinions using the sample size argument? It&#x27;s one of the weakest arguments you can make:<p>&#x27;I think different so your opinion isn&#x27;t valid because anecdote!&#x27;
&#x27;Oh you don&#x27;t agree with my opinion? Well <i>that&#x27;s</i> not valid either because anecdote!&#x27;<p>Not every discussion is capable of having prior polling as evidence (polling has its own issues with bias anyways). A highly voted on comment has &gt;&gt; 1 people who share the same sentiment and the beauty of sites like these is highly up-voted comments bubble to the top.