Those Little Numbers and People

Related to my thoughts on Data as Disempowerment, here are some words to remember from Eduardo Galeano‘s Book of Embraces (pg. 81)

… the more wretched and desperate the people, the more the statistics smiled and laughed.

thoselittlepeopleandnumbersIf you don’t have it already, I suggest picking up a copy from your local library and giving it a read.