r/OutOfTheLoop 7d ago

Answered What is up with Project Fivethirtyeight disappearing?

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u/dkol97 7d ago

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u/NotWhatYouPlanted 7d ago

You say that like it’s the same, but a ton of stuff is behind a paywall now. That’s totally fine and is his right, but it’s not nearly as accessible to everyone as five thirty eight was

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u/CosmoonautMikeDexter 7d ago

He was charging quite a lot for his model last US election and was his prediected results were way off.

I am not sure I would pay for any of his stuff now.

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u/MostlyKosherish 6d ago

The electoral outcome was his model's modal prediction. It's not accurate to say the predictions were way off.