To experiment with James Surowieki's idea that a group of average people will often derive a solution to a problem that is equal if not better than that of an expert I decided to compare Dan Savage's "Savage Love" sex advice column to sidetaker.com, a website which poses both sides of a lover's quarrel and asks the public to decide what to do.
As I read "Savage Love," I found myself disgusted often; Savage is one of the raunchiest columnists I have ever come across. However, besides being extremely vile, his advice is incredibly biased. I disagreed with almost every piece of advice he gave. I personally found his response to Another Needing Anal Lessons about anal sex appalling. It seems almost as if he gives responses the women based on his own sexual fantasies.
Sidetaker.com, on the other hand, is completely unbiased. Both sides of a problem are shown and the public can comment and vote on whose side they would choose. Comments and advice are given on each page allowing the quarreling couple to a sound judgment based on a collective opinion. Clearly this is the more trustworthy option.
Peace, Love
Evan
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I completely agree that Sidetaker is better suited for advice than Savage Love because it takes a bunch of opinions, for the most part the advice given is unbiased. This is definitely better than the inappropriate, completely biased opinion of Savage.
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