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Passing a threshold doesn't happen because something happened at exactly that point; it happens because an accumulation of things reaches a tipping point. For
by perl4ever 6y ago
Passing a threshold doesn't happen because something happened at exactly that point; it happens because an accumulation of things reaches a tipping point.
For instance, with my workplace there were (unseen) negotiations with the union on how to respond. For at least a week or more, us peons were saying (or I was to myself) what the hell is the governor doing? Well, in all fairness, lots of people were doing things behind the scenes.
- ceejayoz 6y agoI'm saying "celebrities are getting hit now" pushed a lot of folks past that tipping point. If a random person wins the lottery, no one blinks an eye. If Tom Hanks and the NBA win the lottery, people start wondering if a) it's more common than they thought to win the lottery or b) the lottery is rigged, because statistically celebs should have a low chance of winning it.