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So 0.65%? Not insignificant, but using “1 out of every 153” seems intentionally worded to sound more outsized and draw eyes. I wish HN posters would stop encou
by KoftaBob 5y ago
So 0.65%? Not insignificant, but using “1 out of every 153” seems intentionally worded to sound more outsized and draw eyes.
I wish HN posters would stop encouraging this lowbrow form of journalism. For an educated community, people sure do love their cheap clickbait headlines here.
- glasss 5y agoI think 0.65 of the country sounds similar in scale to me, and I would also naturally be curious as to what that means in terms of "how many people out of X"
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