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Yes, that is the point. The original saying is Hindsight is 20/20, implying it is very accurate. This version of the statement contradicts that, implying you ca
by gpsx 5y ago
Yes, that is the point. The original saying is Hindsight is 20/20, implying it is very accurate. This version of the statement contradicts that, implying you can't really say what would have happened if things were different.
- sib 5y agoBut 50/50 would be effectively the same meaning as 20/20. (20/20 means "person being tested sees as well at 20 feet as standard vision at 20 feet.")
- thaumasiotes 5y ago> But 50/50 would be effectively the same meaning as 20/20. This isn't obvious; consider that having 3,000/3,000 vision ("I can't read text all that well when it's half a mile away") says pretty much nothing about how clearly you can see things that are 20 feet away. Nearsightedness and farsightedness are both characterized by "normal vision" at certain distances which becomes markedly worse at certain other distances.
- sib 5y ago20 and 50 feet are both far beyond "nearsighted" range and into "normal distance," without being all that different from one another. 3,000 feet is quite different (for one thing, atmospheric effects start becoming relevant).
- gpsx 5y agoI should have been more clear. 20/20 refers to vision and is used in the traditional form of the expression and is supposed to mean "very good". 50/50 refers to percentages, meaning 50% chance of being correct and 50% chance of being wrong, which would be very bad.
- CrazyPyroLinux 5y agoI took "50/50" to mean like a coin flip odds.
- thaumasiotes 5y ago> The original saying is Hindsight is 20/20, implying it is very accurate. That is how the saying is used, but oddly enough it's pretty much the opposite of what 20/20 vision means.