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To you it may be hideous but to many, it’s one of the most attractive cars on the road

by tremarley 2y ago

austin-cheney 2y ago
Even if it were the most beautiful thing ever built would you still spend 5x more for something that doesn’t work?
- ponector 2y ago
  Doesn't work? You definitely can drive it. Why people buying it? To show off. Why people are buying Mercedes G-wagon? Or several expensive watches?
piyuv 2y ago
Depends on a definition of “many”. Trump is regarded as a great leader by “many”. I guess the sets have a big intersection?
- s1artibartfast 2y ago
  You might even say a majority.
  - nobody9999 2y ago
    >You might even say a majority. One might, but that would be incorrect. Trump received ~77,000,000 votes[0], which was 49.9% of the votes cast. As such, plurality is the appropriate term in this case. What's more, there were ~240,000,000 eligible voters and ~161,000,000 registered voters at the time of the 2024 election.[1] So the winner received less than a majority of votes cast by a small margin, and less so among registered voters (~48%) and even less so among eligible voters (32%). [0] https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ELECTION/RESULTS/zjpqnemxwvx/president/ https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ELECTION/RESULTS/zjpqne... [1] https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/election-explained-how-many-eligible-34044223 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/election-explained-ho...
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    - s1artibartfast 2y ago
      Fair point, A plurality indeed.
    - tremarley 2y ago
      Trump received the majority of casted votes. People would agree that the Labour government in Britain received the majority of votes in the recent UK elections. But they had only received 33.7% of casted votes. Which is 20% among eligible voters. Majority = a greater number
      - nobody9999 2y ago
        >Trump received the majority of casted votes. Majority: (n.):[0] 1: a number or percentage equaling more than half of a total a majority of voters a two-thirds majority N.B.: Donald Trump received 49.9% of total votes cast. That is (by the American definition -- we don't follow your rules) a plurality, not a majority. Feel free to quibble about whose definition is correct. I'm sure the King will richly reward you for defending his English. [0] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/majority https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/majority Edit: Fixed formatting.

To you it may be hideous but to many, it’s one of the most attractive cars on the road

austin-cheney 2y ago

Even if it were the most beautiful thing ever built would you still spend 5x more for something that doesn’t work?

ponector 2y ago
Doesn't work? You definitely can drive it. Why people buying it? To show off. Why people are buying Mercedes G-wagon? Or several expensive watches?

piyuv 2y ago

Depends on a definition of “many”. Trump is regarded as a great leader by “many”. I guess the sets have a big intersection?

s1artibartfast 2y ago
You might even say a majority.
- nobody9999 2y ago
  >You might even say a majority. One might, but that would be incorrect. Trump received ~77,000,000 votes[0], which was 49.9% of the votes cast. As such, plurality is the appropriate term in this case. What's more, there were ~240,000,000 eligible voters and ~161,000,000 registered voters at the time of the 2024 election.[1] So the winner received less than a majority of votes cast by a small margin, and less so among registered voters (~48%) and even less so among eligible voters (32%). [0] https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ELECTION/RESULTS/zjpqnemxwvx/president/ https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-ELECTION/RESULTS/zjpqne... [1] https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/election-explained-how-many-eligible-34044223 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/election-explained-ho...
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  - s1artibartfast 2y ago
    Fair point, A plurality indeed.
  - tremarley 2y ago
    Trump received the majority of casted votes. People would agree that the Labour government in Britain received the majority of votes in the recent UK elections. But they had only received 33.7% of casted votes. Which is 20% among eligible voters. Majority = a greater number
    - nobody9999 2y ago
      >Trump received the majority of casted votes. Majority: (n.):[0] 1: a number or percentage equaling more than half of a total a majority of voters a two-thirds majority N.B.: Donald Trump received 49.9% of total votes cast. That is (by the American definition -- we don't follow your rules) a plurality, not a majority. Feel free to quibble about whose definition is correct. I'm sure the King will richly reward you for defending his English. [0] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/majority https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/majority Edit: Fixed formatting.