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OP (parent's parent) suggested that there are more startups now and therefore more startup finance stories as a result. Parent suggested that despite this ther
by georgespencer 14y ago
OP (parent's parent) suggested that there are more startups now and therefore more startup finance stories as a result.
Parent suggested that despite this there are only ever thirty articles on the front page at a time, so we shouldn't see more finance ones.
I pointed out that this just means that the ratio of finance stories within that thirty is likely to be higher.
- shasta 14y ago> Parent suggested that despite this there are only ever thirty articles on the front page at a time, so we shouldn't see more finance ones. No. Parent's point was the same as yours: numerator increased and denominator unchanged implies fraction increased.
- georgespencer 14y agoYou can read it either way. I assumed because of the winky face that he wasn't agreeing with OP.