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I didn’t say that, nor use any self-reference. > When something unusual appears in the news, that doesn’t make it common. This in particular isn’t even close
by zmgsabst 1y ago
I didn’t say that, nor use any self-reference.
> When something unusual appears in the news, that doesn’t make it common.
This in particular isn’t even close to what I said, which was: rare events can be unsurprising in large datasets — as is the case with both dice rolls and restaurants succeeding.
- skybrian 1y agoIf rare events are unsurprising then I think you've defined surprising events out of existence? I mean, sure, someone will win the lottery, but it would very surprising if it happened to you. I guess this is just point of view. "Someone won the lottery" and "I won the lottery" describe the same event from very different perspectives.
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