3 ms·

The US is at war all the time and has high GDP per capita.

• pembrook 1y ago
  I also know a guy who drives drunk all the time and has never been in an accident. Does that invalidate the fact that drunk driving leads to more road deaths?
  • kubb 1y ago
    It just a counterexample that helps me point out that your simplistic and unsupported claim should not be taken at face value. There is a lot to be said about the practice of overusing the GDP metric, but in this case reminding everyone that the burden of proof is on you should be enough. I don’t appreciate your analogy, and it strikes me as false.
    • pembrook 1y ago
      The point is outliers in a dataset do not negate a trend line. They are already included in the trend line.
      • kubb 1y ago
        You haven’t established that the trend line exists or is applicable in this context. I don’t expect you to admit this.