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I like this proverb, but I think maybe it should be updated to 1% of people who know you, 2%, 3% or some such. I mean, if thousands of people know you, 3 think

I like this proverb, but I think maybe it should be updated to 1% of people who know you, 2%, 3% or some such. I mean, if thousands of people know you, 3 thinking you are a jackass isn't bad.

pseut 14y ago
Ah, but it's 3 telling you.
philh 14y ago
Though, one person out of ten is less significant than 100/1000. We should work out the probabilities of someone telling you you're a jackass given that you are/are not one, and update the proverb to use likelihood ratios.