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   by 543ge4q3 4y ago

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   by 543ge4q3 4y ago

   I think the piece is supposed to prompt questions like "what isn't a cult?"
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   by 543ge4q3 4y ago

   I think it was the book "How to lie with statistics" that dedicated a page or two to the perceived differences when "x%" is used vs "1 in x", depending on the actual value. I think that using "20% now thin
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   by 543ge4q3 4y ago

   Choice of words is a component of subtext, as you hinted at yourself. Below I have hilighted the key action word, which is also an important choice when setting subtext. "One in 5 people now think" is a positive-sounding constru
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   by 543ge4q3 4y ago

   If you added the word "Only" to the title, it would completely change the subtext.
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   by 543ge4q3 4y ago

   >that’s nothing in comparison to the complexity of an internal combustion vehicle. Some days I dream of leaving the complexity and sheer scale of the software world and going to something simpler and more relatable, like mechanics. >O