Comment on The average age of Disney princesses is 505y.

• neatchee@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  The median is a statistical fact that can be used by humans in both good and bad ways. Lots of data can be made to look lots of different ways in the hands of different people.

  That’s why teaching critical thinking (not just the skills but the importance and value) is paramount. People need to understand what they’re looking at. Because sometimes you want the mean, other times you want the median, and if you can’t even understand when you might want one or the other or both for different reasons then you can be led around by the nose with either.

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  • Orygin@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    You fell for the shitpost

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    • neatchee@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I provided a proper explanation for the silent observers ;)

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  • interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I just assume all humans are being manipulative and
    never trust whatever it is they are saying
    can’t get fooled if you assume everyone and everything is crooked
    and statistically, you’ll be mostly right.

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    • neatchee@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Ehhhhhhhh that’s generally untrue honestly.

      Many people have the capacity. And there are enough shitty people that they will take advantage if given the opportunity.

      But most people are just trying to live their lives as best they can, and much of their selfishness can be unlearned, or isn’t really selfishness anyway, just survival instinct and misinformation

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• confusedbytheBasics@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  😂 how does the fact that that average person doesn’t use meth oppress anyone?

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  • jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    makes meth addicts feel left out

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• BlueMagma@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  :-D that’s actually funny. Keep it up, ignore the people that don’t understand satire and downvote.

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  • Orygin@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    How can everyone miss the shitpost in the shitposting community. Seeing all the downvotes is so funny

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    • nyctre@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      That’s because there’s always someone bringing politics into casual conversations and it’s tiresome. Yes the world is fucked, most of us here are well aware. Let us enjoy some escapism every now and then, maybe.

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      • interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Let us enjoy some escapism every now and then, maybe.

        I’d like only escapism please,
        even escapism is political of course,
        because everything is political anyway,
        but as long as you don’t look up it’s fine !

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      • Orygin@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        It is a joke in a joke sub. Take a break from the news if random shitposts are triggering you

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• AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  the mean person uses about 1.7mg per day

  So we can solve drug abuse by being nice?

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• prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It’s almost as if the different forms of averages are useful for different applications.

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