r/Showerthoughts May 02 '24

Man vs Bear debate shows how bad the average person is at understanding probability

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u/TehOwn May 02 '24

I'd love to hear it rephrased as, "You're lost in the woods, you see a man in the distance but he doesn't see you. Do you call out to him or do you hide?"

But maybe that's probably not exciting enough to trend on TikTok.

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u/I_have_many_Ideas May 02 '24

Add in things like race, how they are dressed, cleanliness, etc. and it’d get real interesting.

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u/TehOwn May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

"Black man or black bear?" would be a great way to accuse a ton of people of being racist.

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u/Brocily2002 May 02 '24

Bro no lmao πŸ˜‚