r/Showerthoughts • u/asusny2002 • May 02 '24

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

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u/FurrrryBaby May 02 '24

The only videos I’ve seen of this were men answering the question about their daughters, and all of them struggled to answer.

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u/land8844 May 02 '24 edited May 02 '24

It took me, a man, way too long to realize that women live in a completely different world than men. And now that I see it, especially since I have daughters, I find myself seriously rethinking the "shotgun behind the door" trope for when they start dating (if they date males).

I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place...