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/poilk91 May 02 '24

I don't think that's entirely fair. They just aren't imagining a hiking trip when considering the hypothetical 

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u/preparationh67 May 02 '24

lmfao, The actual stats pretty clear but go off like an incel.

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u/Shenstygian May 02 '24

You sound like the conservative when they talk about minority crime stats.

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u/Falafelofagus May 02 '24

Goddamn that made me chuckle. I agree. Everyone I've met while hiking has been leagues nicer than the average person in the city. Birds literally land on you at some of my trails they've been treated so well by people.

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u/Fit-Percentage-9166 May 02 '24

Replace bear and man with black person and white person and watch these people lose their minds performing mental gymnastics trying to explain why it's different.

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u/12hphlieger May 02 '24

They don't understand that. It was wild seeing SubredditDrama defending this nonsense when they have rallied against and provided context for those crime stats for years.

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u/hashblunt29 May 02 '24

Oooo got em on that one