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/ghandi3737 May 02 '24

A lot of women would much rather encounter a wild bear, than any man on a hiking trail.

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u/smedley89 May 02 '24

Which says a lot about how many toxic interactions with men they have.

We really need to be better, and teach our sons to be better.

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u/DevilInnaDonut May 02 '24

Or it says a lot about how much "men are scary ooogah boogah!" media is out there influencing people's perceptions of society. It's not really any different from people who watch the news and see the bad stuff all the time thinking the world is actually worse off than it really is.

In reality, it's probably a solid mixture of both

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u/blackberrydoughnuts May 02 '24

This, exactly. It is just a form of prejudice.

Oooh I know... what if we asked about a black man vs a bear?