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0 pointsbuellerbueller1mo ago0 comments

>Maybe I was lucky to not get severely injured or abducted

When the statistics are vastly in one's favor, it isn't luck.

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Aeolun1mo ago· 3 in thread

I keep telling my wife our son is literally more likely to be hit by lightning than to be snatched by some rando, but somehow that is hard to understand.

ivell1mo ago

Not many movies are made on people getting hit by lightning. Perception beats stats and facts.

buellerbuellerOP1mo ago

yes, feels and vibes beat rationality and science.

Is it any surprise the US is backsliding?

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ajmurmann1mo ago

Statistically the father is the most likely predator... Not sure if that's actionable.

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