Of the adult population, Americans think that 26% have a household income of 500K+, 27% are Muslim, and 27% are Native American — these are actually around 1% each. 

We are…really bad at estimating things.

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via Tim Urban, yeah this is wild. 

I am curious how many people were surveyed + how the responses were weighted etc

This can't be real... who did they even ask?

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That sounds about right. IIRC advanced degree includes masters, professional, and doctorates

12% of americans have an advanced degree???

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I wonder how different this would be if they were participating in a prediction market rather than getting polled

It’s absolutely crazy to me that anyone would estimate that 30% of Americans live in NYC

Ya I don’t by this poll at all. Was the sample out of 5 people from the local trailer park? Let’s see the source.

i share this video occasionally but it's honestly like talking to a wall trying to reach people nowadays. they live in their own reality dictating by emotions and joe rogan facts 💀