Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.eth
This is a fun accidental example of how "over X" gets abused as a way to make numbers look more impressive. (See also: media using "most Americans believe X" to mean "53% of Americans believe X, 44% disagree")
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Mac Budkowski ᵏ
@macbudkowski
Same with "X digits". When someone says: "This deal/salary/fundraising is in 7 digits", it almost always mean that it's $1,000,000-1,999,999
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Xen Baynham-Herd
@xenbh.eth
In advertising: no other product is faster/cheaper/better Meaning: we’re the same as all the other products
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Rafi
@rafi
Thankfully it’s easy to filter headlines and sources that obscure details. Problem is many people remember the titles and propagate the narrative.
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Leo
@lsn
At first when I read this I thought India had told Canada to withdraw 40 diplomats and then Canada had retaliated by demanding India withdraw 41 lol
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Leo
@lsn
The ‘most (read: 53%) people believe X’ really bugs me as well But it’s structurally worse practice than ‘over X’, because this one has an obvious upper bound: eg “Over 40 people” means between 41-50 people
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FarcasterMarketing
@quillingqualia.eth
Interesting that you still use the old Reddit.
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mikeweb
@mikeweb
There are so many ways information can be manipulated and misrepresented without lying. Mass media are professionals at framing events.
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Sui
@sui
They twist facts intentionally.
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Anniceris 🎩
@anniceris
This has helped my understanding of mathematical manipulations by 50%. I might celebrate with 100% more beer tonight.
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