Clearly nothing. Or I would have left when I learnt.
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there's more idiots in this world than I thought.Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostClearly nothing. Or I would have left when I learnt. -
I have learned that everyone is much more stupid and thicker than me, and I am the greatest intellectual brain on the Internet.
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Take the average intelligence displayed by people on the internet, then understand that half of them are dumber than that. Some of them a lot dumber."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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FtfyOriginally posted by DaveB View PostTake the average intelligence displayed by people on the internet, then understand that half of them are dumber than that. Some of them a lot dumber. Only then do you see sas
Most People are deluded about their (lack of) ability and the scale of the difference between how they see themselves and how the world sees themmerely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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That's not how averages work.Originally posted by DaveB View PostTake the average intelligence displayed by people on the internet, then understand that half of them are dumber than that. Some of them a lot dumber.
If in imaginary household you have 9 people making 100k per year, and one making 10k, you can't say half of the folks in the household earn below the average of 91k. Maths 101.Comment
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£100K my nappy bill is higher than that ! You must be a cretin.Originally posted by cntl1 View PostThat's not how averages work.
If in imaginary household you have 9 people making 100k per year, and one making 10k, you can't say half of the folks in the household earn below the average of 91k. Maths 101.
By the way once Brexit kicks in you will all be starving I'll be ok in prosperous Portugal.
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The ones below the median won't understand what median means, and their understanding of average is flawed anyway so the message still works. The pedants are in the minority so can be ignored. Communication for Management 101.Originally posted by cntl1 View PostThat's not how averages work.
If in imaginary household you have 9 people making 100k per year, and one making 10k, you can't say half of the folks in the household earn below the average of 91k. Maths 101."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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I routinely run around dressed up in silly costumes and I am still the most normal one hereComment
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