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[-] ArtificialLink@lemmy.ml 87 points 1 year ago

To quote the great George Carlin

"think about how stupid the average person is then realize half of them are dumber than that."

[-] BeanGoblin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 38 points 1 year ago

Either that, or there is one incredibly dumb person throwing off the average.

[-] Jakeuphigh@lemm.ee 57 points 1 year ago
[-] aes@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

ppl voted for that chucklefuck

[-] bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

Making them even dumber 🤔

[-] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

Right but the thing is no one knows who the average person is.

[-] Hiccup@lemmy.dbzer0.com 66 points 1 year ago

Y'all have no idea how fucking stupid some of the people that I have to deal with when it comes to the coronavirus and the pandemic. It's amazing they even function in normal society or can make themselves a PB&J sandwich.

[-] hstde@feddit.de 25 points 1 year ago

I always think of the phrase: "Imagine how dumb the average human is. Half the population is dumber than that."

[-] GloveNinja@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Reminds me of Tommy Lee Jones in MIB: "A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it."

[-] Hupf@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago

Ackshually that would be the median human

[-] Sodis@feddit.de 18 points 1 year ago

Since IQ follows a normal distribution mean and median are the same.

[-] Klear@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago
[-] aksdb@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Don't be mean.

[-] fruitSnackSupreme@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

A better way I like to use is: "Even if I'm the average person, half of all others are dumber than me". I may be above or below average, but I feel it gets the point across better because you have a reference point.

[-] LetterboxPancake@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago

"What are the ingredients of a PB&J? I can only remember the mayonnaise."

[-] RaincoatsGeorge@lemmy.zip 51 points 1 year ago

It seems like a silly thing to do a study on but if you notice they discuss how making vaccine appointments can mitigate the effects. There’s a lot of research going on that is looking at how to counteract the antivax nonsense that is driving less educated (and sometimes highly educated) people to avoid getting not only their Covid vaccine but other vaccines as well. For instance there’s research that shows when medical professionals strongly recommend vaccinations and regularly remind their patients to get their shots, their patients are more likely to agree to do it and follow up with boosters. Again seems like a common sense thing but it’s little things like this that can start to whittle away at the impact these antivax profiteers have had on people.

[-] leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

That prebooked part of the graphs got my attention as well.

I guess prebooking helps narrow choices for people and most just decide to "go through" with it than not.

[-] Okiedokie@lemmy.ca 32 points 1 year ago
[-] punkcoder@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

100% a self-aware wolves post 

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

I remember looking through one of my friend's textbooks for the MBA degree he was getting. One passage actually read "your skill at negotiating will affect the outcome of the negotiations". Apparently the author moved on to epidemiology.

[-] mateomaui@reddthat.com 25 points 1 year ago

we’ve been trying to tell them that for going on 4 years now

[-] BaconIsAVeg@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

But you don't understand. Karen really fucking needed them to open the salon so she could get her roots dyed!

[-] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

Lori Lightfoot literally did this.

[-] stormtrooper@sopuli.xyz 25 points 1 year ago

Surprised they read it and understood. Good for them.

[-] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Let's just say, if they could read they'd be very upset right now.

[-] amio@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago
[-] Sharpiemarker@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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Idk how to embed gifs, sorry.

[-] s20@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago

That's…

Yeah. Perfect post. I have nothing to add except for my congratulations, internet stranger. You have won The Internet.

[-] GenderNeutralBro 12 points 1 year ago
[-] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago
[-] PoliticalAgitator@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

You won't be so high and mighty when the vaccine causes you to drop dead by August 2022.

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I know someone whose little toddler daughter was hospitalized in ICU several times with very bad asthma attacks in the last 18 months, and she refuses to vaccinate her against COVID. I refuse to interact with her anymore.

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