Deconceptualist comments on 50% survival rate

50% survival rate (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 years ago by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/science_memes@mander.xyz

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[–] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 59 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Thanks. I suspect a mathematician would consider the latter point too though.

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[+] x00za@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

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[–] meep_launcher@lemm.ee 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

And me mate paul

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[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

My aunt Nancy would surely be in the 50% who die

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[–] RogueBanana@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago

Would be or do you want her to be? Sound like aunt Nancy isn't very nice.

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[–] RecluseRamble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The popularity of casinos and lotteries say otherwise.

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[–] cazssiew@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago*

Someone who goes to casinos would come to the same conclusion, thinking that the surgeon is 'running hot'.

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[–] arefx@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

Anyone with a good high school education should understand this.

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[–] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago

That's sort of why I asked. I thought I was missing something but no, the meme is apparently assuming academic professionals are dummies. Not to say that we should expect nuance and robust portrayals from a meme.

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