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Priorities (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/flippanarchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Say you're in a room with 400 ppl. 36 don't have health insurance. 48 live in poverty. 85 are illiterate. 90 have untreated mental illnesses. And everyday, at least 1 person is shot. But 2 are trans so you decide ruining their lives is a priority. That is what's happening rn
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[–] 28 points 1 year ago (19 children)

In a population of 400 people, 1 person is shot every day? So, by the end of one year, the population is down to 35 people?

If we extrapolate to the US population, we end up with 900,000 people murdered per day, or about 330 million people per year. That doesn't seem quite right.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    One person is shot, not one person is killed via shooting.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    Fair enough. So, at the end of the first year, there are at least 365 bullet wounds among 400 people? Every year, 330 million Americans are treated for bullet holes?

    The math suggests I should be surviving a gunshot wound every 16 months or so. That doesn't seem to match my life experience.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I looked up an actual statistic and it was way fewer than 1/400, so yeah. Though I do think the point about not everyone having the same experience bears thinking on, regardless of the screenshot's accuracy.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Some people get shot more often than others, mainly those living in poverty because they are forced to live in bad places, also most of them are black and shot by the police frequently

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I'm more concerned about the lack of basic arithmetic literacy at this point. There would probably be a fair bit less poverty with a broader understanding of numbers.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Maybe, I'm not sure what would happen if literacy and math skills rose globally.

    After thinking about it for 30s (so my point is not very thought out), I think it would impact poverty, but not for the reason you think, I expect people would vote differently, and that would have an impact on poverty. I don't think it would reduce poverty because people would spend more wisely, poverty imo is not a lack of management, it is a vicious circle you can't easily escape.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I think it would impact poverty, but not for the reason you think, I expect people would vote differently, and that would have an impact on poverty.

    That's actually exactly what I think. A much greater focus on facts and figures. A whole lot less emphasis on feels.

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  • [+] -7 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    The math is not the point here...

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Are you sure? Based on their argument, I'd say "Mathematical Literacy" is the only priority we should have right now.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I'd say this shows exactly what's wrong. People discussing the details (although important details), but the real issues are ignored, almost like the mistakes are made on purpose to sow discord

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    The math is a pretty big point, seeing how the post focuses on how few trans people there are compared to the other mentioned groups (the figure for "people shot" is only 1 - but the post claims it happens every day)

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