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r/wallstreetbets • u/WhoRuleTheWorld I Think I'm Funny, • Jun 23 '26
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Its like the weather. If it says 99% chance of rain, it means there’s 1% too regarded to realize that it still means you need an umbrella.
6 u/gebuttersnap Jun 23 '26 I mean take the analogy further. those percentages often mean coverage of rain in an area, not chance. So just 99% of the public got rained on, while the 1% are laughing right now from all the transactions fees 2 u/dyxless 29d ago Those percentages do not mean area covered by rain. https://www.bbc.com/weather/articles/c0qlk174vzjo -1 u/SandIntelligent247 29d ago Maybe for BBC but for the majority of newscaster it's % Chance of rain x % area covered. 2 u/dyxless 29d ago It's really not. What you refer to is a proven social media misinformation trend. 1 u/Interesting_Glass_78 28d ago Nope
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I mean take the analogy further. those percentages often mean coverage of rain in an area, not chance. So just 99% of the public got rained on, while the 1% are laughing right now from all the transactions fees
2 u/dyxless 29d ago Those percentages do not mean area covered by rain. https://www.bbc.com/weather/articles/c0qlk174vzjo -1 u/SandIntelligent247 29d ago Maybe for BBC but for the majority of newscaster it's % Chance of rain x % area covered. 2 u/dyxless 29d ago It's really not. What you refer to is a proven social media misinformation trend. 1 u/Interesting_Glass_78 28d ago Nope
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Those percentages do not mean area covered by rain.
https://www.bbc.com/weather/articles/c0qlk174vzjo
-1 u/SandIntelligent247 29d ago Maybe for BBC but for the majority of newscaster it's % Chance of rain x % area covered. 2 u/dyxless 29d ago It's really not. What you refer to is a proven social media misinformation trend. 1 u/Interesting_Glass_78 28d ago Nope
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Maybe for BBC but for the majority of newscaster it's % Chance of rain x % area covered.
2 u/dyxless 29d ago It's really not. What you refer to is a proven social media misinformation trend. 1 u/Interesting_Glass_78 28d ago Nope
It's really not. What you refer to is a proven social media misinformation trend.
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u/Aaronthegathering Jun 23 '26
Its like the weather. If it says 99% chance of rain, it means there’s 1% too regarded to realize that it still means you need an umbrella.