Does MJ's current avatar bug anyone else?

[mt_myke]

"97% of the people who quit too soon are employed by the 3% that never gave up"

That doesn't make sense. Shouldn't it be 100%? They are two separate populations. It bugs me that this is promoting flawed mathematical thinking.

 

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[ilrein]

Nonsense, I'm living a very successful life as the 3% who gave up too soon that have no relation to the 97% who didn't

 

[Deleted21961]

You are reading it wrong, try something like this:
97% of the people -- who quit too soon;
are employed by the 3% -- that never gave up.

 

[mt_myke]

You are reading it wrong, try something like this:
97% of the people -- who quit too soon;
are employed by the 3% -- that never gave up.

That's the problem. Why are 97% of the people who quit too soon employed by the 3% that didn't? In the context of "employed", the population has already been split into quitters and winners. The implication of the quote is that 100% of the people who don't quit employ 100% of the people that do. Really it should say, "3% of the people don't quit and employ the 97% that did quit". But it's not very snappy I guess.

 

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[Vigilante]

Here's a better question.

Does MJ give a shit that his avatar bugs someone?

97% of the respondents say no.

 

[Deleted21961]

Still reading it wrong.
It's not
97% *OF* the people who quit too soon.

It's:
97% of the people <--- they are quitters.

 

[Shades]

what a dumb post.

 

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[mt_myke]

Here's a better question.

Does MJ give a shit that his avatar bugs someone?

97% of the respondents say no.

Isn't that why there's an offtopic subforum?

The math is still wrong, whether or not MJ gives a shit.