NorseTikiBar t1_jadmd0o wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Reply to comment by leantomorrow in After violent weekend, D.C. homicides up 40 percent over last year by tehruben

It's ridiculously sensationalized to report it as such when we're talking about going from 25 murders to 35. That's like at the beginning of the baseball season, some players will have 1.000 and look like gods amongst men or .000 batting averages and look like AAA rejects. The stats aren't wrong, they're just lacking meaningful context.

leantomorrow t1_jadoj2s wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:14 PM

Bro. You need to back up and look at your worldview a bit.

10 people more killed is the innocent loss of 10 human beings. It’s in no way sensationalized to make the statement this is 40% more compared to last year. In fact this should be published widely, vocally, and often. Beat it into the public consciousness. Explain why this is unacceptable.

It’s not fucking baseball. Goddamn. People in this subreddit are legitimately fucked in the head.

NorseTikiBar t1_jadpcff wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:19 PM

lolwut

Do you know these people? Have you been crying at your desk all morning over the news that 10 more people died YTD compared to last year? Are you in the process of sending flowers to their grieving families?

Or are you just using them as an emotional cudgel to engage in some horseshit pearl-clutching? Because newsflash: understanding how stats works and giving a less emotionally charged example doesn't make me "fucked in the head," but you screeching about a number that lacks context sure as shit just might.

leantomorrow t1_jadq484 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:24 PM

You seem like a nice, well-adjusted human being. Good luck.

NorseTikiBar t1_jadqm86 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:27 PM

Best of luck in getting through the day without collapsing to the floor in hysterics over news that someone you don't know died today. I would think that the average person has pretty good odds on that not happening, but you're clearly not even average.

dmpastuf t1_jadpxal wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:22 PM

“The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of a million is a statistic.”