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kubb 14 hours ago

The US is at war all the time and has high GDP per capita.

pembrook 14 hours ago | parent [-]

I also know a guy who drives drunk all the time and has never been in an accident.

Does that invalidate the fact that drunk driving leads to more road deaths?

kubb 14 hours ago | parent [-]

It just a counterexample that helps me point out that your simplistic and unsupported claim should not be taken at face value.

There is a lot to be said about the practice of overusing the GDP metric, but in this case reminding everyone that the burden of proof is on you should be enough.

I don’t appreciate your analogy, and it strikes me as false.

pembrook 12 hours ago | parent [-]

The point is outliers in a dataset do not negate a trend line. They are already included in the trend line.

kubb 12 hours ago | parent [-]

You haven’t established that the trend line exists or is applicable in this context. I don’t expect you to admit this.