People consistently have a hard time understanding that 30% probabilities happen all the time.

triceratops 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Surely not all the time.

	▲	BobaFloutist 18 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I think given the number of things that can happen with ~30% probability, there's probably something significant happening with ~30% probability at basically all times.
	▲	Lerc an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		30% of the time it is all of the time.

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Yossarrian22 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Some say 30% of the time.

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krapp 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Where Presidential politics is concerned, I think it's less a case of misunderstanding probabilities and more the success of party propaganda. Every victory is a landslide with a resounding mandate from the populace, every defeat a crushing humiliation and repudiation of your opponent's Unamerican ideals.