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      • bilb [he/him]
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        Not sure why, but I used to listen to the 548 podcast and after I learned that he was gay I landed on the idea that he was a masochistic dom. Probably because I thought it was funny, actually.

      • furryanarchy [comrade/them,they/them]
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        Foxes are one of the most generic species anyone can be, and people with such insanely generic species tend to follow whatever the stereotype is for that species very strongly. So foxes are all bottoms.

        Most people have hybrid fursonas. The most common is some sort of canine on top of everything else because knotted dicks are hot, if your sona has a dick.

        • WetAssPossum [they/them,ey/em]
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          Up until a week ago I didn't know that hybrid fursonas was a thing, when my friend told me about his fursona being a "cotter" a cat-otter. Didn't realize they were a common thing. Huh, tmyk.

        • Zuzak [fae/faer, she/her]
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          I'm pretty sure the fox is a reference to "foxes and hedgehogs" which he wrote about in his book (outing myself as a lib) which orginates from an Ancient Greek poet who said, "the fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing." The idea being that some people (such as himself) are foxes who look at a lot of little details to try to predict things, while other people are hedgehogs who look at things from the perspective of a big picture narrative, and tend to see everything through the lens of their one big idea.

          • TossedAccount [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            Tails out there winning easy money betting in predictions markets while Silver is on the streets shouting, "I FUCKING TOLD YOU THIS RECESSION WAS COMING ASSHOLES"

      • bilb [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        A fox fursona can absolutely be a top, it's just a stereotype that they are bottoms. I meant to be jocular.

  • eduardog3000 [he/him]
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    Imaging thinking Biden could win Texas, Gerorgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina.

    Edit: But at the same time somehow losing Oregon and Vermont?

          • eduardog3000 [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            How? That map is basically impossible. Is there a map with Trump winning California too?

            • CarlTheRedditor [he/him]
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              Probably. You should probably stop overthinking these maps that are just background art.

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                They are being presented as the most likely outcomes based on "math".

                I'm trying to point out how fucking stupid Nate is.

                • HamManBad [he/him]
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                  No they're representing the full range of outcomes, including ridiculous Trump or Biden landslides

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                    There's ridiculous and there's unrealistic. There is no way in hell that map happens. Biden winning Texas or Georgia is realistic, even though it's ridiculous. Biden winning SC but losing Vermont is completely impossible.

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                    Then where did that map come from? They aren't randomly generated or you'd have much crazier maps.

                    The background is obviously meant to be filled with realistic outcomes.

                • CarlTheRedditor [he/him]
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                  They are being presented as the most likely outcomes

                  Where does it say that?

                  • eduardog3000 [he/him]
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                    Just by being there. They aren't going to present outcomes they think are impossible or extremely unlikely front an center like that.

                    • CarlTheRedditor [he/him]
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                      Why wouldn't they? It's a header image. It's purpose is to get your attention. And it succeeded.

                    • CanYouFeelItMrKrabs [any, he/him]
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                      They aren’t going to present outcomes they think are impossible or extremely unlikely front an center like that.

                      Yes they are. A varied graphic is more interesting. 50 variations of the same map with only 5 swing states flipping around is more likely outcome but not the best background art maybe

            • CanYouFeelItMrKrabs [any, he/him]
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              4 years ago

              Biden has an >99% chance of winning California. Since that isn't 100%, technically there exists a map where Trump wins

        • CanYouFeelItMrKrabs [any, he/him]
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          I'm going off the predictions from here

          https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/

          The image OP posted is a bunch of scenarios, but not all of them are equally likely. There is a chance that Biden wins in an landslide, not necessarily a huge change though.

  • discontinuuity [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    The weirdos at /r/neoliberal are creaming their collective jeans for Fivey, in case you were wondering

  • cadence [they/them,she/her]
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    4 years ago

    EVERY TIME YOU EVER THINK ABOUT PREDICTIONS BEING ACCURATE

    GO BACK AND READ THIS TRAVESTY

    https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-donald-trump-isnt-a-real-candidate-in-one-chart/

  • btbt [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    It will be interesting to see which states will be allowed to vote this time around