• Aculem [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    The interesting thing about that video is how some people chose to respond in the comments. tl;dw on the video, the chances of Dream getting that lucky is 1 in 20 sextillion, or 1 in 20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. However, people keep making arguments like "the chances of you stepping on the specific grains of sand on a beach are similar odds" don't take into account that if everyone on Earth played Minecraft their entire lives, the odds of any one of them getting that lucky is still astronomically unlikely.

    Like, I get it, some people aren't wired to understand statistics very well, but it seems more insidious than that, and reminds me of people using faulty logic to justify not wearing masks or getting a vaccine. I think it's the utter confidence they have in using faulty logic that's astounding. Like, I'm not sure if they're at least somewhat aware of their faulty logic but argue for it anyway, or if they're so entrenched in defending a position that their minds literally won't let them process any information that might invalidate that position. Maybe some mixture of both.