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Re:The Old Are Eating the Young by gaius on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @08:55AM (#14552347)
This is exactly how the old are eating the young

And yet, the young overwhelmingly voted for it! A paradox no?

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Re:The Old Are Eating the Young by passivepinetree on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @12:56PM (#14554034)
Not necessarily. Usually older people vote in much greater numbers than the young.
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Re:The Old Are Eating the Young by gaius on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @01:51PM (#14554547)
Indeed... Simpson's Paradox I was referring to.
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