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Re:In defense of flat earthers (2020) by notriddle on Monday January 17, 2022 @10:20PM (#29974639)
> And more important than their relative intelligence: who causes more harm in the world

You are much more likely to die on the toilet than you are to die of a gunshot wound. This does not mean guns are safer than toilets.

Re:In defense of flat earthers (2020) by TheMonarchist on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @12:27AM (#29975476)
> You are much more likely to die on the toilet than you are to die of a gunshot wound.

That's because people spend more time on the toilet than at gunpoint on average.

Re:In defense of flat earthers (2020) by notriddle on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @12:48AM (#29975586)
Yes. The point is that lower-case-d democrats have done more harm in the world than flat earthers, mostly from being more numerous, even while being less dangerous.

Damage = Dangerousness * Number

Lowercase-d democrats have also done more good in the world than flat-earthers, and caused more change in the world with unclear value.