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Re:Five Laws of Human Stupidity (1976) by mcguire on Thursday July 28, 2022 @04:34PM (#32269783)
As an aside, averages don't work that way. The average (mean) can vary greatly from the median, which is the central value, due to outliers. For example, "Median individual income in the United States was $44,225. Average individual income in 2021 in the United States was $63,214.03." (https://dqydj.com/average-median-top-individual-income-perce...

[1] Not sure that I buy the actual numbers; the median has been around $30K for a number of years, up to 2019 at least. A $10K jump in 2 years?

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Re:Five Laws of Human Stupidity (1976) by dieselgate on Thursday July 28, 2022 @04:52PM (#32269961)
Haha yeah that’s a fair point and I understand what you mean - you’re right. It’s just supposed to be a joke but maybe that’s not clear
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