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Re:US homelessness up 12% from 2022, hits highest level sinc... by 1-6 on Thursday December 21, 2023 @09:14AM (#38720612)
Waiting for pedantic comments nickpicking on numbers rather than discussing about the real problem.
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Re:US homelessness up 12% from 2022, hits highest level sinc... by edgyquant on Thursday December 21, 2023 @09:18AM (#38720653)
Because that number makes it sound like a way bigger problem than it is. In reality it’s ~1/6 of a percent, not 40%.
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Re:US homelessness up 12% from 2022, hits highest level sinc... by ethanbond on Thursday December 21, 2023 @09:16AM (#38720639)
The difference between <700k and >40MM is not nitpicking
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Re:US homelessness up 12% from 2022, hits highest level sinc... by jjice on Thursday December 21, 2023 @09:25AM (#38720727)
I don't think it's pedantic to correct a number that is sixty times off. That's absurd. If they said 800k, then sure. 40 million is absurdly off and should be commented about to prevent others from running with that absurdity.
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Re:US homelessness up 12% from 2022, hits highest level sinc... by bentruyman on Thursday December 21, 2023 @09:25AM (#38720728)
Sure, numbers don't matter. Just 40M homeless, give or take 39.4M.
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