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Re:Children's arithmetic skills do not transfer between appl... by konschubert on Sunday February 09, 2025 @05:57PM (#42995003)
I like HN because you can have interesting discussions, and because people usually argue their points.

I think this is the first time that someone has responded to me in such a mean-spirited way, while providing no substantive response.

I would prefer if you left this forum.

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Re:Children's arithmetic skills do not transfer between appl... by hiAndrewQuinn on Monday February 10, 2025 @12:25PM (#43002744)
There's nothing mean-spirited about asking people to put rough numbers to their beliefs, even approximately. But I do think most people would be genuinely surprised to hear you think there's over a 5% chance Germany the Western democracy won't exist in a generation. If it does happen I need to remember to revisit a lot of things about how I myself understand the world.
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