edit: shortened thoughts

If I get 50 up/downvotes then 500 people of all different walks of life read this, since only the distribution’s tails vote. If that’s 5-10% at each tail, then the 80-90% who thought the post or comment was mild have seen it and have not spoken.

If I leave it in the showerthoughts queue for ten days, then future people will see it too. Maybe they’re from a year away!

Idk. Just sonder

  • INeedMana@lemmy.world
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    18 days ago

    Current world population is 8 billion. 1000/8000000000 is ~ 1.25*10^-7
    So if whole population was a meter, those 1000 people would be smaller than red blood cell

    If whole population was a trip around the equator (12756 km), those 1000 people would be ~1.6m

    It would be hard to maintain meaningful relations with 1000 people so it feels like a big reach. But on the global scale, that 1000 people is like a drop in the ocean

    I think your shitposting is fine

  • willow@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    18 days ago

    Like when you tell someone you can always see your own nose (look at it), I’ve been forced to remember I’m not the main character. Hi person somewhere out there c:

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      18 days ago

      Actually, you’re the main character. I’m out of render distance and am only visible by coordinate pointer and randomized text messages :>

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        17 days ago

        Just be happy you’re in my star system. Aliens haven’t gotten a simulation tick in almost a decade.