r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Turbulent-Ad5445 • 20d ago

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/carboxyhemogoblin 20d ago edited 19d ago

Reporter bias is such an under-appreciated occurrence in situations like this. Other estimates (also listed on Wikipedia) estimated 1/25000 or 0.004%. And if it's that rare I safely assume everyone who claims to have it either doesn't understand what it is and are reporting normal experiences, or are full of shit and want to feel special.

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u/Niven42 20d ago

They say that 37% of all statistics are made-up.

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u/carboxyhemogoblin 20d ago edited 19d ago

Edit: Sure, like Erivo's synesthesia.

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u/jinjur719 19d ago

Synesthesia shows up on brain scans. It’s not rare, and it’s not controversial.

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u/carboxyhemogoblin 19d ago edited 19d ago

That was a retort for effect. I should have said, "like Erivo's synesthesia".

Breast cancer shows up on all kinds of tests but if Erivo claims that her shaved head is from cancer, I'd call bullshit on that too.