Post #2047461
2026-04-23 05:27 UTC
My only topical take for today is that “undoing a 600% increase is an 85.7% decrease” being arithmetically true does not stop it from being a great example of why to avoid percentages if you want to be understood.
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@infotroph@toot.cat 2026-04-23 16:12
Since y'all seem to like this, I’ll add for the record that “600% increase” meaning “now you have 7 times the amount you started with” is already confusing before we even think about increase vs decrease.
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@ann3nova@corteximplant.com 2026-04-23 14:15
@infotroph I 74.3% approve of this toot. :)