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Wulri@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world ·
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Americans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groups

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Americans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groups

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Source: https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/41556-americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population

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    they estimated 21% of the population are trans, lol I wish 😂

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      Yeah that’s bananas. I wonder if people saying 1 in 5 people are trans even know a trans person

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      If 21% of the population was trans, republicans ain’t winning elections again.

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        You underestimate the proportion of dumb people. Trans people can also be dumb.

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