skylarAug 20, 2023
Joanne Fisher
#JohnOliver #quotes #ClimateChange
Aug 20, 2023 at 12:53amWeb
Show threadIts GregoryAug 20, 2023
@Jedigirl
Owls now wear 5 hats
Show threadRichard WebbAug 20, 2023
@ItsGregory @Jedigirl
That's more than last year when they tended to go around with 15 on.
Show threadStaid WinnowAug 20, 2023

@Jedigirl

Which number is larger?

5
44.8%
15
55.2%
Poll ended at .
Show threadAllisterMcLaneAug 20, 2023
@staidwinnow @Jedigirl we need a "can't decide" option!
Show threadMastoramaAug 20, 2023
@AllisterMcLane @staidwinnow @Jedigirl 1😏
Show threadFloAug 20, 2023

@AllisterMcLane @staidwinnow @Jedigirl Even more importantly, we need:

“I’ve heard about numbers, but I’m certainly not a mathematician. I would not say that I have firm views on them.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/15/amy-coney-barrett-refuses-to-tell-kamala-harris-if-she-thinks-climate-change-is-happening

Amy Coney Barrett refuses to tell Kamala Harris if she thinks climate change is happening

Supreme court nominee accuses Democratic senator of soliciting an opinion ‘on a very contentious matter of public debate’

The Guardian
Show threadJonathan SmithAug 20, 2023
@staidwinnow @Jedigirl 5 is definitely higher than 15
Show threadPéhäAug 21, 2023
@smithjonathan @staidwinnow @Jedigirl i'm not on politics... i hate extremism from the both sides so i think the truth is probably in the middle. So 5 is probably equal to 15.
Show threadB.I.L.L. the AlienAug 20, 2023

@staidwinnow @Jedigirl

15 being larger than 5 is what Big Number and the Math Industrial Complex wants you to believe. Sheeple.

Show threadTwotiredAug 20, 2023

@staidwinnow @Jedigirl

How do we know that 55% is greater than 45%? We need another poll!

Show thread*NOT* Brad PittAug 20, 2023
@Jedigirl it is possible that the poll in US will show that 5 is larger number because 15 is too woke
Show threadNick PhillipsAug 20, 2023
@Jedigirl Actually, someone should run that number poll just to check...
Show threadJohn Bell 🇺🇦🇪🇺🔸🕷️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Aug 20, 2023
@Jedigirl unfortunately 100% of billionaires appear to be sceptical of climate change
Show threadStinky Cheese ManAug 20, 2023
@Jedigirl How many lights do you see?
Show threadLobsterAug 20, 2023

@Jedigirl

Tee Hee!

Well quoted. Are ‘merrycans stupid by design or inclination? (Asking for a friend)
I like Americans, once you get passed the blubber, a lot of meat on them.

[disclosure: Lobsters are cannibals but I am trying to eat more sustainbly] 🤓😌🦞🙄

Show threadB.I.L.L. the AlienAug 20, 2023

@Jedigirl

I've noticed those people don't seem to be denying climate change as loudly anymore, as they swelter in the heat and choke on the fire smoke, and are instead starting to talk about ways to adapt to extreme weather events.

Show threadAlison MeeksAug 20, 2023
@Jedigirl The same people that rejected the 1/3rd pound burger because they thought the 1/4 pounder was bigger.
Show threadMessagingMattersAug 20, 2023
@Jedigirl That sounds great except for the elections, politicians and voting part.
Show threadRobert-André MauchinAug 20, 2023
@Jedigirl
Cause you need people's votes to elect someone to do something about it?
Except for China of course which is responsible for most of the emissions.
Though I don't think any solutions will come from government totalitarian decisions.
Show threadAriaflameAug 20, 2023
@eclipseo @Jedigirl On a per capita basis?
Show threadDer TeilweiseAug 20, 2023

@Jedigirl

Which number is bigger?

5
50%
15
50%
Poll ended at .
Show threadBlort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥋☣️Aug 20, 2023

@Jedigirl

Owls do not exist.

#BirdsARentReal

Show threadAlexanderMarsAug 20, 2023
@Jedigirl but, think about the minority!
Show threadThe Well-read NaturalistAug 20, 2023
@Jedigirl The problem is that those same people are allowed to vote - and often do. Given the habitually low turn out percentages in US elections, a quarter of the population being scientifically ignorant is far more than sufficient to swing elections and influence public policy for the worse.
Show threadBigglesAug 21, 2023

@Jedigirl

To be fair, the statement "one in four Americans are skeptical about climate change" isn't about climate change. Its about Americans. We have this weird tolerance for people who are actively disengaged with reality, to the point of tolerating actively harmful behaviors. And we need to grow out of it soon or it's going to kill us all.

Show threadPYM le pirate capoeiristeAug 21, 2023
@Jedigirl And there WILL BE someone to say "I want to be consulted about whether 5 > 15 or not !"
Show threadAlisonW ♿🏳️‍🌈♾️Aug 21, 2023
@Jedigirl
Thing is, when you poll people on which number is larger between ⅓ and ¼ not everyone gets it right.
Show threadScaredyCatAug 21, 2023
@AlisonW @Jedigirl Can I raise a technical point. When you say bigger....
Show threadAlisonW ♿🏳️‍🌈♾️Aug 21, 2023
@ScaredyCat @Jedigirl
Larger, more, greater than the other
Show threadScaredyCatAug 21, 2023
@AlisonW @Jedigirl based on font size or value size?
Show threadAndy SmithAug 21, 2023
@Jedigirl They did actually have a form of poll over which number is bigger, ¼ or ⅓, and ¼ won (in the sample group of "people who buy burgers", anyway) 😀
https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/06/17/third-pound-burger-fractions/
Did Third-of-a-Pound Burger Fail Because People Didn't Understand Fractions?

Snopes.com
Show threadAndy SmithAug 21, 2023
@Jedigirl Just for regional balance here's the UK lottery company having to withdraw a scratch card because it was found too complicated to ask people to compare two negative temperatures to say which one is higher.
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/cool-cash-card-confusion-1009701
'Cool Cash' card confusion

A LOTTERY scratchcard has been withdrawn from sale by Camelot - because players couldn't understand it. The Cool Cash game - launched on Monday - was but taken out of shops yesterday after some players failed to grasp whether or not they had won.

Manchester Evening News
Show threadMetric GuyAug 24, 2023
@Jedigirl More than 1 in 4 Americans believe that it is possible to turn water into wine.