Despite being true, the sentence "Most people are Chinese." sounds weird when spoken out loud.

5 hours ago by Jomega to c/showerthoughts

LordMayor 63 points 4 hours ago

“Most” would imply more than half which is not true of China or India.

“Most people are Asian,” would be true.

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Carl 17 points 3 hours ago

Yup. Being the largest minority doesn’t automatically make you the majority.

Unless you’re working with funny electoral college numbers, in which case ~34% apparently equals >50%.

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TheReanuKeeves 4 points 3 hours ago

Get outta 'ere with that nunnber magic you commie!

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nymnympseudonym 32 points 4 hours ago

Me and my wife (both Caucasians) were expecting a baby. I called my brother with the news. His reply?

Brother: "Don't be surprised if the baby is Chinese."

Me: ...?

Brother: "Well, 25% of all babies are Chinese, bro"

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spectrums_coherence 17 points 3 hours ago

Brother never understood conditional probability.

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TheReanuKeeves 13 points 3 hours ago

I wish I had a brother specifically just to say shit like this to them

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s 15 points 4 hours ago

Despite being true

Um, no? Even assuming you mean Chinese ethnicity as opposed to residency, “most” implies majority, not plurality.

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insomniac_lemon 3 points 4 hours ago

You (Angry Rant by Mattias Pilhede)

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flamingsjack 3 points 2 hours ago

What's the definition of "most?" 90%? 80%?

If one looks at it, PRC+ROC's population is only around 1.4 billion, which is only around 16.8%

If one adds in chinese diaspora, which is 60-70 million, that is still less than 18% of the world's population

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sunrisepirate -2 points 4 hours ago

I think most people are Indian now, which sounds fine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/...

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cantstopthesignal 8 points 3 hours ago

A plurality of people are Indian.

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Jomega 2 points 3 hours ago

Sorry, I don't have internet in my shower, so I couldn't look up if it was still true. I think it was still China a decade or two ago.

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

Rules

All posts must be showerthoughts
The entire showerthought must be in the title
No politics
- If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
- A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
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Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report, the message goes away and you never worry about it.

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