this post was submitted on 15 Apr 2024
723 points (98.1% liked)

Funny

6877 readers
805 users here now

General rules:

Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the mods.

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I guess that was some sort of short-circuit on my part?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

No, you’re right that it’s extremely complicated. But the complexity doesn’t come from the base rates. You’re likely thinking of the process as a whole instead of the starting point.