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In this case, being more accurate would have distracted from the overall point.
Granted, attracting the dismissive comments of insufferable pedants and the wilfully obtuse isn't ideal either, but here we are ๐คท
How would being more accurate distract from the point? I agree with what the post is saying, but making up statistics doesn't really help IMO and takes away from the credibility
Hyperbole and hypotheticals aren't "making up statistics"
"Misinformation is justified when I do it"
It's not misinformation if the post starts off as a hypothetical
Some people like you aren't capable of thinking much further than your face though