• grillgamesh@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    17 hours ago

    for what its worth, my grandparents got married right out of HS, and nearly 80 years later they’re still together.

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      14 hours ago

      Trends are not absolute. Just because something is statistically more likely does not mean it is guaranteed.

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          14 hours ago

          It’s not necessarily a good thing in context, though, as it may skew perception to know one personal data point as opposed to all the impersonal data points of an overall trend. People tend to put more importance on personal anecdotes, even if it has the same basic value as any other data point.