Suppose there is a developed country with a population of over 300 million people. Suppose that about 40% of that country's population are between the ages of five and 35. So, let's say 120 million people.
Now let's just make up a number, say 240 people. Nah, let's go 2400 people. Let's say that is the number of people who are dumb enough to eat a Tide pod.
Now let's say we grossly overestimate the intelligence of this population so we bump the number of pod-eaters to 24000.
That represents 0.02% of the population between the ages of five and 35. Not 2%. 1/100th of 2%.
If just 1/4 of these people ended up in the ER in a single year, I would still consider that to be a significant portion of people.
If that is the number of people who failed chemistry class, I would not consider it to be a significant portion of people.
The portion of people who don't know history very well is much higher than 1/100th of 2%. The portion of people who would be willing to, oh say, burn downtown to the ground if their favorite candidate trips is incredibly small. But it is significant enough to be scary even at the municipal level.
Now let's just make up a number, say 240 people. Nah, let's go 2400 people. Let's say that is the number of people who are dumb enough to eat a Tide pod.
Now let's say we grossly overestimate the intelligence of this population so we bump the number of pod-eaters to 24000.
That represents 0.02% of the population between the ages of five and 35. Not 2%. 1/100th of 2%.
If just 1/4 of these people ended up in the ER in a single year, I would still consider that to be a significant portion of people.
If that is the number of people who failed chemistry class, I would not consider it to be a significant portion of people.
The portion of people who don't know history very well is much higher than 1/100th of 2%. The portion of people who would be willing to, oh say, burn downtown to the ground if their favorite candidate trips is incredibly small. But it is significant enough to be scary even at the municipal level.