“In 2022, YouGov asked “What percentage of Americans do you think are ___?”
Results/Actual reality
Trans: 21% / 1%
Muslim: 27% / 1%
Jewish: 30% / 2%
Black: 41% / 12%
Live in NYC: 30% / 2%
Gay or lesbian: 30% / 3%
The errors are off by orders of magnitude it would normally be hilarious
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/americans-have-one-very-strange-cognitive
Very interesting read 📚 and an example of media influence.
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I keep being reminded how much of the population is stupid. and if you polled me I would probably underestimate the number of lead paint chip eaters.
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It's way higher than we think. We are obviously very intelligent around here. Only special people understand each other... #CoSoFamily seem to get it.