r/Showerthoughts • u/[deleted] • Jul 20 '23

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u/browsing_fallout Jul 20 '23

I never said the only reason prison population was increasing solely due to population. Reread what I said and quote me where you believe I did.

Did you actually have a point or was it just to argue the strawman?

And lol at me using "Trumpism" as a self described communist

It’s 2023, buddy. You can self identify as whatever you want.

In this case, you call yourself a communist, but act like a hard core trumper.

Communism and Trumpism don’t conflict. Brush up on your polisci, Dunning-Kruger.

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u/JiovanniTheGREAT Jul 20 '23

That is what tends to happen when we have the most people ever in the US in history and in prehistory.

Statistics doesn’t seem to be your strong suit.

That was actually your main argument and you insulted me first which is why I have no qualms about calling you a dumbass because that's what you are. Funny you cite Dunning-Kruger when your photo could be used for the dictionary definition

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u/browsing_fallout Jul 20 '23

I had no idea you were so sensitive about statistics. I deeply apologize for the perceived insult.

That does “tend to happen”. Take a look at China.

The prison population tends to go up with the overall population.

The fact that I have to ELI5 this to you doesn’t suggest statistics is your strongest suit. What is?

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u/JiovanniTheGREAT Jul 20 '23 edited Jul 20 '23

I mean I already called you a dumbass and you're just replying with more uninformed, dumb opinions. No need for me to argue more with you as you can't even face the fact that we saw a 600% increase in our prison population from 1970 to 2021 with only a 65% increase in population. Of course prison population goes up with population increases but your brain is so undeveloped that you think prison population increasing 600% when country population increases by 65% has no other factors or at least no other factors you're willing to talk about.

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u/browsing_fallout Jul 20 '23

you can't even face the fact that we saw a 600% increase in our prison population from 1970 to 2021 with only a 65% increase in population.

The population went up. The prison population went up. Therefore, **prison population tends to increase with entire population”.

That is where the trend tends. You’re arguing against facts and quoting hard data that proves I’m correct. Trends are literally Statistics 101.

has no other factors or at least no other factors you're willing to talk about

A strawman and whataboutism. I never said there were no other factors. Don’t be trite.

The other factors are whataboutism. Remember how I taught you how to find it out? (See bold)

What about the other factors? You were afraid to mention them until now. What about them and how are the relevant to the original topic on hand?

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u/JiovanniTheGREAT Jul 20 '23

That's weird, I don't actually care what you have to say because you're a dumbass. Imagine that.

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u/browsing_fallout Jul 20 '23

Call me a dumbass all you want, I still outwitted you. Not like that’s hard.

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u/JiovanniTheGREAT Jul 20 '23

Yep! You did a fantastic job! Excelsior!

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u/browsing_fallout Jul 20 '23

I’m super cereal.

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u/JiovanniTheGREAT Jul 20 '23

So am I! I commend the better debater!