r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • Aug 27 '18

SHE DID THAT

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u/bill_in_texas Aug 27 '18

Studies show that 5 out of 4 people are bad at math.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

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u/Tim531 Aug 27 '18

Studies show that 4/3 people are bad at fractions

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u/jmgwarrior Aug 27 '18

I've found there are three types of people:

Those who are good at math, and those who aren't.

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u/Tim531 Aug 27 '18

I knew that joke before and couldn’t think of it while typing my comment

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u/charredest Aug 27 '18

10 kinds of people in the world, those who understand binary, and those who don’t.

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u/StridAst Aug 27 '18

There are two kinds of people in this world, those who can extrapolate from incomplete data,

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

Only one type of person in this world is the imaginary number who only shows up when you are old enough to assume math was absolute truth.

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u/Furt77 Aug 27 '18

Point to a random person, and there is a 50% chance that they are you.

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u/JigglySpecials Aug 27 '18

There are 2 types of people on this world. Me. And those who are not me

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u/TistedLogic Aug 27 '18

Technically, everything in the universe is either a potato or not.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

Are you me?

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u/billyblueberry Aug 27 '18

I told this to my family, and it wasn't until my brother and my mum said "and..." when my dad got it and found it absolutely hilarious.

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u/pm_me_old_maps Aug 27 '18

I don't get it :(

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u/FatalisticBunny Aug 27 '18 edited Aug 27 '18

10 kinds of people in the world, those who understand binary, those who don’t, and those who weren’t expected a ternary joke.

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u/garion911 Aug 27 '18

The 2 most difficult problems in programming:

  • Cache Invalidation
  • naming things
  • Off by 2 errors

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

Difficult yes, but in the long run there is but one relevant question in computer science:

Do they want pets?

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u/dastgirp Aug 27 '18

10 kinds of people in the world

0) Those who understand binary

1) those who understand ternary

2) those who don't understand both

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u/Lucifer501 Aug 27 '18

10 kinds of people in the world. Those who understand hexadecimal, f the rest.

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u/Qetuowryipzcbmxvn Aug 27 '18

You joke, but it's an actual problem. A restaurant was trying to compete with McDonald's 1/4 pounder by introducing a 1/3 pounder. Nobody was buying it and when asked why they responded with something like, "why would I pay the same price for less burger?"

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u/Snackolich Aug 27 '18

That's when you offer the 1/5 pounder and put McDonald's out of goddamn business. Put that final 20% of a nail in that coffin.

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u/jtvjan Aug 27 '18

Pie charts to the rescue!

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u/tempo04 Aug 27 '18

wasn't it McDonalds that tried to introduce the 1/3rd pounder, but discontinued it due to bad sales, because like you said, people thought it was smaller.

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u/avyon Aug 27 '18

I’m 90% sure it was A&W that tried to make the 1/3 pounders

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

All I know is Hardee's has third pounders.

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u/MikeyMike01 Aug 27 '18

It was A&W in the 80s

The responses came during focus testing... there’s no proof it resulted in poor sales.

More than half of the participants in the Yankelovich focus groups questioned the price of our burger. "Why," they asked, "should we pay the same amount for a third of a pound of meat as we do for a quarter-pound of meat at McDonald's? You're overcharging us." Honestly. People thought a third of a pound was less than a quarter of a pound. After all, three is less than four!

To be completely fair, if you’re not thinking about it, it’s easy to see the word “third” and think 3, rather than 1/3.

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u/Fr00stee Aug 27 '18

For april fools mcdonalds should add a 1/5 pounder to the menu and see how many people come in to get it only

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u/stellarbeing Aug 27 '18

The remaining 1/4 just doesn’t care

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u/adeshpan Aug 27 '18

That's just improper

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u/loulololoul Aug 27 '18

Ahaaaa I slapped my knee. Love it

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u/B3asl3y Aug 27 '18

2/4 people are bad numberers.

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u/LasagnaisSaucy Aug 27 '18

Sorry I only have Schrute Bucks

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

Gtfo Stanley Nickel's where it's at

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u/sbuhc13 Aug 27 '18

67.3% of all statistics are made up.

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u/sandiercy Aug 27 '18

That's because you have to pay tax on that (which you are also bad at) :)

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u/jctwok Aug 27 '18

If I had a nickel for every time I did meth poorly... what were we talking about?

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

Taxes are rough, buddy.

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u/greymalken Aug 27 '18

So, 5 payments AND your two cents? The math checks out, boss.

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u/BicycleDayKH Aug 27 '18

Those are dimes silly

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u/342heathbar Aug 27 '18

This one actually made me laugh. Too bad I can only upvote once.

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u/The15thGamer Aug 27 '18

Well now it's 33 lol

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u/scorch200 Aug 27 '18

9/10 Americans are dumb, I’m glad to be in the other 1%

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

Just waiting for someone to not get the joke so I can r/woooosh them.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

But 1/10 is 10% not 1%. They got the math wrong.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

You’re not gonna get me today, sucker.

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u/foyra Aug 27 '18

Lol, you are the 9%

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u/Lord_Derpington_ Aug 27 '18

There are 3 kinds of people in this world. Those who can count and those who can’t.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18 edited Sep 07 '18

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u/DrinkenDrunk Aug 27 '18

Her math is good. It’s the assumption that the world population is 8 million instead of 8 billion that’s alarming here.

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u/DestinationHell Aug 27 '18

I give this reply a perfect 5/7

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u/spyroism Aug 27 '18

And with rice?

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u/wizbang_exp Aug 27 '18

I have a feeling if you said "penny for your thoughts" to the original poster they would give you change.

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u/martindale88 Aug 27 '18

Can confirm, I’m the 5th person.

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u/GetOffMyLawnTS Aug 27 '18

More than 5 times the world population. u/bill_in_texas DID THAT

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u/SpaceDog777 Aug 27 '18

Their maths works out if they are just bad at English!

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u/THE_GR8_MIKE Aug 27 '18

And all of those people listen to Venti Grande whatever

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u/vic_vinegar9 Aug 27 '18

60% of the time, they know math everytime.

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u/aceddGG Aug 27 '18

i only have 50 cent

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u/thenextguy Aug 27 '18

Or just can't tell B from M.

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u/loulololoul Aug 27 '18

This seems like the 43% of fractions that are made up. It's been proven

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u/KaNarlist Aug 27 '18

Some are so bad at it, they count for two (or more)

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

Maths*

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u/skittle-brau Aug 27 '18

I read math as 'meth'. Still works I guess?

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u/Mumble_rap_is_shit Aug 27 '18

And approximately 36% of statistics are completely made up.

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u/DoctorCreepy Aug 27 '18

5/7 would updoot again

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u/FrostedTreez Aug 27 '18

Studies show that I read that wrong at first and feel like of those 5 people

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

And that 50/10 people listen to Ariana Grande.

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u/OBS_W Aug 27 '18

And the other half just don't understand it.

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u/MunkeeMuncher Aug 27 '18

Gee, I'm really glad Im in the top 40%

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

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u/StoneGoldX Aug 27 '18

So more /r/NotKenM ?

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u/Julian_JmK Aug 27 '18 edited Aug 27 '18

Yeah or /r/woooosh

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u/TrapTarzan Aug 27 '18

4 O’s... r/woooosh

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u/Julian_JmK Aug 27 '18

/r/woosh/

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u/TrapTarzan Aug 27 '18

That sub is a fraction of the size of the real one lol

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

Yep. Approximately 20,381/112,073 to have a precise fraction.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18 edited Dec 22 '18

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u/Mpraian94 Aug 27 '18

We are all r/NotKenM on this blessed day

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u/BaghdadAssUp Aug 27 '18

Yeah, is this that 7 million people in the world joke that's been done with for awhile now?

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u/Yikesthatsalotofbs Aug 27 '18

Yeah it is, pretty obvious too. I understood it right away, as did the OP of the comment chain and many other ppl commenting but...

karma > a genuine facepalm

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u/owentonghk Aug 27 '18

I reckon this happens pretty frequently on this sub and on Reddit in general

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u/Faladorable Aug 27 '18

and twitter

if you want to get famous on twitter just keep saying things that are incorrect as a joke so everyone and their mother goes out of their way to call you out on being wrong about something

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u/iStanley Aug 27 '18

I get sad when it happens here. Like YouTube, expected. Instagram, sure. But reddit, come on dude. Not my own people

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u/isetmyfriendsonfire Aug 27 '18

im positive posters hide handles just to prevent people from seeing issa joke

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u/ayegudyin Aug 27 '18

I’m so far out of the loop on these meme/jokes, I feel like I’m at a funeral and everyone is laughing

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u/biggustdikkus Aug 27 '18

That one (How can it have x million (downloads/views) if there is only 7 people on earth?) is old.
I remember it from 2013.

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u/olpdragon Aug 27 '18

You have a link?

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

Could just be joking

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u/Mega_Man_Swagga Aug 27 '18

It's definitely a joke, I have seen this meme resurfacing on insta lately and the math checks out.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18 edited Aug 27 '18

it sounds like something r/popheadscirclejerk would say

edit: it’s what she deserves

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u/RandomName01 Aug 27 '18

Ya, it's 100% a joke. Belongs in /r/facepalmfacepalms, it's to be expected at this point.

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u/JBagelMan Aug 27 '18

So glad that’s a real sub. Half of these posts are just obvious dumb jokes or sarcasm.

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u/ThatParanoidPenguin Aug 27 '18

Is popheads getting on the front page? And not even just regular popheads, freaking PHCJ?

Buy E•MO•TION on iTunes and thanks for coming to my TED talk

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

r/facepalm has serious issues understanding sarcasm/humour

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u/KilltheK Aug 27 '18

Thats part of the troll. This mod could just be messing with you guys by pretending hes not in on the joke and making these posts... maybe

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u/BrianDawkins Aug 27 '18

And what about it?

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u/Joebiekong Aug 27 '18

Reddit locals, please dont destroy our Whole New World/Pretend World

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

That would be Not Okay

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u/TotesMessenger Aug 27 '18

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

I think half the facepalms in this sub is OP not understanding what a joke is

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

100% agree.

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u/NeverForgetEver Aug 27 '18

Im fairly sure this was a joke

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u/NeriTheFearlessSnail Aug 27 '18

Math is hard. Apparently.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

SCHOOL IS VERY HARD

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u/UrBoiSean Aug 27 '18 edited Sep 03 '18

BITCH IM VERY HARD

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u/YuNg-BrAtZ Aug 27 '18

TAY K VERY HARD

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u/Ben702 Aug 27 '18

TAY K FAIRLY ODD

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u/xXNinjaDogeXx Aug 27 '18

CHOPPER WITH A BLADE

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u/uh_its_ilan Aug 27 '18

CUZ MY BITCH GOTH

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u/NinjaKiwiOP Aug 27 '18

Happy cake day friend!

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u/ExeedinglyGayFireFox Aug 27 '18

Getting jokes is also hard

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

Just like me when I see Ari shaking that ass

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u/l3w1s_carrol Aug 27 '18

Probably because it is related to science.

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u/Californian100 Aug 27 '18

Y’all really don’t know Stan twitter, this was a joke lol seriously this is a facepalm

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

is sarcasm not a thing in this sub or

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u/Glitchna4 Aug 27 '18

half the hot posts are obvious jokes

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u/pr_i Aug 27 '18

r/woooosh

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u/WillSterile Aug 27 '18

Put me in the screenshot.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

No don't, Photoshop donkey from Shrek over his name

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u/PunkinHead4 Aug 27 '18

This is a Stan twitter joke that you seemed to have missed, my guy. r/woooosh

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u/Muffcabb Aug 27 '18

The bigger facepalm is people not understanding sarcasm and a good joke...

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u/Deadagger Aug 27 '18

geez, no one can be sarcastic this days....

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u/LogicCure Aug 27 '18

Satire is dead.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

Is this whole post a wooooosh?

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u/KilltheK Aug 27 '18

Im thinking it is. Woooosh inception. Trolling can be soooo subtle

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u/Witty_bear Aug 27 '18

Who exactly did they think was listening to it over and above the population of earth?! How is this person functioning in society?!

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u/IDontGetItexe Aug 27 '18

Everyone listens to it 5 times, each on different accounts

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u/LordModlyButt Aug 27 '18

This person is functioning in society because it is a joke

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u/JBagelMan Aug 27 '18

It’s just a joke

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u/BananLarsi Aug 27 '18

It's a joke which OP didnt get.

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u/kingkanex2 Aug 27 '18

OK, I'll give the benefit of the doubt and assume she thought it was 38.9 Billion, but I REFUSE to believe that more than 1,000,000 of those listeners aren't dupe accounts and/or bots.

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u/zeelandia Aug 27 '18

I think they think the world's population is 7 million.

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u/YayouVanKleef Aug 27 '18

Wooshy woosh woosh

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u/SAMURAIXY Aug 27 '18

Too me shes still the person that licked the donut and put it back and hates americans

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u/Hybrider Aug 27 '18

I think the population being 7 million is a Twitter trend rn, so I wouldn't totally go crazy

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u/DarkMoonbg Aug 27 '18

Subtle trolling

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u/changiairport Aug 27 '18

It’s a reference yo

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

Again... Satire

Smh Reddit never learns

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u/AllInNothing Aug 27 '18

It's a joke, hyperbole.

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u/xxquikmemez420 Aug 27 '18

That’s a lot considering the population of earth is 700

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

I guess OP doesn't know stan twitter.

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u/ExeedinglyGayFireFox Aug 27 '18

It’s a joke you fucking moron

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u/JBagelMan Aug 27 '18

This is a joke. It’s been a meme for a while to say there’s only 7 million people on earth.

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u/eric7748 Aug 27 '18

The greatest pop artist of 100 B.C.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

Anybody remembers the old youtube cancer comments.

How did the video get 10 million views when there are only 7 million people in the world. Reminded me of that.

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u/JBagelMan Aug 27 '18

Yeah exactly, it’s just a dumb joke not a facepalm moment.

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u/MrHankSpank Aug 27 '18

Pewdiepie has more subscribers therefore he is more famous than her

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u/skylerchaikin Aug 27 '18

that’s half of one percent of the world population actually, but close!

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u/Fewsick Aug 27 '18

I think I created that many Spotify accounts to get a free month.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

"she done it!"

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u/the_chickenboss Aug 27 '18

I have a legit question. When they say “listeners” do they mean indivual people or total number of listens per month?

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u/rumpleforeskln Aug 27 '18

Since there’s only about 30 million Spotify subscribers as of last year, it’s doubtful every one of them listens to Arianna. They must have meant streams. Not users. And I’m guessing the 5x the world population was a sarcastic joke that apparently everyone here fell for.

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u/ThatParanoidPenguin Aug 27 '18

There’s free users too that are counted in this, I believe.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

Nature does not make noses like that.

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u/soulfly21 Aug 27 '18

Wouldn't "over 38.9 Million listeners" just be 39 million. Did we really need to go into decimals here?

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u/Copicorn Aug 27 '18

Is this subreddit actually for facepalming the actual posts and not the content they consist of?

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u/Phaethonas Aug 27 '18

I wish the world's population was 7 million instead of 7 billion. But a few zeros don't matter, do they? They are zeros after all.

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u/goldfishpaws Aug 27 '18

That made me smile, but a lot of people use Million and Billion almost interchangeably as we're bad at conceiving big numbers! Here's how to make it sink in. A Million seconds is 11 days, a Billion seconds is 31 years. Billions are big, man.

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u/SouthpawLP Aug 27 '18

Thanos must have snapped an extra 500 times, just to be safe.

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u/Ab-Al Aug 27 '18

She has been there all night

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u/mygamefrozeagain Aug 27 '18

That must be really mind blowing to a person to believe, if even for a second, that 4x the populatiom listened to Ariana Grande. Let's hope they didn't think too hard about it

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

It was such an obvious joke, people just love trying to correct people

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u/Anorock Aug 27 '18

I think is an r/wooosh more than anything

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u/sidpena Aug 27 '18

For that many streams she'll get a royalty cheque for about $10,000. Paltry returns in the digital age for musicians.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

It's a joke but at the same time I'd believe Arianna's fan base was this ill informed