• ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nz
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    1 year ago

    Averages mean almost nothing. They can’t really be used to say anything meaningful.

    1000 men vs 1000 women: 999 men earn $1 per hour. 1 man earns $1,000,000 per hour. 1,000 women earn $500 per hour. On average, men earn $1000 per hour, but women earn on average half that.

    The reality is obviously very different to the average.

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      1 year ago

      This would only be a relevant criticism if our temperatures had a swing like 1-$1,000,000 does.

      The reality is obviously very different than you suspected.

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        1 year ago

        No, the point remains the same. The point is averages by design remove peaks and lows by averaging them out. A system as complex as our atmosphere needs to be considered more granularly than just as by averages. Peaks and lows cause massive disasters, like in Europe right now.