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Stochasms (Statistical Realities)

[*] Angel of Springs writes:

> The trouble with this world is that no matter WHAT you do, you're STILL just another staistic.

You're not just one statistic; you're an indeterminate, everchanging number of statistics. What's more, every new statistic increases the margin of error, because few statistics are reliable, let alone valid.

You want uncertainty, you got it. You want infinite possibilities (within the standard error), you got them. All you have to do is to be as many statistics as you can.

It's fun being a non-deterministic entity. You get many more probabilities than you would in actual living. You can count on that, with a confidence level of 95%.

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