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People Believe If 90% Prefer A over B, A Must Be Much Better than B. Are They Wrong? (consumerresearcher.com)
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[โ€“] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

feels a bit strange to not include the full quote, which changes the sentiment quite a bit:
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it."

[โ€“] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

Considering the post is about people, and the "person" in the quote can be assumed to represent the reader of said "statistic", the quote functions as provided.