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Americans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groups (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Wulri@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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Source: https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/41556-americans-misestimate-small-subgroups-population

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[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 15 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

92 % of the population lives in either California, new York or Texas?

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (2 children)

Don't you know? The only city in the USA is either New York or Los Angleas or San Francisco. If its a movie about alien invasion then Washington, DC will also show up.

If its UK, the only city is London.

If its China, the only cities that exist are Beijing or Shanghai.

If its Japan, the only city that exist is Tokyo.

Welcome to Hollywood!

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago

If its UK, the only city is London.

It is well known that if you are a being with access to all of time and space in your bigger-on-the-inside ship you will suspiciously hang out a lot in current day London.

[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 3 points 5 hours ago

It's kinda funny though, I have six friends I stay in touch with who live in the UK. They're all in London. No I didn't meet them there. Coincidence also reinforces confirmation bias. I know believe it is the only city.