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Americans overestimate the size of minority groups and underestimate the size of most majority groups (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] qarbone@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I'd honestly believe the opposite, with people living in liberal cities overestimating. Personallt, in a friend group of about 15, 4 are trans.

Just because you're progressive, doesn't mean you're good at math or understand statistics.

[โ€“] matlag@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 hours ago

You know, thinking back about how big the number is, it's probably both.