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As long as there’s stuff not being acknowledged there will always be questions.
You guys haven’t considered the size of the problem. What’s more, you’re afraid to. Because numbers aren’t spinnable. You say a number, you can be wrong, right, high, low, etc. Numbers put you somewhere, bring new information to light.
Numbers are falsifiable. Which is incompatible with the nature of this kind of talk. It’s not about describing reality. It’s about pushing a narrative.
Numbers don’t really matter in fiction. It doesn’t push a narrative forward.
Asking about numbers is a way of saying “Do you consider this a real problem, or is it just a fun fantasy to give your actions justification?”
Do you know what I mean?