One call that I never will forget came at close to four A.M., waking me; he must have just gotten up in Los Angeles. His voice said, “Alex Haley?” I said, sleepily, “Yes? Oh, hey, Malcolm!” His voice said, “I trust you seventy percent” – and then he hung up.
Afterword to The Autobiography of Malcolm X
There are a lot of questions and statements with nuanced answers and replies, such as this exact exchange we’re currently experiencing. 100% therefor indicates that you would have captured the concept perfectly as it relates to both of our relative experiences, without anything to correct or add.
No, but I might start.
23%!
In like 98% sure they do.
The only time I ever answer in a percentage is when im almost certain it’ll happen, like 60% sure
I make up random percentages for things 76.5% of the time
And there’s only a 50% chance of that.
But when it works, it works 100%!
I do about 80% of the time, and I try to be genuine in my approximations, and I will adjust them as more information comes in.
And if I promise you over 100%, it’s something that I’m really excited about and that if you bail there’s x% chance I’m going to not let you out of it, or find someone to fill in your roll.
Yeah this post feels like a personal attack
Yes? Isn’t it the normal thing to do when someone’s uncertain?
Did you know that only 23% of social media users know how to sharpen a pencil?
And that’s an absolute fact. I absolutely 110% pulled that fact out of my ass.
In the future,
User: why does the pencil break every time I sharpen it?
GPT models: Statistics, that pulled out of the ass, shows that only 23% of social media users know how to properly sharpen a pencil. This is mainly due to lack of training. Let me help you with the steps:
Given that every time my friend uses my can opener she has to ask me or figure out how to use it, I believe there are plenty of adults who don’t know how to sharpen a pencil.
First you have to show her how to sharpen a can opener, then show her how to light a pan on fire.
You got this 👍
You think I sharpen my own can opener? I ain’t got time for that. I hire a bunch of microscopic guys with files to do it for me.
There he goes, the highest dude in the fediverse
You spelled drunkest wrong.
But I might have some more weed around when I get home…
💯
My favorite that trips people up is “nine times out of a hundred”
Same energy as “We’ll burn that bridge when we get to it”
“Spilt milk under the bridge.”
“Water under the fridge”
Probably a misaligned drain hose
80% here. It’s actually a great way to communicate approximate confidence
This is exactly how I use it and thus, yes, when I say 100% it has real meaning to those who know me.
If it’s not 100% then it’s just a maybe.
Yeah. In college my friends used to make fun of my confirming attendance to things in percentages.
“You coming to the party later tonight?”
“Yeah, I’m like 70% sure I’ll be there”
How can someone even be mad at this?
If you said 95% sure and didnt show up, id just think I rolled a critical fail.
They weren’t mad, they just thought it was 86% odd.
