Deprogrammed Statistics

Look of disgust describes it all.

They say numbers don't lie, but I guess they fail to factor people into that summation. Whoever they are. They are probably the same people lying out their butt when it comes to their numbers though. Can you guess where I'm going with this. Thanks to the title I am sure 95% of you can. Could be 100%, but that looks too perfect, we can't have that. So I'll just pull some numbers from my butt and call them official. Now on with it before 44.99% of you get bored.

Deprogrammed Statistics

You get numbers thrown at you. They may actually be thrown at you too, especially if some political nut job comes around and wants you to vote for so and so. You also get them plastered in front of you on many a site. Heck, all sites have numbers in some way. But while the views you have can boost one's ego, let you know people like it, and so on and so forth, the stats you just read could be, and probably are, an entire load of BS. I know 33.45% may need examples and not take my word for it, so here we go.

Have you ever heard or said, "Alcohol in moderation is okay, good, or whatever else for a person?" Now if you haven't heard that and live in North America you must live under a rock, but I'm not 100% sure of that. Do you know why that is? Because the liquor companies want it that way. Their statistics prove it after all and they shove it in your face to get you to buy buy buy. Oh, wine is healthy and may help you. "May" help you. Statistics don't lie. Pffffft. But you do.

Their little graph shows that people who drink in moderation and people who don't have the same, or the former has better, life expectancy. It has to be good right? IT HAS TO! Nope. Statistics have just taken you for a ride. Not a fun one either. You got screwed without being screwed. Why? They say it. It has to be true. Guess what? It is! It is true because the sample they used against the moderation people are all sick people, people who quit drinking and therefore suffer the ill health issues already, and people already with one foot in the grave. So guess what? The stats are in their favor. Drinking in moderation is good for you. So go get drunk and suffer no health issues. Pfffft. Got a bridge I can sell you.

Now why not look at the medical industry. You always get things thrown at you there. And guess what? They are one-sided, they are rigged, and they don't give a damn, generally, about you. Employee A wants that grant money but they work for a company that wants the results to come out a certain way. So what does Employee A do? They get a sample that makes their stats work out how they want. They get the grant, the numbers get fudged, but in an oh so legit way, and you get fake data.

And the great, 90% of people never have that, or whatever else Drs. throw at you. Do they really know? Probably not. That is just their escape to get you to go home and suffer. Whether because they are lazy, crunched for time, or just want to milk you more. They saw a stat from the drug company, in a medical book, or off the internet. So you may have the disease, but 90% don't. So that is a high stat, meaning you can't be in that 10%. Even though someone has to make up that 10%. But never fear, it won't be you. Your Dr. said so. Pfffffffffft.

Also, now this could be fudged too on her side, I met one woman who had kids later in life, right up to and after 40. Oh no! Stats say that is bad. Your risk doubles. She was told this and that and she shouldn't and blah blah blah. Not sure why people feel the need to tell me these things, but they do. Want to know about the guy who got kicked out of France and has money stashed on his property? 90% of people may say yes. Anyway, she said she checked into things and where they say her risk doubled, what she found was that it doubled from 1% to 2%. Wowweeee. That is so scary. Not that one should ever play down risks, but it DOUBLED! Doesn't doubled sound far more scary than 2%?

And now we go to products. Damn, 50% of you might think you'll be here all day. I could if I wanted to type that much, but I won't. You can be 100% sure of that. Unless you are a very slow reader which may make it 99% sure.

With products everything from trans fat, gluten free, how long they last to even workability come into play. As long as they are below a certain percentage they can say, GLUTEN FREE! TRANS FAT FREE! When really they have that in there, just low enough to pass inspections, if there are any inspections, and therefore put that on the packaging and fool some sucker. And oh, this product works for 50% of those who used it. Do you want to know who used it? Two people. Two employees. One thought it worked and one didn't. THAT'S 50%. Woweee. We've got a winner.

Oh, and as long as this machine, this device, this whatever is within this range, it won't hurt 99% of people. Says umm this organization that took a kickback or took the stats from the company who makes the damn thing and called it okay. What is a company going to do after spending billions on something? Oh, our product gives you cancer. Umm nope. So they fudge the stats. It never bothered these 10 people. Unlike these 100 people. But shhhh. Let's just focus on 5 of those 100. Now we have a 75% success rate. That is above the threshold. Our product is a win. Come and buy buy buy. Fry your brain so the next time it can be below 50% and you won't even care. I still have that bridge.

And there are many many many more, but they all come back to one thing, usually, what is best for the one doing the stats. Nothing ever comes back for what is good for you. Why? Because $$$ is always involved. Greed takes priority over anything else. Yep. Even your safety, in most cases. So it is safe to say that those last stats you saw were fake, even if they weren't pulled from someone's butt and plastered on the internet. That official pamphlet looks great, right? They have to be right. It is SOOOO PRETTY. Pffffft.

Do you believe stats? Ever hear the whole alcohol in moderation is good? Ever get shafted by a medical professional with stats? Have any that you know are fudged or fake? I'm sure 56% of people who read this will respond. Hey, I polled 3 people. It is right!

Buy the bridge from the cat, 50% of people say it is a GREAT stat.