Greg Clarke

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We’re not dumb

I’m not suggesting this at all. I’m arguing that using “parts per 10 million” makes more sense to an American audience because fractions are more common in America. So using non common denominators is easier for an American audience. Whereas in metric countries, using standard denominators like thousand, million, billion, etc with decimals and significant figures is easier to interpret.

it’s a simple fact that comparing 5 to 20 is easier than comparing 0.05 to 0.2.

Sure, but you’re ignoring the additional cognitive load of using non common denominators. And losing the ability to easily compare these metrics with others.

Every engineer and scientist in the US uses metric

Imperial measurements are commonly used in construction & civil engineering in the US.

In metric countries, parts-per notation is common but it’s normally per million, billion, trillion, etc. Parts per 10 million is not common. Using an uncommon parts-per notation makes it difficult to compare between countries for instance as it’s unlikely that other countries are reporting in parts per 10 million.

The imperial measurement system uses fractions, 3/4 inch, etc. The metric system uses decimals, 19mm, etc.

So to represent this data in a metric country you would use per million inhabitants and use 2 significant figures. Decimals are easy for people who grew up in metric countries to understand.

I moved to Canada which used a lot of imperial measurements for building materials and tools (it’s a weird mix). I find the imperial system confusing with its use of fractions but I know lots of people that grew up with this system prefer it.

That’s why I think this globally uncommon per 10 million inhabitants might feel normal for Americans.

Powers of a thousand; per thousand, per million, per billion, etc

I guess this is a US cultural thing. I grew up in a metric country and decimals are much easier for me to compare than fractions.

Sure but using a non standard denominator makes off more difficult to compare to other metrics.

inmates per 10M inhabitants

Why per 10 million?

This is an exaggeration. You mentioned you live in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) in Canada. Toronto is one of the safest large cities in North America.

I think we can all agree that babies look weird… except my daughter, she was a perfect looking baby

What industry do you work in/have experienced bullying in?

Why would it be strange to him that anyone is getting bullied? It’s incredibly common especially in workplaces

Because it’s not common everywhere. I’m sure it happens everywhere but it’s a lot more common in certain places and industries. That’s why it’s strange to them.

Where do you live if I may ask?

I currently live in friendly Belleville, Ontario, Canada, it’s a city of 50K. I was born in the UK, grew up in Australia, and have lived / spent a lot of time in a few other countries as well.

I can appreciate that this is a sensitive topic for you but they didn’t claim adult bullying doesn’t happen. They said it’s strange to them that anyone is dealing with bullying outside of extreme circumstances. That’s my experience as well. Where I live It’s not culturally acceptable to bully. I’m sure it still happens but it’s rarer than other countries I have lived or visited.

Cheers! I work in tech and don’t know many US politicians so I read that as “A.I. Green” 🤖🟩

This post has about as much context as a map drawn by a blindfolded pirate. What is this all about?

That’s way too logical for a Donald rant

Source: https://www.whitehouse.gov/remarks/2025/02/remarks-by-president-trump-before-cabinet-meeting/

It’s from one of Donald’s word vomit speeches

You can’t spell egregious without Greg

I didn’t expect to see targeted content on Lemmy