The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to White People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 8 months agoIt doesn't quite work any other waylemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1383arrow-down111
arrow-up1372arrow-down1external-linkIt doesn't quite work any other waylemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to White People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 8 months agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareasexualchangeling@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoI definitely have been known to use a variety of percentages depending on the situation
minus-squareLeate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoI answer like that when someone asks me if I’m sure about something. I only answer in increments of 5, though.
minus-squareHonytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoYeah, being too specific just raises more questions in people. If I say I am 92.6% sure, they look at me funny.
minus-squaremorgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoIf you ask me at what time we should meet, there’s a 78.8174% chance I’ll say somethink like “8:51” or “12:27”, then i message you shortly before and say “sorry I might be 17 seconds late” (but I’ll make a point coming precisely at the time I said)
I definitely have been known to use a variety of percentages depending on the situation
I answer like that when someone asks me if I’m sure about something. I only answer in increments of 5, though.
Yeah, being too specific just raises more questions in people.
If I say I am 92.6% sure, they look at me funny.
If you ask me at what time we should meet, there’s a 78.8174% chance I’ll say somethink like “8:51” or “12:27”, then i message you shortly before and say “sorry I might be 17 seconds late” (but I’ll make a point coming precisely at the time I said)