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Stories vs reality

Newspapers and television carry tales of lottery wins and fairytale romances, terrorist atrocities or gruesome assaults by strangers.

None of these stories reflect everyday life

All of them are viscerally memorable and seem to take place in our living rooms.

—Tim Harford, in Statistics, Fast and Slow

Format QuotePosted on June 14, 2018December 29, 2018Categories The InterwebsTags Life, News, Reality, Stories, Tim HarfordLeave a comment on Stories vs reality
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