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Comment by chiefalchemist

And it's likely [1]...

- 1 in 5 believe the earth is flat.

- 2 in 7 believe in the Easter Bunny.

- 4 in 10 don't know that 4 of 10 is 40%

- 3 in 8 have never left their own state.

- 7 in 10 want to grow up to be online "influencers".

- And so on...

The point is, if you're looking for a factual but clickbait-ready headline just survey young Anericans. Why is The Economist dabbling is such LCD "journalism"?

[1] These aren't factual. They're fictional and for effect.

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