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WelkinFolktoday at 9:06 AM1 replyview on HN

The numbers are likely metaphorical. It's a pretty standard way to talk about "a majority of the times"


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boomlindetoday at 9:22 AM

It serves to aggrandize whatever softer basis might actually exist for the conclusion. Whether that's deliberate or the result of thoughtless use of useless platitudes, it's done with a disregard for honesty.

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