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sonichedgehog23198 t1_j69r69e wrote

Globally thats hard to argue with. Thats impossible to measure accurately tough. Locally that might not be the case. In my country the number of people older then me is still rising slowly. Refugees so yeah

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Ill-Engineer3140 t1_j69v68t wrote

I think because people can’t be born older than you after your birth date it’s actually true. No matter where you live, or people migrating to your country.. those people will have always existed and are older.

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Buck_Thorn t1_j6di6v4 wrote

Globally is what the showerthought is about. It doesn't specify any geographic area. And given that, it is not simply hard to argue with... it is impossible to argue with unless somehow people are being born that are already older than you at their birth.

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dranaei t1_j6a9sjl wrote

There's a really small time dilation because of gravity that under the right conditions can prove this wrong.

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AxialGem t1_j69bonc wrote

But the amount of times this is reposted continually goes up.
Read the rules please, if just the first one :(

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Artanthos t1_j6afq9i wrote

Time moves ever so slightly differently in orbit than it does on Earth’s surface.

It is possible for an astronaut to change positions with someone else.

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RaccoonNutter t1_j6ag71o wrote

What if I was born when somebody went under then seconds later they were brought back to life by CPR? Loophole baby

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ThePerfectEmployee t1_j6alyhm wrote

But I'll tell you what does increase... the idiots who keep posting the same things on here over and over again 🤦‍♂️

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eegocentrik t1_j698eo6 wrote

The "correct" number of people older than you never increases.

The problem becomes what is the correct number? I would argue it can never be known as the null hypothesis is unfalsifiable with current methods.

Census data would be the source for this data and needs to be corrected all of the time.

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PhilosopherDon0001 t1_j698ukk wrote

How could there be an incorrect number of people that are older than yourself?

True, It's unlikely I could find that exact number. But that number will never increase.

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got_lukky t1_j69fxxy wrote

Regardless of if we can quantify it, the number can’t increase

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Buck_Thorn t1_j699b5b wrote

The census data is not the actual number of people. Even if it were 100% correct, which it isn't, it is only a snapshot of time.

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eegocentrik t1_j6a5pti wrote

What method would you use to calculate the number of people older than you?

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Buck_Thorn t1_j6a7zl3 wrote

You're missing the point. There is no need to calculate that. Reality is what reality is. I think maybe you're not understanding the thought.

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eegocentrik t1_j6ahj4v wrote

I think you are.

You have to know the number to verify, you can't go through life assuming based on Fuzzy-Wuzzy non-practical applications.

The number represents a data point and that data point cannot be verified to be 100% accurate.

If the number is not 100% accurate then a reconciliation could cause the number to increase, thus proving your claim incorrect.

I think you are having a hard time grasping the fact that when applied, your observation falls short. It's okay to be wrong, you just need to revise.

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Buck_Thorn t1_j6ajr4r wrote

No, you do not need an absolute number. You do not need to know how many people are alive at any given moment to know that "The number of people older than you never increases". There are always fewer unless some are born older than you.

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eegocentrik t1_j6b0o50 wrote

Yes. Yes you do.

Yes you need to know or you can't prove it.

Please provide evidence for your claim?

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Buck_Thorn t1_j6b4u44 wrote

Think man... think. Surely you're just yanking my chain now... nobody can be that dense.

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eegocentrik t1_j6b55zx wrote

I beleive I'm the only one thinking on this, you are just lazily accepting the unpractical notion.

People are of many different densities.

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Buck_Thorn t1_j6bzkf1 wrote

OK, I admit it. I have been successfully trolled. You can go back under your bridge now.

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