Also, I mentioned “studies show” because it has been a curiosity stopper for me in the past. I read in a middle-school textbook that smoking a cigarette removes [x] days from your life expectancy. I took this as gospel, not caring WHICH studies show this, how they did their math, or whether there are other studies that show something else.
I still haven’t researched this… But at least I realize that the question exists.
Also, I mentioned “studies show” because it has been a curiosity stopper for me in the past. I read in a middle-school textbook that smoking a cigarette removes [x] days from your life expectancy. I took this as gospel, not caring WHICH studies show this, how they did their math, or whether there are other studies that show something else.
I still haven’t researched this… But at least I realize that the question exists.
There, a REAL real-world example.