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[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I understood that.
But if you have the majority of the minority in one place the perspective is skewed towards thinking the minority is actually in the majority even if it isnt.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The vast majority of humans are lactose intolerant. I sort of get your point but mine still stands. Especially considering in America the percentage is 36% even though we are by majority white still

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/lactose-intolerance-by-country

Sort that data and you'll see a lot of countries even higher.

I think the real reason this issue is not known about is because it involves poop and that's a taboo topic that embarrasses people.

Growing up, and still today, if I just went by popular discourse, it would seem to be less than 10%