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If you are reducing the likelihood of something by 99%, you are basically eliminating it. Not fully, but it’s still a huge improvement.

It reminds me of this fun question:

What’s the difference between a million dollars and a billion dollars? A billion dollars.

A million dollars is a lot of money to most people, but it’s effectively nothing compared to a billion dollars.





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