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[โ€“] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's how averages work. Math.

[โ€“] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That's also why averages aren't a good measure of a lot of things and are misleading.