Re: old power, Short Vectors Versus Long Vectors

Thomas Koenig wrote:

MitchAlsup1 <mitchalsup@aol.com> schrieb:

BGB wrote:

If you are anything like a normal male, you are compatible with about
1% of women of your age group. Likewise, 1% of any given women in your
age group will be compatible with you ±.
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So, you (and her) will have to pass over 10,000 of the others to end
up with a compatible partner.

Even assuming that the numbers are true (far too low, IMHO), the
calculation assumes that both quantities are uncorrelated.

If it were really true, humans would long since have died out
(unless "compatible" means something else :-)

The 1% number is for me. {smart enough, pretty enough, frugal enough,
sane enough, low maintenance.} I know of more typical male/females where their number is closer to 20%.
1% may be a "little high" for BGB and whomever might be mutually acceptable.
There is one thing worse than being alone--and that is being with someone you seriously dislike.