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by 4hg4ufxhy 905 days ago
I think most people agree with your post but you are indeed missing the point.

People are discussing anecdotal "average" cases. Not what is possible, but what actually happens.

Of course anything can and does happen, and outliers are interesting, but you shouldn't assume they are equivalent to other cases just because they are possible. The distribution does matter and since it's not easily measurable people discuss anecdotes and opinions.