[throwmeaway820]

> A recent study shows that on any given day, just 12% of people in the US account for half of all beef consumed in the US

By itself, this figure doesn't really mean much. On any given day, less than 1% of people have birthdays, but that doesn't mean there's a small percentage of people who are having most of the birthdays

The following paragraph is more valid, but the 12% figure still seems dubious.

[awesome_dude]

> By itself, this figure doesn't really mean much. On any given day, less than 1% of people have birthdays, but that doesn't mean there's a small percentage of people who are having most of the birthdays

Yeah, it just means that half the beef eaten per day goes to the 12% having a BBQ, etc, not that only 12% of the population have access to half the beef available each day

[immibis]

Do you have a BBQ on 12% of days? Is this how it goes in America?

[HPsquared]

That sounds a lot like the "you only use 10% of your brain" saying. Yeah, 10% at any given moment.

[glenstein]

I'm sorry but is nobody reading TFA? It quite specifically is saying there's a population of disproportionate meat eaters, noting that they're older, they're whiter, and influenced by cultural traditions normalizing it.

It's not just saying it pops out of the data as a statistical curiosity, it's saying that there is a real subset of the population who are disproportionately eating more beef.