Low Percentage Debate

Commenters debate whether small reported percentages like 1%, 5%, or 10% are surprisingly high, too low, generous estimates, or insignificant in the article's context.

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Sample Comments

zephyrfalcon Dec 8, 2011 View on HN

Seems like an awfully small percentage though...

freddyym Jul 13, 2020 View on HN

If only it was a higher percentage...

fwdpropaganda Jun 17, 2017 View on HN

1% seems like a huge number here.

alex_suzuki Oct 4, 2024 View on HN

I think 20% is being generous… more like 2%.

wintorez May 14, 2020 View on HN

This is not such a high percentage.

sukuriant Dec 19, 2012 View on HN

nitpick: It's a loooooooooot less than 1%

Kiro Mar 3, 2023 View on HN

That 1% won't invalidate the remaining 99%.

colordrops Apr 15, 2022 View on HN

It's much more than 1% though.

is_true Jan 9, 2024 View on HN

10% doesn't seem much. I was expecting it to be worse

BriggyDwiggs42 Jan 21, 2025 View on HN

Sounds like you’re counting on being in the 10%.