Yeah, that's why I said that there's probably a fair margin of error, enough that the high-end 70-30 split is likely fairly close to the mean for humanity overall.
That said, it's not really accurate to base the argument for that on anecdotal evidence, considering that the LGBTQ community (like many such) has fairly strong internal ties, so you're likely to know a larger proportion of LGBTQ people on a meaningful level than the average person. Same deal with anything else: a member of a union would probably overestimate the percentage of workers in their industry who belong to unions, a member of any political slant would overestimate the prevalence of their views among the general population, a member of a religious sect would know a lot more people of that strain than the average person, &c.
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I know it wasn't directed at me, but that's part of why I think all these linguistic games and identity politics are divisive bullshit. People are people, and if you need to distinguish some trait about them, use simple descriptors. It's immensely frustrating to live in a time where we really need to come together and pull to stop our species from sliding into the pit of extinction, but everyone seems to be caught up in all this petty hatred, devoting themselves to tearing others down and deifying themselves. We've had so many fucking centuries to reach the realization that our superficial differences are just that, but so many people still judge others and define themselves primarily based on those characteristics.
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