Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Dec 26, 2016It will never be over. Welcome to Eternal 2016.Quote Tweetricphillips@mastodon.au@ricphillips·Dec 26, 2016It ain't over yet. There's still a few days left in 2016 for the-gods/random-statistical-shitfest-cluster to kill off another icon or two.338
A. L. V.@theartlav·Dec 26, 2016Replying to @vgrI don't get what the deal is. Inhale - someone just died. Exhale - someone just died. 100000 people die every day, regardless of 2016.1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Dec 26, 2016Replying to @theartlavI'm sure you could model it. Global celebs exist in only a few fields, so the odds of n deaths in a year should be calculable1
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Dec 26, 2016Replying to @vgr and @theartlavDue to dominance of English, only English-culture celebs. Music and acting celebs only. Restrict to top 100 living legends, N=2001
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @vgr and @theartlavso odds of 1, 2, 3...., 200 being selected from a pool of say 1 billion high mortality risk pool in 36,500,000 samples12:50 AM · Dec 26, 2016
A. L. V.@theartlav·Dec 26, 2016Replying to @vgrShould we count the Alexandrov Ensemble (aka Red Army Choir) as 68 separate events or as one event? Also, define "celebrity".2
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Dec 26, 2016Replying to @theartlavI've never heard of them, but presumably you've heard of Muhammad Ali and David Bowie? Global recognizability is a strong filter