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The 37% is a great reference for math nerds! It's โ ๐, the number of candidates one should sample before waiting for a better one to maximize the chances of picking the best one in a pick-or-pass scenario. See Secretary problem on Wikipedia
The Internet is so fucking weird sometimes. I had literally never heard of the 37% / Secretary Problem until this morning when someone else commented about it in a different thread. Then I immediately noticed it in this comic and saw your comment.
It's like when you never notice a car until you buy one and then see that same car everywhere.
It is our mind that's weird. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion
Dammit. Now I'm gonna be noticing shit about Frequency Illusion for the next few weeks.