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DirtyD0nut t1_j3l29tn wrote

If we’re the worst at being “the dumbest”, wouldn’t that make us the smartest? 🤔

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Hot_Salad9000 t1_j3k6gxl wrote

How are we the dumbest when Texas can’t graduate?

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DaytonaDemon t1_j3k85l7 wrote

Yeah, I know a lot of smart Mainers. If that's too anecdotal, the stats indicate that education-wise, Maine is in the midfield. Nothing to be super-proud of, and nothing to get too embarrassed about. Link.

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StockLongjumping2029 t1_j3k8rlr wrote

It also says Iowa is the oldest state...I thought that was us?

And what does being the worst at taxes actually mean?

This looks like something thrown together without any real method....but I'm from Maine so maybe they're right?

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TimothyOilypants t1_j3mnipd wrote

That's proportion of residents though...how would that number change if we looked at % for people BORN here?

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Antnee83 t1_j3lehts wrote

How is Kansas the poorest health but Mississippi leads in obesity (which ALSO isn't fucking true)

How is Nevada the king of "crime" (again, not true) but Oklahoma the Queen of "female criminals"

And I can't stress this enough, how is MINNESOTA the top of "tornados" and not, you know, some fucking state in TORNADO FUCKING ALLEY

Damn near everything on this map is either straight up false, or directly conflicts with something else on the map. It's violently bad.

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Commercial-Amount344 t1_j3lhfdg wrote

Maine is rank 10th in the country in education. I am from MO ranked 36th. So......yeah.....My wife in MO had a coworker with a Masters in elementary education that did not know Japan was an island and thought it was all rice patties and huts. The entire room was in shock during a training seminar that Japan had huge skyscrapers and modern cities. I wish I was joking or hyperbole. But they also called the black students' prison babies. So....well that is MO. I have yet to meet a Mainer even drug addicts that can't tell time or count. When it was not that uncommon in MO after high school.

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Antnee83 t1_j3lbbaa wrote

source: idk I just made it the fuck up lol

WTF does "most sickly" even mean? Iowa is NOT the oldest state, it's not even close. Minnesota being the worst for Tornados?

r/mapporn and r/dataisbeautiful are absolute clusterfucks of fake shit.

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acister t1_j3kb3rs wrote

This isn't true based on stats out there and stats are also usually stupid. These maps are usually just clickbait especially no source is cited

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outer_fucking_space t1_j3ka0q8 wrote

Connecticut should be worst drivers by far.

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Antnee83 t1_j3ly6ej wrote

It's Florida.

Florida has damn near perfect, straight highways and yet people can't help but skid off the road every couple miles.

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outer_fucking_space t1_j3mzjce wrote

It’s not their fault. Their brains have been melted by the disgusting humidity /s.

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Antnee83 t1_j3n0mk9 wrote

I made another comment in here about Phoenix being an otherworldly hellscape- Florida aint far behind. Like walking through an armpit at all times

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fastIamnot t1_j3mv2rp wrote

Agree. MA drivers are insanely fast by default, but they're at least orderly. In CT everyone drives insanely fast but there's a lot of assholes who go 20mph over that and weave in and around traffic.

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lama_drama99 t1_j3kgj64 wrote

Just from the last few times I've driven through Connecticut, I agree with this.

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outer_fucking_space t1_j3kiben wrote

I84 is such a stupid place. I think they have no idea about turn signals or that you’re supposed to pass on the left.

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Lieutenant_Joe t1_j3kc6ho wrote

This is from years ago at this point, and it wasn’t even accurate then. Weakest govt influence in Idaho? Try smoking a fucking joint or two on your front porch and see how long it takes to get a visit from law enforcement. Also, ugliest residents? lol.

Whoever made this either set out to annoy people, or really did think they have it all figured out.

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DidDunMegasploded t1_j3lbjbf wrote

I'm gonna sliiiiide in here and call bullshit and then whip out my "this is obvious satire" card. A majority of Mainers are pretty smart.

Key word being "majority"...we have our idiots. Myself unfortunately included.

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Antnee83 t1_j3lpih2 wrote

I truly don't think this is satire, I think it's just a bunch of bullshit that feasibly looks right if you don't think about it. So basically all of r/mapporn

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DidDunMegasploded t1_j3mralu wrote

Maybe. The stuff like "dumbest state", "tornadoes" and "female criminals" is throwing me off. Maybe Minnesota does have a ĺot of tornadoes though, and/or Oklahoma does have a lot of criminals who are women. I can't attest to either; never been to either state.

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gravityclown t1_j3lkhvx wrote

I remember learning some time ago that Maine had the highest % of alcoholics per capita. Maybe that’s changed or was wrong.

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Antnee83 t1_j3ly0xs wrote

I think the only thing on this map that seems correct right off the bat is Wisconsin being the binge drinking capital. It's practically cultural there.

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AnythingToAvoidWork t1_j3tajjg wrote

Also heard the same thing about Wisconsin.

That being said, cold weather states all have a lot of drinking.

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Temporary_Heat7656 t1_j3ooftj wrote

Well, who grew up in Minnesota: We got a lot of goddamn tornadoes coming through. 🌪️🌪️

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AdPrestigious4320 t1_j3m8hby wrote

I live in Alabama. We have a garbage governor we refer to as "Memaw Ivey". Trust me when I say that Maine can't be the dumbest state. Alabama has that covered.

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jcwhorewrath t1_j3omvb3 wrote

There are about two dozen states with dumber populations than Maine.

And how on Earth does Ohio manage to score "Nerdiest"?

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AdPrestigious4320 t1_j3txqka wrote

Yeah, and that two dozen all seem to be competing for the championship of dumbassery. Ohio is absolutely in the top 3.

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Go-tell-the-bees t1_j3omi9i wrote

I have a feeling this was made by someone in " nerdiest" state. Is that even an insult these days?

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sunkbunkspunk t1_j3khxqc wrote

Every iQ map of the US eve seen has us near the top

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ForcedSODOMY t1_j3kuitp wrote

That settles it! I'm moving to South Dakota!

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iamanitwit t1_j3lqdsi wrote

I live in NH, but would happily live in Maine any day!

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WalkerBRiley t1_j3m26yw wrote

Education wise we're not amazing but we're far from the bottom of the barrel.

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JimBones31 t1_j3m9mu1 wrote

This makes no sense. You can't be the worst at most of these things and if you can be it's phrased wrong.

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Salty9Volt t1_j3mbogw wrote

This chart is definitely poorly sourced. Minnesota isn't even in the top 5 for tornadoes frequency or intensity.

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art_decorative t1_j3mx2p1 wrote

I have questions about what is going on in Louisiana and Washington.

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Ok-Lavishness-2904 t1_j3n1x80 wrote

Texas doesn't graduate from high school, but Maine is the dumbest......

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ZombieZ138 t1_j3nuhau wrote

Maine dumbest state? Thats unpossible

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hobodank t1_j3kse3h wrote

So where does Maine fall in all of this does anyone know?

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