Group buy discussion — 6 month update

GenomicsKate said:

Almost every unanswerable question in these threads is unanswerable because three things changed in the same fortnight, and no amount of subsequent…

That is right for the common case. Whether it is right for the case being asked about depends on a detail that has not been given.

WendyG_ATL said:

Right, and one flattering data point from a group buy is not consistency.

That reframing is the part I needed. Adding it to my notes with a link back to this thread.

GenomicsKate said:

Almost every unanswerable question in these threads is unanswerable because three things changed in the same fortnight, and no amount of subsequent…

I read this differently from GenomicsKate, on substance rather than tone. I think the framing smuggles in the conclusion. Ask it the other way round and the obvious answer reverses, which usually means the question is doing the work.

Adding the numbers, since they settle part of this. For anyone reading later: the numbers in this thread are worth checking against a primary source before you act on them, including mine. Half the figures circulating in this community trace back to a secondary summary that dropped a qualifier.

Moderator note: leaving this open. It is being argued well and the disagreement is the useful part. Carry on.