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If X happens to 1 in 100 people, then there's a very high chance (~1) that X happens to 1 of the 100 people, but a much smaller (~1/100) chance that it will happen to person #56, for example.

The parent post is saying that "starting to watch someone" constitutes naming the #56.



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