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Sure, but why single out a random town instead of just using the model that is being applied similarly throughout the country? 17 million people is a much larger sample size than 60 thousand, ought to be more convincing that it can work in various situations.


That is kind of the first two paragraphs of the article, though? Right?


Yes, which feels kind of weird: first mention Assen, then start writing about the Netherlands as a whole as though that was the topic all along. Idk, maybe it's just me


I think that is just a natural, "start with a specific example as a hook" that actually works really well in education and general propaganda.




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