kicking puppies is bad

“There are billions of people on Earth, but one-half of those you meet will be below average.” How do you find this prognostication?

• It’s reassuring.
• It’s depressing.
• It’s mathematically accurate.
• It’s not necessarily true.

There are billions of people on Earth, but one-half of those you meet will be at or below the median. I guess that makes my answer: It’s not necessarily true.

But if they had worded the question better…