December 16, 2024: Are You One Of Today's 10,000?

XKCD has a fun comic called "Ten Thousand" that talks about the mathematical idea of "something everyone knows" by adulthood and the numbers needed to make that work; the upshot is that, each day, folks are just learning about things that "everyone" knows. There are (very roughly speaking) about 10,000 such folks (at least in the United States) – "the lucky 10,000."

Helping out those lucky 10,000 is one reason we repeat info in different ways – like the downloadable, printable holiday cards and gift tags we make freely available on our site. They're perfect for adorning Christmas-themed goodies we sell, but they also work great to add a touch of Steve Jackson Games love to the season.

To those who've heard about these downloads before, you're welcome for the reminder. If this is new to you, then congratulations! You've become part of today's 10,000!

And if this is the first time you're hearing about that particular comic . . . umm . . . then this might have just gotten self-referentially awkward.

-- Steven Marsh