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The main flaw is that the graph doesn't show a correlation of fluctuations, it just shows two high-variance metrics increasing over time.
> https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations
> 2.5 million terrorist chat board messages from the dark web
Now that's fascinating.
I agree with your comment.
The main flaw is that the graph doesn't show a correlation of fluctuations, it just shows two high-variance metrics increasing over time.
> https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations
> 2.5 million terrorist chat board messages from the dark web
Now that's fascinating.