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We did it? (lemm.ee)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] Patches 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wtf Happened in 1971

https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Cool but I don't need a goldbug conspiracy theorists' website for that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I am so confused, what is that website even trying to say!? Is it just a collection of graphs that seem to have some important turning point around 1971? Why choose that year in particular, you could do it for any other year? This seems like a lamer non-automated version of https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

In 1971, USA dropped gold standard and it has given rise to all kinds of conspiracy theories.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_standard

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Ohhh, makes sense, thank you!