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I thought people in my life would be like, wow, you're birding your way towards the renaissance ideal of becoming competent in a wide range of fields. That's facetious, but I did think people would be like, wow, you're doing something really challenging, good luck, work hard, get after it. It's kind of backfired so far. My family was alright with what I'd been up to previously, ...

For example that you picked a "Polyanna"-graph out of a JPM presentation that explicitly contrasted and compared the Cassandra and the Polyanna perspectives.Thanks for your reply. The report defines Cassandra and Polyanna as follows:
Polyanna only focuses on what’s working in the energy transition while Cassandra only focuses on what isn’t, with both excluding facts or figu...

The starting graph in this thread was from JP Morgan Bank. I find these are truthful and misleading at the same time. What kind of context would you like added to graphs?For example that you picked a "Polyanna"-graph out of a JPM presentation that explicitly contrasted and compared the Cassandra and the Polyanna perspectives.

Most casual readers are definitely not awa...

Thanks @w7 that's interesting. Single with no kids op from 13% to 29% over 60 years... big change! That does make the household energy graph look somewhat misleading.
This thread illustrates the risk of posting graphs without context.A typical graph is carefully crafted to support an opinion. I assume most people will be aware of that. The book on

Also, on top of that there are more households now than there were 40 years ago. Between 1980 and 2025 the US population has increased from 230M to 345M. That's 50% more people.

This thread illustrates the risk of posting graphs without context. If insight stops at the "I saw one graph"-level, it's possible to pick a graph of "number go up" to send one message (energy...