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[–] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago (3 children)

It is misleading. In a reputable graph, your y axis would start at zero

[–] locuester@lemmy.zip 8 points 9 months ago

Nah. I hear your complaint but look up any stock ticker. Starting at 0 would simply cause too much white space and make it hard to see movements.

The y-axis is clearly labeled allowing us to see that it’s about a 40% jump.

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de 7 points 9 months ago

No the axis shows a detailed increase with clearly stated numbers. This is just the first impression.

We are not talking about Apple graph madness

apple bullshit

[–] viking@infosec.pub 3 points 9 months ago

Not really, no. You use a point of reference that's clearly labeled. If you'd start the graph at zero, you would just end up with a lot of dead space.