• Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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    2 years ago

    i really do not understand how anyone can be confused by this, obviously it’s not a geographical map because new mexico does not contain the sum total of all american railways…

    It’s a fine graph that gives an intuitive sense for how much area is used for each thing.

    • FrankFrankson@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      Yeah and Michigan doesn’t contain all the idle/fallow land in the US but the problem is some people look at this and think that Michigan contains the most idle/fallow land in the US which is why it was used to represent that portion of the data.

      I feel like there is a single sentence or phrase that could be written above the or near the graphic which would make it clear but I honestly don’t know what it is.

      • Misconduct@lemmy.world
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        2 years ago

        Why is some people’s inability to use critical thinking anyone else’s problem? Like, don’t make assumptions then. Or, take a beat to understand what’s in front of you. There’s nothing wrong with this graph.