Self Immolation - What really caused the increase in 2017?
- In 2017, Facebook announced it's AI chatbots had finally learned to deceive humans.
- In 2017, drug overdoses officially became the leading cause of death for Americans under 50.
- In 2017, record setting hurricanes began to occur.
- In 2017, there were massive wildfires across the globe.
- In 2017, a solar eclipse crossed the U.S..
- In 2017, Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe, was ousted in a military coup.
- In 2017, Brexit actually kicked into action, upon triggering article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.
- In 2017, Mosul, the largest city in Iraq, was liberated from ISIS but destroyed in the process.
- In 2017, NOAA announced the 2nd hottest year in history, creating more panic around global warming.
- In 2017 Snapchat initiated their IPO, and began trading publicly on the stock exchange.
- In 2017, Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway walked onto the Oscar stage with the wrong envelope, creating an international scandal.
- In 2017, Harvey Weinstein, the Hollywood mogul, fell from grace, igniting a huge avalanche of sexual harassment allegations against countless Hollywood celebrities.
- In 2017 massive hurricanes tore through the southern U.S. - and dozens of celebrities gathered to sing about it... which may have been worse than the hurricanes.
- In 2017 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle got engaged... the world was shocked, the royal family was more shocked... and we're still reeling from the aftermath.
- In 2017 Taylor Swift had a massive comeback, and she's still writing mean songs about her exes to this very day.
Who knows why self immolation made an uptick in 2017... there are so many freakish events.
CONCLUSION:
1. Correlation Doesn't Equal Causation:
Correlation doesn't equal causation... hopefully my post above highlights the absurdity of this.
2. Very Tiny numbers don't really have statistical significance:
When a number (like self immolation) never even rises above 10, it's hard to claim any kind of "statistical significance" in year-to-year changes.
3. This is a very silly conversation.
You guys have a great week.
God Bless.
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