Hypothesis: even relatively weak causal arguments with timeseries can be persuasive partly because debates over causation (as people squint at the chart) generate a controversy that spreads a catchy plot further to more people who then believe it.
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@natematias Wait, shouldn't Grand Rapids have had better air quality during COVID?
@natematias love it! Some of these are wonderful, and there are amusing AI explanations and even research papers to back up the spurious correlations!
