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this post was submitted on 06 Nov 2023
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It's about perceived change.
For me it's not the same if 1000 to 1001 shows up as a 50% hike because the diagram starts on 999, as a 1 to 2 hike which also shows up as a 50% with the diagram starting at 0.
They both look the same, but in the first case the hike is 0,1% as in the second it's really 50%.
So for me it's bad journalism or trying to fake things (which here isn't needed IMO).