• nbafantest@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I’m not sure thats possible. There probably hasnt ever been a time when the median Wages were $0

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        1 year ago

        The number 0 still exists. The chart does show arbitrary values higher and lower than the line. Choosing a lower limit other than 0 is a dishonest choice. It’s the first lesson I taught kids about when I touched on media literacy. Ask yourself why the author chose the mode they used and any arbitrary choices they made.

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        1 year ago

        That’s not the point–because the y-axis doesn’t start at zero, the changes in wages look more drastic than they actually are.

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          1 year ago

          I’m not sure I follow, the OP is clearly wrong about wages not increasing. Real wages are increasing.