brbposting@sh.itjust.works to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 2 years ago"Morbidly Wealthy": The world’s five richest men have more than doubled their fortunes from $405b to $869b since 2020—at a rate of $14m/hr—while nearly five billion people have been made poorersh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square161linkfedilinkarrow-up11.09Karrow-down110file-text
arrow-up11.08Karrow-down1image"Morbidly Wealthy": The world’s five richest men have more than doubled their fortunes from $405b to $869b since 2020—at a rate of $14m/hr—while nearly five billion people have been made poorersh.itjust.worksbrbposting@sh.itjust.works to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square161linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebitflag@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down6·2 years agoThose two months do skew the numbers. Why do you think they specifically picked March and not January as anybody else would? You can defend your opinions without having to manipulate the numbers.
minus-squareAlteredStateBlob@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoHow do the numbers change if you start with January?
minus-squareGoofSchmoofer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoIf I did my napkin math right (which is suspect) from January 2020 to December 2023 the Dow Jones had an ~33% increase.
Those two months do skew the numbers. Why do you think they specifically picked March and not January as anybody else would?
You can defend your opinions without having to manipulate the numbers.
How do the numbers change if you start with January?
If I did my napkin math right (which is suspect) from January 2020 to December 2023 the Dow Jones had an ~33% increase.