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"probably" according to what? Just producing a possible decomposition of a graph and arbitrarily assigning meaning to the components is rationalization, not empirical inquiry.

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It’s about as empirical as the chart everyone sees that describes the effect, and as rationalizations go it seems like a plausible one.

How does it become more "plausible" just by doing number-wang absent one iota of external confirmation? It's a tautology.

Thanks for numberwang today. Probably my favorite meme for board meetings and all-hands presentations

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