You're absolutely right. Your two word snark has really added value to this discussion by clarifying that there is really no reason we should believe that these

You're absolutely right. Your two word snark has really added value to this discussion by clarifying that there is really no reason we should believe that these two things might have anything to do with each other whatsoever. I mean, variables routinely fly up and down by over 100% for no reason. As xkcd had it: "Correlation doesn't imply causation, but it does waggle its eyebrows suggestively and gesture furtively while mouthing 'look over there'."