There's this SMBC comic [1] that brought up the fact that no matter your position or opinion on a subject, you can always find something to support it on the in

There's this SMBC comic [1] that brought up the fact that no matter your position or opinion on a subject, you can always find something to support it on the internet. When people compare growth graphs to made up cycle/hype graphs I feel it's a little bit like this; the comparison ends up uncanny because you, perhaps subconsciously, looked for graph that matched a certain narrative in the first place. There are many ways to interpret what data says, so it's easy to fall into this trap, all you need is a certain preconceived idea and suddenly all you are looking for is confirmation, which you'll always find if you look hard enough. [1] http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/citation-needed http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/citation-needed