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mgsloan t1_j2v0ne9 wrote

Reply to comment by Gaoez01 in 2022 Asset Return [OC] by rosetechnology

Yup, it makes no sense to include it on this graph. Text at the bottom says it is the DXY index. So, it is being measured against a mixture of foreign currencies.

One way to make it almost kinda make sense would be to flip it upside-down and label it "foreign currency"

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mgsloan t1_j2uyxbb wrote

Pretty graph! However, including the DXY green line for dollars doesn't make any sense. Presumably all of the other assets are being measured in terms of dollars. DXY is an index comparing the strength of the dollar against other currencies, naturally it is not measured in dollars, so it doesn't belong on this graph.

To see why it doesn't make sense to use a percentage derived from a different unit, imagine if the rate of return of the dollar line was instead measured in terms of its value in bitcoin. This would make the dollar appear to be an amazing store of value in 2022!

Including a dollar line would make sense if the chart was of inflation-adjusted returns. In that case, though, the green line would be entirely below 0%, and the other lines would also be shifted downwards.

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Purphect t1_j2ureh3 wrote

There are probably thousands of cultures across the land sharing a vast majority of their ethics. I guarantee the vast majority of culture includes many altruistic ideas of coming together.

When two cultures with opposing ideas come together or collide, the victor’s culture often takes over. Sometimes integrating aspects of both.

Christianity is a great example of a religion that contains pieces of other religions before they splintered over time. Many religions share aspects because they’ve evolved with different groups into completely different systems of beliefs.

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TDoMarmalade t1_j2ukodb wrote

My dad talks about this all the time. It was once a country that had struggles but you could live there fairly well, but now it’s a complete shitshow. Load shedding is a result of what makes the country so unappealing; rampant corruption, unmaintained infrastructure, rampant crime. Shanty towns actually hook up to the power lines, putting huge strain on the grid without providing income to the power companies, and the government does nothing about it. He used to talk about going back to visit, he doesn’t any more.

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