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YaBasically t1_j4kq1af wrote

Reply to comment by YaBasically in Share of global population with mental health disorders by Jofroop

Another thing is, that even tho the dark red coloring indicates more of 'problem' in certain areas, that's really misleading, isn't it? I mean, if you consider that this graph COULD be reflecting the populations in the world who do consider mental health to be a significant issue...isn't the first step to addressing a problem, acknowledging that it exists?

I think that's a problem with this graph- it doesn't differentiate between those who are progressing towards solutions vs. those who are dismissing problems...but then again, I live in one of the glaring red places! ;) Of course, I'm biased.

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YaBasically t1_j4knoiv wrote

Reply to comment by coyets in Share of global population with mental health disorders by Jofroop

That would be a more accurate claim at least, but that helps me clarify the main & inevitable issue with this graph overall...because yes, it does reflect a cultural emphasis on mental health in some places, but not others at the same time. For I wouldn't say that New Zealanders or Australians place more of a cultural significance on diagnosing disorders than other nations, or that they are naturally more prone to mental disorders or addictions within their populations, but I can say that, historically, these were 'prison colonies' of other nations for centuries and access to alcohol or drugs were not as culturally restrictive as it was elsewhere, which is basically like "hello issues!" The same could be said for the United States, which was also historically used to imprison criminals from Europe, but meanwhile, in other nations, criminals of the same sort were simply eradicated from existence. So is that what this graph reflects? The consequences of how populations have addressed mental health issues over time? Or does it reflect more current cultural standards? Which holds more significance? Is it culture & environment, or more inherent, like genealogical? Truth is, it's all of these things, in part...in very small part...in the midst of many other parts...extremely complicated & ever-changing parts...all of which are too significant alone not to be considered & counted towards any "global" or "universal" claim.

I'd say this is simply an impossible thing to map, but that's just my opinion. This graph, however, is most certainly too flawed to definitively reflect anything beyond...well...those who carried out & participated in the mapping- or in other words, their definition of the issues they've attempted to map.

Given what I know to be true, such a graph is useless without complete context- or in other words, any 'graph' is useless in regards to 'mental health' in a general or global context.

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GranPino t1_j4kgjsk wrote

Reply to comment by AnAccidentalRedditor in [OC] Timeline of the Largest Solar Power Stations in the World by alionBalyan

Because they are probably separate entities. It happens the same in Spain in the 2008-2012 timeframe, where you had several solar power plants physically together each one of 50MW because of fiscal reasons (better rate if plants weren’t higher than 50MW). So I personally know several plants that were actually 100MW, 150MW and 250MW together.

In the case of Morocco it’s because (probably) they have different financial structure.

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DancingYetiCrab t1_j4k7dxc wrote

Reply to [OC] The impact of the rain in California. Just north of Santa Barbara, the Gibraltar Dam's water storage has nearly 3x in January. by ale_goldie

The rain is great but this graphic misses the mark on a lot of points in my opinion. First, water storage is in acre feet not just feet (unless you are looking at lake level elevation but I can tell you now the lake level didn't increase 1500 ft). Second, this mosses any and all context. Is the lake level 3 months ago low? Is it low because of drought or was it lowered for downstream water releases or water rights discharges? To add additional context it might be good to show how much rain has fallen, maybe percent to year average rainfall or something. Finally, this is just 4 bars highlighting 4 months. This is the definition of picking and choosing data and imo doesn't really display the data in any beautiful or meaningful way. It's just 4 bars. From the county of Santa Barbara you can get auto generated charts showing the increase in storage with more detail on your x axis (days) and using a line as well, just a better way to represent data and give the reader an idea of how fast or slow reservoirs fill.

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unskilledplay t1_j4k1ql5 wrote

Reply to comment by professor_mc in [OC] The impact of the rain in California. Just north of Santa Barbara, the Gibraltar Dam's water storage has nearly 3x in January. by ale_goldie

There are a bunch of relevant numbers. Below the dead pool threshold power stops generating. Above the flood pool threshold water has to be diverted.

Percent capacity can be a bit hard to interpret because what’s fine for one dam may not be fine for another. These ranges will also change for the same dam over seasons. Without more context it’s not possible to know if the percent capacity is ideal, too high or too low.

Historical average for the time period is probably another good line.

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