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kelnosyesterday at 9:10 PM1 replyview on HN

It's a little weird to compare Obama's 8-year numbers to Trump's 1.25-year numbers.


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9x39yesterday at 11:10 PM

I think what's weird is comparing them based on the zeitgeist, photos, video, and sensationalism instead of whatever numbers are at hand. The fear and the danger are rarely the same.

Whether you think we should look at per-year numbers or the overall numbers, I'd say that most people count total progress of a thing moreso than the velocity, or the prices of things instead of the spot inflation rate.