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Wtf Happened in 1971
https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/
Cool but I don't need a goldbug conspiracy theorists' website for that.
I am so confused, what is that website even trying to say!? Is it just a collection of graphs that seem to have some important turning point around 1971? Why choose that year in particular, you could do it for any other year? This seems like a lamer non-automated version of https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations
In 1971, USA dropped gold standard and it has given rise to all kinds of conspiracy theories.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_standard
Ohhh, makes sense, thank you!