Why xkcd-style graphs are important
Readers weren't confused by the overly precise graphs, we were confused by the entire premise of the macroeconomic Monte Carlo article.And they weren't angered because of misconstrued intent, but because it was stated that anyone who supports basic income "borders on innumeracy", and the claim was backed up by a toy simulation that addressed roughly none of the potential effects of that policy.The article also attempted to reduce the concept of policy debate into a STEMlord "show me the code or you're wrong" absurdity.Obviously though, the author has learned his lesson. His lines weren't squiggly enough.