John Siracusa

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Please Do Look at the Y-Axis

For once, the terrible scary graph is not exaggerating.

Podcast: Accidental Tech Podcast
Episode: 697: The Chart Is Terrifying

Casey The top of this chart, which is what DRAM is estimated to be at the end of 2027, 900% ([laughs])

Marco
([laughs])

Casey
above what it was in 2023. Now, again, that’s an estimate, but holy jamolies, not great.

John
This is one of those charts where you’re like, “Please do look at the Y-axis.” It is rooted at zero, and you’re like, “Yeah, but these graphs always exaggerate stuff. Yeah, it looks like they go up a lot, but I bet it’s like poi- it’s zero, and then the top of the thing is 0.01.” No.

Casey
Nope.

John
The top is 900. ([laughs])

Marco
([laughs])

John
It’s… percent. It’s, it’s a terrible, terrible, scary graph.