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		ben_w on Feb 15, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fitness trackers find new symptom of depression: b... It's easy to find correlations, having enough evidence to rule out mere coincidence is harder. http://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations

amelius on Feb 15, 2024 [–]

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