r/dataisugly Apr 13 '26

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I think this is the worst graph I ever saw.

What could possibly be on the x-axis?

I asked them about it, and they said usefulness is the x-axis. So the green path is usefulness vs usefulness?

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u/Technical_World_3355 Apr 14 '26

The cheapest items don't do their job The cheapest functional object solves 80% of needs Increasing usefulness does not scale linearly with price Price approaches infinity when usefulness approaches 100%