[OC] The odd correlation between Hacker News usage and my Weight

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1. I’m pretty sure there is no causal relationship here, but I’ve been unable to identify if there is any reason these are so correlated. R^2 is only 0.56, though.

   I also do keto, but my ketosis has an even lower correlation with hacker news usage.

   I used the [Reflect](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/reflect-track-anything/id6463800032) app to generate this data, which I develop.

2. You are on hacker news more when you give up on eating healthy and working out.

3. quick, someone get this breakthrough to the weightloss subs. nobody needs ozempic when we can just tell them to read less hackernews

4. [https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations](https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations)

5. Aren’t most people heavier in the winter (less activity, more holiday food) and lighter in the summer?

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