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Cake day: June 13th, 2023

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  • Ahhh, I see the problem.

    What you said sounded like “membership is growing exponentially”, which is false.

    What you intended was “The rate of membership growth is growing exponentially”. Which is true.

    These are two very different things. If you truly meant that second one in your comment, then all I can say is you chose some very strange wording for it. And I’m not the only one that misunderstood.





  • If you’re happy to be corrected, then let me please help.

    Exponential growth is dependent on the original size, and is usually a multiple of that size. 10 going to 20 then going to 40 then going to 80 is exponential growth.

    10 going to 20 then to 30 then to 40 is linear growth. The increments are not related to it’s original size.

    Going from 290k to 320k is barely a 10% increase. The way the graph is clipped LOOKS like an exponential line, but that’s because it’s clipped. If we showed the full data, 0 to 320k, it would not at all look exponential.

    And even if we drop the mathematical meaning and go with the colloquial meaning, when people say exponential they usually mean doubling. So 290k to 580k.

    People are calling you out because you exaggerated too hard. You called 10% growth exponential. That’s just wrong on the face of it.

    Now I will wait and see if you lied to me about being happy to be proven wrong.