The 1971 Rabbit Hole: A Video Essay

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I share a kinship with the creator of WTF happened in 1971.com. Clearly, we both care about understanding the world around us. And upon understanding that world, we project our findings onto a two-dimensional plane for the benefit of former strangers on the internet. But I imagine that that's where similarities end. To an analyst,

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the author of WTF Happened in 1971.com seems to have stricken gold in a metaphorical sense. Independent data journalists hope they yearn to one day happen upon a pattern of information so revelatory, so earth-shattering, that central bankers, media outlets, and politicians have no choice, are compelled to lend an ear. And indeed,

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the creator of the site appears to have done just that in only the way that I can dream. 1971 is a year in history, far before my birth. No year is insignificant, but if you were to ask me, Arman, what happened in 1971,