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by helloplanets 441 days ago
Following the parent comment's idea, it'd end up in a table being the best choice 100% of the time.

Because the underlying assumption is that accessibility and the ability to grasp the data that is being conveyed isn't completely dependent on the audience. If I happen to prefer a static chart, an animated chart might still convey the intended thing in a stickier way, to a wider audience.

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Fully agree. He must have been itching to use the term "chart junk" :-)