While I can’t necessarily disagree with your correlation≠causation argument…
I could just as easily claim that vehicle fuel economy improving during the 70’s caused a decrease in female suicides.
Better gas mileage probably contributed a more than zero amount to that decrease.





I got the Bender model. It’s not terrible, the arm and leg joints are wobbly. There’s not much support there, not a brick quality issue. It looks good and is more stable on the base that comes with it. Worth the price for me.