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Evolution of recorded-music revenue over the last 50 years (files.mastodon.social)
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[–] guylacaptivite@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Probably because they wanted to show the variance over time which one pie chart cannot visually show. And it's easier to compare a circle vs a circle than a pie chart.