• Aryuproudomenowdaddy [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    9 months ago

    “I don’t understand, my stocks are doing great and the Economist just wrote several articles about it. Yes there are homeless encampments in every major city and college graduates will likely be living with their parents or a share house until they’re 50, but everything else is awesome from where I’m sitting.”

    • Dessa [she/her]@hexbear.net
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      “I don’t understand, inflation is low again and the Economist just wrote several articles about it. Yes, wages never matched inflation and prices never came back down, and prices are still high in ‘core’ areas like housing, but my houses are paid off, so everything is awesome from where I’m sitting.”