The economy is fine! We just have… money dysmorphia. /s

The gaslighting is at warp speed now.

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    “Sir, 50% of the population has this virus called COVID.”

    “It’s just a virology condition and not an actual endemic issue that needs to be addressed.”

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      To know how endemic it is to younger gens, we would need a baseline and to know the prevalence in prior gens.

      I suspect that the progression of social media and influencers has amplified a false lifestyle perspective — the same as tv and ads/consumerism would’ve amplified them for prior gens — but I haven’t seen any large cross sectional or generational studies; only ones that are, at best, anecdotal.

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        Purchasing power of different generations tells you everything you need to know - there’s zero ambiguity in this - things have objectively got far worse and far more unequal since the 70’s.