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One thing that I find amazing about Americans is that most of them don't understand inflation at all. It's uncommon to see any mainstream source talk about infl
by TremendousJudge 7y ago
One thing that I find amazing about Americans is that most of them don't understand inflation at all. It's uncommon to see any mainstream source talk about inflation-adjusted values when referring to past numbers. This becomes clear when for instance box office numbers become a conversation topic -- nobody really stops to consider how comparing films from 20 years ago with films of today is just really a measure of how money loses its value and therefore movies make more money than before
- travisjungroth 7y agoThe box office thing is a game, and the game isn’t fun when Gone With The Wind will never be defeated.
- selectodude 7y agoThe new Avengers movie is already #5 (inflation adjusted) and it's only been out for a little over three weeks.
- kaesar14 7y agoThree weeks pretty much mean the lions share of the box office take is in already.
- asdff 7y agoIt's still a fun game when you can double to quadruple your investment