I'm shocked at how many people take inflation numbers seriously. To me, it's just obviously government propaganda. Primitive society: priest-scribes working fo

I'm shocked at how many people take inflation numbers seriously. To me, it's just obviously government propaganda. Primitive society: priest-scribes working for the state pore over the movement of the stars, after much study pronounce that the gods are pleased, and all will be well after we sacrifice 100 goats. By the way, there is no better way to organize society, because the king is descended from the sun god Modern society: priest-scribes working for the state pore over econometric numbers, after much study pronounce that the economy is strong, and all will be well after we print 4 trillion dollars for economic stimulus and then raise interest rates to tame inflation. By the way, there is no better way to organize society, because the government is democratically elected