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> This is a meme that won't die. This is simply false. My weekly shopping bill begs to differ.

• ajross 3y ago
  Then you are particularly unlucky in that your salary didn't keep up with inflation. It did (and more) for everyone else, on average. Check the FRED links I posted elsehwere in this subthread. If you don't believe in economics, why bother to make an economic point? It's really upsetting to me to watch this notionally rationalist community descend into this kind of memery.
  • squigz 3y ago
    "Memery" being people sharing their own experience that happens to differ from the norm...?
    • ajross 3y ago
      No, people making blanket statements about the economy based on their personal experiences (and similar anecdotes they read from forums like this one). Look at the data!
      • squigz 3y ago
        The person you replied to above this was sharing their own experiences, not making any statements about the economy.