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If an economic system continuously gets in the way of having nice things, the problem isn't the nice things. Community-centric recreation spaces are getting sq
by redwall_hp 3y ago
If an economic system continuously gets in the way of having nice things, the problem isn't the nice things.
Community-centric recreation spaces are getting squeezed out in general, because fewer people have disposable income. And it's not just bowling alleys, with the complex equipment. Skating rinks are basically just a warehouse with some lines on the ground, and they've been going away too.
- Noumenon72 3y agoDisposable income is not down (except from the pandemic). It's near an all-time high, like the economy in general. https://www.statista.com/statistics/710215/us-disposable-income-per-capita/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/710215/us-disposable-inc... If skating rinks are going away I would bet they are being replaced by entertainment for people with _more_ disposable income, like trampoline parks. It's a rich country.
- rini17 3y agoIt requires account. Also, average does not say much about actual number of people with increased disposable income, that's what matters on this market. What about median?
- throwaway81523 3y agoThat says disposable income per capita is up, but nothing about how it is distributed. Give Elon and a few others an extra 50 billion each and that will bump the national average even if everyone else goes slightly backwards.
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoSo look at median, not average disposable income.