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> I see this in other reporting as well. "Massive drop in X" or similar, when reality is it's returning to pre-Covid levels. Should it not be reported on, when
by robertlagrant 3y ago
> I see this in other reporting as well. "Massive drop in X" or similar, when reality is it's returning to pre-Covid levels.
Should it not be reported on, when the rise was reported on? It is a massive, newsworthy, drop and one of the side-effects of Covid wasn't "may increase dealmaking", so it shouldn't be assumed to recede alonside Covid.
- magicalhippo 3y agoFeel it's more about how the stories are angled. So often it seems phrased like things during Covid was the norm, rather than things returning to normal.
- _heimdall 3y agoOne of the side effects of printing $4T+ in new money is an increase in dealmaking. Most of the new money was poured into the top of the system and it had to go some where, investors threw much of it towards the tech industry as it seemed they could at least keep working and where potentially building businesses that would boom during such a massive a pandemic response. The recent drop in dealmaking is important and newsworthy. I think the point being made above was simply that reporting seems to ignore the context of how this year's investing compares to 2019 before the massive influx of inflationary cash rolled in.