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We're supposed to believe that Putin and Covid caused inflation last I read the news.

by bboygravity 3y ago

chiefalchemist 3y ago
I believe them. They would never lie to us.
- k8svet 3y ago
  You're both clowns. It costs nothing to wave your hands and pantomime vague non-specific-to-absurdity conspiracy theories. Also, I've never heard a single person ever imply inflation is due to Putin. No, in fact the left is quite clear that inflation is the result of corporate greed. Might be worth inspecting why you'd rather throw out bs strawmen than engage with the actual dialog on the ground. Might force you to confront who the actual selfish villains are. But I don't have my hopes up. The only thing "they" want is to keep screwing you while keeping you too scared and batshit to see that CLASS WARFARE IS IN THE ROOM WITH US.
  - chiefalchemist 3y ago
    Go here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39410725 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39410725 And then read the article there. There's a nice quote from someone at Citi (which confirms *exactly* what I said about jobs). And class warfare is *not* in the room, simply because the class that should be pissed off is too stupid, too distracted, and half of it too Left to reach lukewarm, let alone of boiling point. Clown? Nah. But it is fun sometimes to laugh *at* the blindly objective everything-at-face-value crowd on HN. Too book smart for their own good. Wouldn't know a lie if the media shoved it up their arse. Again.
    - k8svet 3y ago
      I don't watch or read any mainstream media. Unsurprisingly this conversation plays out predictably. You have one note. Handwave and scream "the media" and deride everyone as stupid and MSNBC watchers. I have better things to do with my time.
      - chiefalchemist 3y ago
        It's certainly not objective journalism, that's for sure. You have to be vigilant and have a filter because there are things reported that are worth noting. For example, it was said in the one article: "One place the economy is showing a weakness is the labor market. January had a blowout jobs report, adding 353,000 jobs to the economy. But Hollenhorst noted that if you scratch beneath the surface, the number of hours worked is falling, the number of full-time workers has decreased, and sectors such as the restaurant industry have stalled on hiring." Let's presume that's true, or at least 80% true. That changes all the hype around "adding jobs". We all know, it's easy to lie and deceive with data and stats. The gov and the economy is no exception.

We're supposed to believe that Putin and Covid caused inflation last I read the news.

chiefalchemist 3y ago

I believe them. They would never lie to us.

k8svet 3y ago
You're both clowns. It costs nothing to wave your hands and pantomime vague non-specific-to-absurdity conspiracy theories. Also, I've never heard a single person ever imply inflation is due to Putin. No, in fact the left is quite clear that inflation is the result of corporate greed. Might be worth inspecting why you'd rather throw out bs strawmen than engage with the actual dialog on the ground. Might force you to confront who the actual selfish villains are. But I don't have my hopes up. The only thing "they" want is to keep screwing you while keeping you too scared and batshit to see that CLASS WARFARE IS IN THE ROOM WITH US.
- chiefalchemist 3y ago
  Go here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39410725 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39410725 And then read the article there. There's a nice quote from someone at Citi (which confirms *exactly* what I said about jobs). And class warfare is *not* in the room, simply because the class that should be pissed off is too stupid, too distracted, and half of it too Left to reach lukewarm, let alone of boiling point. Clown? Nah. But it is fun sometimes to laugh *at* the blindly objective everything-at-face-value crowd on HN. Too book smart for their own good. Wouldn't know a lie if the media shoved it up their arse. Again.
  - k8svet 3y ago
    I don't watch or read any mainstream media. Unsurprisingly this conversation plays out predictably. You have one note. Handwave and scream "the media" and deride everyone as stupid and MSNBC watchers. I have better things to do with my time.
    - chiefalchemist 3y ago
      It's certainly not objective journalism, that's for sure. You have to be vigilant and have a filter because there are things reported that are worth noting. For example, it was said in the one article: "One place the economy is showing a weakness is the labor market. January had a blowout jobs report, adding 353,000 jobs to the economy. But Hollenhorst noted that if you scratch beneath the surface, the number of hours worked is falling, the number of full-time workers has decreased, and sectors such as the restaurant industry have stalled on hiring." Let's presume that's true, or at least 80% true. That changes all the hype around "adding jobs". We all know, it's easy to lie and deceive with data and stats. The gov and the economy is no exception.