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> we have mass unemployment We do?
by pfdietz 2y ago
> we have mass unemployment
We do?
- myko 2y agoNo, not in the US at least, but society runs on vibes these days
- consteval 2y agoVibes being misinformation and populist propaganda campaigns. Emotionally manipulating people is highly effective and, by far, the easiest it's ever been with technology.
- simgt 2y agoFair enough, I'll withdraw the "mass": EU 6.5%, USA 4.5%. That's still enough to have all sorts of policies to reduce that amount, apparently...
- pfdietz 2y agoArguably in the recent election the Democrats learned that increasing inflation to reduce unemployment was a bad political tradeoff.