9 ms·
in retrospect, the american obsession and mental sensitivity to gas prices is very curious. The average national gas price in 2008 was about $3.50 which is almo
by missedthecue 7mo ago
in retrospect, the american obsession and mental sensitivity to gas prices is very curious. The average national gas price in 2008 was about $3.50 which is almost what it is now in 2026. And being a commodity product sold per gallon, there's obviously no shrinkflation or enshittification going on. It's actually remarkably stable in the face of almost 20 years of steady broader inflation.
- JumpCrisscross 7mo ago> the american obsession and mental sensitivity to gas prices is very curious It strikes me as sensible. DRAM being cheaper over decades doesn’t negate the impact of recent price hikes.
- missedthecue 7mo agoWell it's not just recent price increases. Any time gasoline goes above $4, congress is at risk of being flipped (completely independent of the current party in control).
- JumpCrisscross 7mo ago> Any time gasoline goes above $4, congress is at risk of being flipped Inflation is a bitch. It’s also been the ruin of republics since at least the Romans, possibly sooner.
- missedthecue 7mo agoI don't think you understood my comment.