@seachanger I once heard someone describe the stock market as “a graph of rich people’s feelings,” and I think about that pretty often when the topic of the economy comes up.
I’m just sad for everyone who is genuinely gaslit by the economy propaganda belching forth from the ruling classes, it’s really heartbreaking to be constantly told that what you experience isn’t real and therefore any problems you have are yours to worry about alone
Things we tell ourselves. I had never noticed this in the popular song:
Ain't got no cash, ain't got no style
Ain't got no gal to make you smile
But don't worry
Be happy
'Cause when you worry, your face will frown
And that will bring everybody down
@seachanger I was posting about housing prices relative to median incomes just a few days ago. It kind of evolves into a simple math experiment about how people's entire working income is basically spoken for without meeting all of their material needs.
I don't know that everyone has done the detailed math, but I do believe that most people's mental accounting has figured this out. And that destroys hopefulness.
@seachanger I'm so sick of politicians telling us how awesome the economy is when I've had to drastically change my grocery shopping habits to save money. And I'm truly grateful I bought a house before the current housing inflation shitshow
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