See! You’re not THAT poor. Just give it another few decades!

  • CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works
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    6 days ago

    It was already happening. Plenty of people were insulting those complaining about the cost of living, saying things like “What do you mean? The economy is doing fine.” In Canada the finance minister called it a “vibecession”, implying it was all in our heads.

    All these people are talking about asset prices while we talk about the cost of living.

    • Eatspancakes84@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      When we think cost of living we mostly think about rent and cost of food. The rich don’t pay rent and food is a tiny fraction of their budget, so obviously they don’t complain.

    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      I mean when you get down to it vibes are a major cause of many (usually smaller) recessions. Doesn’t mean he has to be a dick about it tho.