• MozooZ@lemmy.whynotdrs.org
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    11 months ago

    I’m pretty sure all of those are real headlines (came across a completely 'shopped NYT headline and writer on X lately - take this as a reminder!) - the last one is real, at least: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/inflation-prices-buying-habits/676191/

    INFLATION IS YOUR FAULT If people are so mad about high prices, why do they keep buying so many expensive things?

    By Annie Lowrey

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      11 months ago

      People hate inflation, just not enough to spend less: This is one of the central tensions of to

      Rest is paywalled. Anyone have the rest?

      Sounds US centric though while inflation is global.

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        11 months ago

        I totally read this a ‘rest (as in relaxation) is paywalled’. And yes it is. When moass happens, I’m doing something I have not done in over a decade. Taking a vacation.

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        11 months ago

        Maybe they’re becoming aware that their currency is being inflated away and losing purchasing power every day and are grabbing as much as they can before it vanishes? Dunno, just a thought.