• crusa187@lemmy.ml
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    7 months ago

    Never claimed that it trumps their stats, simply that the character of the economy they describe does not mesh with reality. Kind of tired of the incessant gaslighting, when no significant changes to materially improve our living conditions have materialized.

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      7 months ago

      In fact, I suspect slate is just making this up entirely, based on anecdotal experience.

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        7 months ago

        Ok Mr Obtuse - I’m saying they can cherry pick stats to support their narrative all they want, but at the end of the day material living conditions for the majority of Americans have declined in this time period. Over 62% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck today, and cannot afford an emergency $400 expense. That number is up from 40% pre-pandemic. If you live in a major metro, open your window and look outside to see how the size of tent cities are multiplying. These people simply aren’t counted by the new metrics. How is this the strongest economy we’ve ever seen?

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          7 months ago

          at the end of the day material living conditions for the majority of Americans have declined in this time period. Over 62% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck today, and cannot afford an emergency $400 expense. That number is up from 40% pre-pandemic.

          See, now those are statistics! That’s a very different – and much more sound – argument than you were making before.

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      7 months ago

      Never claimed that it trumps their stats doesnt mesh with reality

      your personal reality is the only perspective/experience, which everyone experiences, ergo that reality is right and trumps their stats

      ill give you a personal experience. in the last decade in the UK I have made significant gains in my personal income. While living in a crumbling country determined to get everyone into poverty. My reality is good and comfortable but that is not the vast majority of “reality” as a whole. Im an outlier. As are you, in comparison to the stats.