Huh, it’s a damn wonder why people are pessimistic about the economy. A complete fucking mystery! Will this conundrum ever be cracked?
Not if economists are working on it.
Day: December 7, 2023, 5:30 PM
Magicull
I have NEVER, not once, not one single time, even once been able to see the magic eye image.
I’ve never seen one either. In high school I spent an hour looking at one. Never saw a thing. Whatever it is in other people eyes and/or brains that allow them to see these images, I just do not have it.
Wonder if that is related to the fact that I am incredibly terrible at math?
Aise
God, this whole fucking debate is clownish.
I thought at least he was smarter than this. The reasons for the malaise in young people are these:
- Real wages are falling, and are lower now for most than they were in 2019.
- Housing prices are 45 percent higher than they were in 2019. Most Gen Zers now correctly realize they will never be able to buy a house at all.
- Inflation since 2019 is up 20% officially. As most people experience it, it’s actually up 40-50%.
- Rent is up 20% since 2019, and far more in many markets.
- Around 45% of young adults are living at home because they cannot afford to do otherwise.
- Student debt repayments resuming are slamming people right now.
- Most know they are only one medical crisis away from bankruptcy, whether they have insurance or not. Because that’s how America works.
Come on, this stuff isn’t hard. Why are motherfuckers so damn shit-stupid about this? The data is just fucking right there.
Fuck.
The Z
The problem with sites like Crooked Timber and their ilk is that they seem smart on the surface but the analysis there is no more erudite and no more nuanced than that which they are criticizing. It’s all cosplay of the contrarian educated. It’s not interesting and it’s only right by accident.
Well, that’s no kind of way to be right. It doesn’t delve. It just scratches the surface, leaves a mark but it matters not at all. It looks deep until you dive in and then hit the bottom two inches below.
I guess I just want everyone to be Zeynep. But only Zeynep can be Zeynep, sadly.
Some All
The first ten on today’s playlist:
Rantage
At this point in my life I don’t understand why so many people are content to be weak dumb fat wimplets.
It’s a lot better not being that, trust me.