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FuckyWucky [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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100 - >150 -> 148

So much win

Another chart from the same article which he didn’t show

https://www.apartmentlist.com/research/national-rent-data

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MemesAreTheory [he/him, any]@hexbear.net
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Surely wages also increased by 30-40%, right?

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plinky [he/him]@hexbear.net
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Getting hit by a car, but it stopped accelerating at 60 kph

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frogloom [they/them]@hexbear.net
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rent goes up $1000

rent goes down $500

omg rent is so cheap now!!!

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Parzivus [any]@hexbear.net
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It’s not even that it went back down, it just stopped rising. Rent isn’t any cheaper that it was last year

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ShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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Mine didn’t stop rising

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zifnab25 [he/him, any]@hexbear.net
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frogbellyratbone_ [e/em/eir, any]@hexbear.net
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i had some items in my amazon cart. they’ve just been sitting there for weeks now because i’m avoiding buying from amazon for awhile. $16 total.

black friday came and the original $16 price tag is now a BLACK FRIDAY DEAL -24% at $16 ONLY FOR PRIME MEMBERS!

i ignored it. on monday the original $16 then turned into a CYBER MONDAY DEAL -24% at $16.

legit just checked. all the “deals” are now over. it’s still $16…

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SacredExcrement [any, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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Lotta digital stores do this

Amazon in particular are notorious for price jacking during/near holiday sales to put items on ‘sale’

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PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml
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Lmao this guyfuck you i got mine

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join_the_iww [he/him]@hexbear.net
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“Just get a raise to catch up, if you can’t then that’s your own problem.”

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zifnab25 [he/him, any]@hexbear.net
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But don’t everyone do it at once, or we’ll have inflation again and I’ll have to raise your rent.

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invo_rt [he/him]@hexbear.net
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It’s almost like capitalism requires a vast exploited underclass to function.

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Nagarjuna [he/him]@hexbear.net
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I would fight someone for 1000 dollar rent

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PapaStevesy@midwest.social
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I think their example means the rent goes up by $1000.

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Nagarjuna [he/him]@hexbear.net
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Oh yeah, I probably should comment first thing in the morning after a night of smoking huh

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oktherebuddy@hexbear.net
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It’s even worse, it’s more like rent went down $50 in your example

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nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]@hexbear.net
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This type of guy fascinates the hell out of me, getting owned so hard all the time by so many people, constantly being proven stupid and wrong, but he lacks the self-awareness to recognize how embarrassing it all is for him.

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Dolores [love/loves]@hexbear.net
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i kind of wish i had that capacity, it must be nice to live shamelessly

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nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]@hexbear.net
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Yeah, I’m sure he’s happier than I am despite being wrong all the time

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LeZero [he/him]@hexbear.net
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I think he is intentionally obtuse and is trying to push landlords talking points

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nat_turner_overdrive [he/him]@hexbear.net
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He’s like the chief “owned” guy on social media lately, on more than just landlord issues though

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oktherebuddy@hexbear.net
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A lot of coverage of inflation (and also GDP growth) intentionally muddles & conflates change in rate of change (second derivative) vs. change in value (first derivative) vs. actual value (zeroeth/no derivative, actual thing being measured). Pundits basically pick one of these three values at random to support whatever position they’re hawking and nobody bothers to think about what the difference is.

Lost count of how many people I’ve seen say something like “if inflation is down now why is everything still so expensive?”

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