A Boring Dystopia

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Another WSJ banger about why the poors aren't doing more (discuss.online)

submitted 4 days ago by bytesonbike@discuss.online to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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[–] waspentalive@lemmy.world 30 points 3 days ago (2 children)

They had $1.00, but the bread was 50 cents. The 30-somethings have $3.00, but bread is now $5.00, just saying how many slips of green paper a has compared to b is useless when those slips buy less and less.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago

Guys, guys, you're forgetting how much cheaper TVs have gotten! /s

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

The misdirection is entirely deliberate.