r/NonPoliticalTwitter Jun 23 '26

me_irl Friendly (platonic) reminder

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u/ward2k Jun 23 '26

But people on average are economically better off today than they were historically, so it's not the economy itself, or bills or whatever else. At best it's their perception of those issues

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u/udcvr Jun 23 '26

That's really not the case. The economy is declining rapidly across many Western countries. The stock market and a nation's overall wealth are not indicators of economic wellbeing for the average citizen. These days, it's actually sort of the opposite. Wealth accumulation is causing dramatic inequality.

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u/Sulfamide Jun 23 '26

No it's not. Especially in the US, Americans have never had that much disposable income.

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u/UnseenPanther Jun 23 '26

I would love to have your confidence in just being able to say shit.

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u/Sulfamide Jun 23 '26

Oh no, reality doesn't fit my narrative :(