I hate how this is written as if it’s consumers who are responsible for inflation–if we would just stop buying things inflation would go down, hurr durr…
The narrative for the last couple years is that companies have no other choice but to raise prices, but now that people are too poor to afford essentials they magically find a way to lower pieces.
I hate how this is written as if it’s consumers who are responsible for inflation–if we would just stop buying things inflation would go down, hurr durr…
The narrative for the last couple years is that companies have no other choice but to raise prices, but now that people are too poor to afford essentials they magically find a way to lower pieces.
It’s one of the most cynical takes possible.