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minus-squareHildegardelink63•5 months agoIf the economy is booming and the median american is struggling, your metrics for analyzing the economy are faulty.
minus-square@ArbiterXerolink24•5 months ago100% We’re measuring our economy by how much can be siphoned off by investors. That’s a really shitty measure. I mean at this rate, why don’t we measure it by how many oranges the average citizen can squeeze up their ass?
minus-square@freshcowlink14•5 months agoCouldn’t agree more. “Economy” is just code for rich people’s stocks at this point.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•5 months agoIt’s just Goodhart’s Law: When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.
If the economy is booming and the median american is struggling, your metrics for analyzing the economy are faulty.
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We’re measuring our economy by how much can be siphoned off by investors.
That’s a really shitty measure.
I mean at this rate, why don’t we measure it by how many oranges the average citizen can squeeze up their ass?
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They said “average”, overachiever
Couldn’t agree more. “Economy” is just code for rich people’s stocks at this point.
It’s just Goodhart’s Law: