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minus-squareTrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up114arrow-down2·2 days agoThe entire pyramid collapses if consumers don’t consume.
minus-squaredohpaz42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up77·2 days agoIronically they are making it much more difficult to consume by making wages stagnant, while increasing inflation. I can’t wait for it to backfire on them.
minus-squareMadMadBunny@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·2 days agoCould they be out of touch with reality?
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·2 days agoNo, it’s reality that is out of touch with them!
minus-squareEbby@lemmy.ssba.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 days agoIndentured servants are more exploitable than consumers; you don’t have to solicit for their money with goods.
minus-squareJeSuisUnHombre@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoSounds like a phenomenal system to build a global economy on /s
minus-squaretym@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoDoing my part with the easiest thing we could do if we actually cared about the suffering in the world.
The entire pyramid collapses if consumers don’t consume.
Ironically they are making it much more difficult to consume by making wages stagnant, while increasing inflation. I can’t wait for it to backfire on them.
Could they be out of touch with reality?
No, it’s reality that is out of touch with them!
Indentured servants are more exploitable than consumers; you don’t have to solicit for their money with goods.
Sounds like a phenomenal system to build a global economy on /s
Doing my part with the easiest thing we could do if we actually cared about the suffering in the world.