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minus-squareShepherdPie@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down4·9 months agoBased on what measure? I won’t argue the economy is all unicorns and lollipops for us normal folk, but that doesn’t mean we’re in a recession either.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoThe official definition is to do with the stock market. But the stock market is fully divorced from the real economy.
minus-squarerayyy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·edit-29 months ago Based on what measure? There is a measure - Let’s talk about the misery index telling us to be less miserable - things aren’t looking too bad either.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoNeeding more jobs to meet your basic needs is not an indicator of joy.
Based on what measure? I won’t argue the economy is all unicorns and lollipops for us normal folk, but that doesn’t mean we’re in a recession either.
The official definition is to do with the stock market. But the stock market is fully divorced from the real economy.
There is a measure - Let’s talk about the misery index telling us to be less miserable - things aren’t looking too bad either.
Needing more jobs to meet your basic needs is not an indicator of joy.