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zmgsabstlast Friday at 7:52 AM1 replyview on HN

Only if there’s a net increase in their well-being.

If their 401k is up, but so is cost of living and job prospects are down, most families are not invested enough to view that as a positive.


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tonyedgecombelast Friday at 9:22 AM

Some people prefer to believe the media they consume over their lived reality.

My parents fall into this trap, they keep telling me things have never been so bad yet they live materially better lives than their own parents and their children.