121 sats \ 0 replies \ @sb 25 Jul 2022
They changed the definition of CPI, they changed the definition of vaccine, they changed the definition of woman, they changed the definition of recession.
Orwell was right about a lot of things but "newspeak" was probably his most prescient insight đź‘€
reply
1 sat \ 0 replies \ @kr OP 25 Jul 2022
Feels like they’re moving the goalposts on recessions just like they’ve moved the goalposts on inflation…
https://www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-materials/2022/07/21/how-do-economists-determine-whether-the-economy-is-in-a-recession/
reply
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @EnormousPony 26 Jul 2022
What is a woman?
What is a recession?
Soon: what is starvation?
reply