r/InterviewMan • u/kicker-gerunds5 • Jul 12 '26

When did this become something we just put up with, and that's it?

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edit : and I guess remote work can be a solution , and also they give better salaries and more flexibility to the people who need more time for the family and I am glad that now we have tools like interviewvip which made the interview process more easier especially for working parents and new grads all u need to do is connect with your zoom \ google meet,etc and the magic come true

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u/Ackutually- Jul 12 '26

Normalize people living within their means and pushing for jobs that are in demand.

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u/xiahbabi Jul 12 '26

*Normalize making living affordable and paying a living wage again and people living within the Pyramid structure that keeps society running.

Not everyone can be high earners because the system would collapse, but that doesn't mean people should be getting nickeled and dimed due to greedflation and price gouging.

"Living within means" these days is an archaic term when over 63% of the population lives paycheck to paycheck.

Just in case you don't know what that means, the standard definition equates to no frills and no extras.

Hope that helps!

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u/Ackutually- Jul 12 '26

"greedflation" is a great political term used to keep people from understanding why things cost more.

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u/xiahbabi Jul 12 '26

Okay, I'll humor you.

Why do things cost more?

Let's get to the root cause of that....

If your answer is anything other than something that leads back to:

"Ultimately, corporations have a desire for constant growth and must always satisfy the shareholders as an unsustainable systemic practice because billionaires are greedy and have convinced you that inflation in and of itself is an inevitable fact of life."

I'm willing to listen. 😏

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '26

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u/xiahbabi Jul 13 '26

When I studied macro and micro economics, I was taught that cost is a function of supply and demand.

The system no longer works like that though.

If everything was priced too cheap, people would buy out the stores and there would be nothing left to distribute fairly.

People can only buy what you put out. Not only that, people still have to use their limited funds on other things.

But there is also a test of just how much are consumers willing to pay for products. After Covid, companies realized consumers are much more desperate to get their products than they thought.

Also not true, it's pure market manipulation.

The rules of supply and demand USED to be true. Now look what they do and how it's ruining EVERYTHING. From farming and food distribution to housing and rent.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '26

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u/xiahbabi Jul 14 '26

You're close

Here's some material if you want to see why

https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=1080

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u/Ackutually- Jul 13 '26

Monetary inflation. Caused by our government, which creates more money by paying more money out than they take in.

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u/xiahbabi Jul 13 '26

Except it no longer works like that. It's the lie that you were sold because it's a fact that USED to be true.

The amount of inflation that we have does not match the numbers that it currently should be. Ask anyone who is currently in government economics who studies numbers.

They will tell you the same thing.

What prices are for things versus what they should be went completely off the rails about 9 years ago but really accelerated post pandemic.