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We keep measuring everything's value with something that continuously loses value over time (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It's becoming really annoying.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I understand why it happens

Why does it?

I never understood why inflation was a good thing

It isn't, that's a narrative told by politicians, and economists who are primarily paid by the government.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Why does it?

It basically happens when people buy money. When you get 100,000 € but pay 120,000 € back you added 20,000 € to the overall system which makes everything become slightly more expensive to account for the additional money available.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago

It basically happens when people buy money

So you already don't follow the mainstream economic narrative that consumer prices track inflation, good for you!