#vibecession — Public Fediverse posts
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Here is a major driver in consumers' lack of confidence, why you can have people buying more stuff while feeling everything is getting worse and that they are worse off. Enshittification.
"As a 35-year-old software engineer in Pennsylvania wrote: “There is no compelling reason to want to stay in this country any more … The products that we buy are garbage and don’t last or need an app to use the product … You have to spend countless time researching, arguing with customer service reps and working around invasive ‘features’.” Everything is a “cash grab or a scam”, he added."
#Vibecession #Enshittificationhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/20/guardian-readers-consumer-battles
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Here is a major driver in consumers' lack of confidence, why you can have people buying more stuff while feeling everything is getting worse and that they are worse off. Enshittification.
"As a 35-year-old software engineer in Pennsylvania wrote: “There is no compelling reason to want to stay in this country any more … The products that we buy are garbage and don’t last or need an app to use the product … You have to spend countless time researching, arguing with customer service reps and working around invasive ‘features’.” Everything is a “cash grab or a scam”, he added."
#Vibecession #Enshittificationhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/20/guardian-readers-consumer-battles
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Paul Krugman asks: Why are Americans feeling so down about the economy? Despite decent objective data, consumer sentiment remains low, creating a "vibecession." He explores theories like high price levels, and suggests 2024 election misinformation may be a key factor. Read his full analysis: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/lies-damned-lies-and-economic-vibes #Economics #ConsumerSentiment #Vibecession
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Paul Krugman asks: Why are Americans feeling so down about the economy? Despite decent objective data, consumer sentiment remains low, creating a "vibecession." He explores theories like high price levels, and suggests 2024 election misinformation may be a key factor. Read his full analysis: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/lies-damned-lies-and-economic-vibes #Economics #ConsumerSentiment #Vibecession
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Scott Alexander analyses the "#vibecession", a growing trend towards negative sentiments and pessimism despite all economic indicators being up. https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/vibecession-much-more-than-you-wanted
He can't find a smoking gun to explain it, but ignores a few massive factors that contribute to the overall sense of depression:
* global unwillingness to deal with #climatechange
* a constant draw on our attention (and therefore time) by internet platforms
* #enshittification
* #ai progress stifling attractive career paths -
@j12t Ouch. I've read "The Two-Income Trap" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Two-Income_Trap but seeing the up-to-date numbers for a "middle class" family budget remains shocking.
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@j12t Ouch. I've read "The Two-Income Trap" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Two-Income_Trap but seeing the up-to-date numbers for a "middle class" family budget remains shocking.
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Are young people ditching alternative #SocialMedia because of "bad vibes" as this author claims, or is it immature technology like ghost.io not loading his essay until my third try after mastodon failed to relay the links? -- Its a #vibecession but for technology! forbetter.ghost.io/whats-the-vi...
What's the Vibe of the Social ... -
@corbden the #vibecession started in at least 2022, no matter that Biden said. when #ZIRP ended the artificial growth era of 2009-2020, shit’s been real, and almost nobody wants to admit it
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@corbden the #vibecession started in at least 2022, no matter that Biden said. when #ZIRP ended the artificial growth era of 2009-2020, shit’s been real, and almost nobody wants to admit it
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The % of Americans behind on their car payments has hit an all time high.
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The % of Americans behind on their car payments has hit an all time high.
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USA Job Creation Stats Revised Down 30%, Unemployment Rising
#news #economy #economics #jobs #job #politics #political #federalreserve #usa #unitedstates #labor #recession #vibecession #recession #bureauoflaborstatistics #bls
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USA Job Creation Stats Revised Down 30%, Unemployment Rising
#news #economy #economics #jobs #job #politics #political #federalreserve #usa #unitedstates #labor #recession #vibecession #recession #bureauoflaborstatistics #bls
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You aren't in poverty, your vibes are just off.
It couldn't possibly be late stage capitalism!
Rich people are still making money so everything's fine.
It's your attitude that's the problem.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/25/we-may-be-in-a-vibecession-as-inflation-fears-peak.html
#vibecession #vibes #vibe #economy #recession #poverty #inflation
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You aren't in poverty, your vibes are just off.
It couldn't possibly be late stage capitalism!
Rich people are still making money so everything's fine.
It's your attitude that's the problem.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/25/we-may-be-in-a-vibecession-as-inflation-fears-peak.html
#vibecession #vibes #vibe #economy #recession #poverty #inflation
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CW: One more thought about the "vibecession"
And I didn't even mention another extremely salient fact: I'm absolutely certain that inflation will be back, and relatively soon. Why? Because spiraling food costs due to climate change interrupting food production and distribution systems are inevitable.
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CW: One more thought about the "vibecession"
And I didn't even mention another extremely salient fact: I'm absolutely certain that inflation will be back, and relatively soon. Why? Because spiraling food costs due to climate change interrupting food production and distribution systems are inevitable.
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We analyzed 46 years of consumer sentiment data–and found that today’s ‘#vibecession’ is just men starting to feel as bad about the economy as women historically have
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We analyzed 46 years of consumer sentiment data–and found that today’s ‘#vibecession’ is just men starting to feel as bad about the economy as women historically have
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‘Everybody thinks they’re losing’
Explaining why Biden's polling numbers are so low has spawned a growing subspecialty in the world of commentary — and a new word: “#vibecession.”
Coined by economics educator Kyla Scanlon, it refers to how ⭐️people feel the country is in recession despite all that good data.⭐️https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/12/31/politics-economy-vibecession-extremism/
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‘Everybody thinks they’re losing’
Explaining why Biden's polling numbers are so low has spawned a growing subspecialty in the world of commentary — and a new word: “#vibecession.”
Coined by economics educator Kyla Scanlon, it refers to how ⭐️people feel the country is in recession despite all that good data.⭐️https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/12/31/politics-economy-vibecession-extremism/
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America is suffering a #vibecession
Although the economy appears healthy, good vibes are lacking
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2023/09/07/the-pandemic-has-broken-a-closely-followed-survey-of-sentiment -
America is suffering a #vibecession
Although the economy appears healthy, good vibes are lacking
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2023/09/07/the-pandemic-has-broken-a-closely-followed-survey-of-sentiment