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Re:The Mayan calendar might represent a longer timescale tha... by rsynnott on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @05:14AM (#35785053)
While that's definitely the long-term trend, the last few years have been, ah, not great there either.
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Re:The Mayan calendar might represent a longer timescale tha... by eru on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @05:36AM (#35785179)
The Covid shutdowns were a damper on the global economy, but otherwise it has still been going upwards.

Or are you talking about something else?

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Re:The Mayan calendar might represent a longer timescale tha... by rsynnott on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @12:26PM (#35804320)
The invasion of Ukraine resulted in a fairly significant increase in food poverty for much of the world; prices went up a _lot_. I think it has been moderating lately, but it has not been good.
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