Economic Termites Are Everywhere: stats hide the experience of being cheated

Re:Economic Termites Are Everywhere: stats hide the experien... by estebank on Sunday June 09, 2024 @02:22PM (#40626388)

Changing the underlying reality without improving the perception leads to a political disconnect. Improving the perception without improving the underlying reality just makes people happier, but not better off. You have to do both if your objective is to improve people's lifes.

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Re:Economic Termites Are Everywhere: stats hide the experien... by izacus on Monday June 10, 2024 @03:30AM (#40631108)

Indeed, which is why I ended up my original post with "by itself". Changing the state is a necessary, but not sufficient action.

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Re:Economic Termites Are Everywhere: stats hide the experien... by eszed on Monday June 10, 2024 @07:08AM (#40632257)

I agree. So, which one do you prioritize? Currently, it seems to me as if people's (mis)perceptions are leading them to vote against policies that will make them better off, so we need to correct perceptions first.

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