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Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals by grogenaut on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @06:05PM (#42323023)
People seemed to vote on how they felt not what these numbers said. So the vibes seem more valid than the stats at least on their real world impact in many ways.

Continuing to yell at people about the numbers doesn't seem to be an effective strategy, maybe try a different approach?

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Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals by sangnoir on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @06:16PM (#42323109)
I suppose those voters don't have to wait for too long: the economy is going to start doing great for them again at noon on January 20, 2025.
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Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals by newhotelowner on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @06:56PM (#42323363)
You are not wrong. By February 2025, 90% of Republicans will start believing that the economy is thriving.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/briefing/economy-inflatio...

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Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals by chii on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @09:11PM (#42324117)
If this belief is strong enough, they would act on it. The fact that they act means the economy starts rolling, and produce the type of thriving that they come to believe! Ala, a self-fulfilling prophesy.

Therefore, it's important to find out why people believe things, despite being contrary to empirical evidence.

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