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Re:The labor share of income in the US is at its lowest post... by 9rx on Tuesday June 30, 2026 @01:01PM (#48735688)
> But I wouldn't call that abject poverty.

But you could. There is no law of the universe that is going to stop you. Words are something randomly made up by humans.

> it's just plain wrong.

Again, words are completely made up, so it can't really be wrong in the traditional mathematical sense. It could be misinterpreted, perhaps. Of course that is dependent on how you've chosen to randomly make up "wrong".

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Re:The labor share of income in the US is at its lowest post... by porridgeraisin on Tuesday June 30, 2026 @02:30PM (#48737161)
I know it's against the rules, but oh my this reminds of me a certain other popular forum site in its heyday.
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Re:The labor share of income in the US is at its lowest post... by 9rx on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @11:59AM (#48748985)
Yes, it is nice that there are still glimmers of the good old days of the internet.
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