When the shortage is the strategy

Re:When the shortage is the strategy by johnvanommen on Friday August 21, 2026 @02:21PM (#49392016)

TLDR: the article describes stagflation in a novel way.

Yes, it’s happening, just as it did in the seventies. Invest appropriately.

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Re:When the shortage is the strategy by warkdarrior on Friday August 21, 2026 @02:47PM (#49392314)

We do not have high unemployment (yet?). And the economy is growing, just slowly.

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Re:When the shortage is the strategy by hnav on Friday August 21, 2026 @03:24PM (#49392753)

Isn't that due to gig work (effectively -EV for a huge chunk of people) and other math shenanigans?

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