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[–] What_Religion_R_They@hexbear.net 14 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

because that's a community that was imagined for them by what they consume. Watching shit through the TV is not experiencing anything

[–] Great_Leader_Is_Dead@hexbear.net 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is the same argument Libs are using to dismiss people's economic woes. It's all just social media feeding them bad vibes, the stats say people are actually doing great!

[–] What_Religion_R_They@hexbear.net 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

ur right listening to fox news and cnn talk about pan-muslamic trans-jihadi terrorism is the same as my landlord saying the rent will increase when my lease renews

[–] Great_Leader_Is_Dead@hexbear.net 10 points 11 months ago

Don't mistake me for making this argument myself, I'm just saying it's their counter-argument.

If you come at them with this line they'll just say it's an anecdote, better to point out the blind spots in the data, like for example that housing is objectively way more expensive across the board with little sign of getting better anytime soon, so even if people are doing a bit better otherwise most of that improvement is being eaten up by housing costs.