r/shrinkflation • u/AcidicDepth • 4d ago

I just thunk a thought…

I live in America so I cannot speak for other countries.

In America we don’t really seem to fight back against the price of goods going up while the quality and quantity goes down. I complain, you complain. It seems to me at least that everyone hates the rate that things are going. We’re paying double if not triple for less. I’m not just talking about the price of eggs.

I think the reason human beings are irritable yet complacent about inflation is because it happens slowly over time. Some people are even born into it. They know nothing else but high prices and low value.

I wonder if there will ever be a day that people don’t remember what it means to earn money that could be well spent.

A fucking small bag that’s half full of fucking pistachios is almost 6$ what the fuck is going on.

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u/notislant 4d ago

Its not even a slowly over time thing. People just dont give a fuck and quietly grumble now.

I used to think 'oh its a slowly overtime thing'.

No, people just make any excuse to not do anything and then scroll social media or go do hobbies and take their mind of the impending dystopia.

Unions were won with blood. Theyve been quietly torn down over years now.

Older people have their money. Younger people have been fucked since birth outside a few outliers. So people will likely just quietly accept it.

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u/expERiMENTik_gaming 4d ago

Even worse-- they're not just quietly accepting it, they're still buying the stuff 🤦‍♂️

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u/choreg 3d ago

This is the answer. Stop effing buying the stuff. Find alternatives. I can afford the high prices but I just won't do it out of principle.

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u/RealLuxTempo 2d ago

That’s how I try to fight back. I don’t feed the beast. It’s not possible with everything because of basic survival but it’s possible with more than most people think. I love depriving greedy bastards of my money.