▲ 515 ▼ "I feel like I'm on a hamster wheel" — US cost of living has skyrocketed since 2020 (boingboing.net) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world 80 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] quo@feddit.uk -8 points 2 years ago (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] CleoTheWizard@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I mean, you’re defending polling that hasn’t been great for the least few elections and has meant almost nothing except for Trump winning the republican primary (obviously). I saw several polls saying that issue 1 in Ohio would barely pass. Definitely didn’t have polls predicting big dem wins this November either. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Railing5132@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) While I completely agree that people need to get active now and beat down the apathy, focusing on flawed data and developing a defeatist attitude probably isn't good for the soul. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago beat down the apathy The beatings will continue until morale improves. permalink fedilink source parent [+] quo@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] dumpsterlid@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago People should be looking at this and getting involved to make sure younger people vote. Or maybe politicians should actually do shit for younger people to make them want to vote for them instead of spitting in their face and assuming they will get their vote because the other guy is worse. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CleoTheWizard@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago I mean, you’re defending polling that hasn’t been great for the least few elections and has meant almost nothing except for Trump winning the republican primary (obviously). I saw several polls saying that issue 1 in Ohio would barely pass. Definitely didn’t have polls predicting big dem wins this November either. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Railing5132@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (2 children) While I completely agree that people need to get active now and beat down the apathy, focusing on flawed data and developing a defeatist attitude probably isn't good for the soul. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago beat down the apathy The beatings will continue until morale improves. permalink fedilink source parent [+] quo@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago beat down the apathy The beatings will continue until morale improves. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dumpsterlid@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago People should be looking at this and getting involved to make sure younger people vote. Or maybe politicians should actually do shit for younger people to make them want to vote for them instead of spitting in their face and assuming they will get their vote because the other guy is worse. permalink fedilink source parent