• atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    They won’t skip buying minor entertainments just because maybe their meager salaries might be worth a little more next week.

    Have you never seen somebody wait for a sale to make purchases? Or cut coupons? “The poor” frequently put off purchases to save some money.

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        6 months ago

        Yes, that’s what I’m talking about. Do you think the lower class only spends money on food, rent and gas? Some may but there are a lot of “non rich” people who buy nonessentials.

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      6 months ago

      Not because of deflation, but because they’re looking for “The deal”. More akin to the dopamine inducing tricks many microtransaction games use these days.