Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoHow come we experience so much more inflation than deflation? in other words, why does our buying power decrease far more often than it increases?lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square161fedilinkarrow-up1469arrow-down116
arrow-up1453arrow-down1imageHow come we experience so much more inflation than deflation? in other words, why does our buying power decrease far more often than it increases?lemmy.dbzer0.comMelatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square161fedilink
minus-squaretaladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoI don’t feel crypto is a good example because it is used by so many people as more of an investment and most spending was never really feasible due to high transaction costs and slow transactions.
minus-squareungoogleable@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoIt’s what happens when people treat money as an investment and don’t spend it. Money that’s useful as money would be a bad investment.
I don’t feel crypto is a good example because it is used by so many people as more of an investment and most spending was never really feasible due to high transaction costs and slow transactions.
It’s what happens when people treat money as an investment and don’t spend it. Money that’s useful as money would be a bad investment.