Think about the quality, and durability of things being produced now vs 10/20/30 years ago.
- houses
- cars
- furniture
- shoes
- appliances
- phones (!)
More and more people are beginning to point out the shrinkflation they are encountering throughout the economy.
Dish soap.
Gorilla glue.
Kahlua.
Toothpaste.
Crackers.
Gatorade.
Bacon.
Eggs.
Chewing gum.
Everything is getting smaller while prices remain the same or increase.
https://tftc.io/martys-bent/issue-1327-shrinkflation-is-not-included-in-cpi-data/
Discussion
I live in a beautifully and lovingly updated house built in 1922. Charm retained. The craftsmanship, woodwork… don’t exist in the cookie cutter track homes that are nothing more than cheap early coffins.
One of my favorite details:
That’s pretty awesome.
I live in an house built in 1925 and it has its unique issues but overall quality and durability ain’t it.
The walls are “real”
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