Inflation here? gas/grocery prices just continue to climb (3 Viewers)

[SWJJ]

Economics is a intricate yet boring and very multi-faceted topic.

If you stop the average American who stopped learning about Economics after High School, ( and id argue many that took Econ in college cuz they had to, but never went into an "economics-type" job )

the cause and effect simply cannot be explained in a way that 80-90% of average Americans can really grasp or WANT to spend time grasping. Because it takes time to understand the different effects that supply has, demand has, production has, wages has etc etc on the overall larger economic picture.

So its easy to find something that the 80% or so WILL understand.

Wanna stop corporate greed? stop buying their product. Americans have a purchasing problem. MY wife and kids have a purchasing problem that i contend with weekly. Amazon. Sephora, Ulta - how much @#$@#$# make up do you need?

im going off on a tangent here, but implore those with kids ( especially girls ) to watch Brandy Hellville/Fast Fashion on Netflix. I had NO IDEA this was a "thing" but it helped me understand how my 15 yr old spends $80 at a store on 2 shirts ( or skirts or whatever ) and a week later says " this is the in thing now" and spends another $50. ( these companies are using social media to speed up the fashion cycle, by the time they get the original order, that "fashion" is obsolete - no kidding )

Its all about how Brandy Melville operated in the fashion space. IT will blow your mind over how much control they had over young girls/women.

spittin' str8 fax

 

[Sun Wukong]

Economics is a intricate yet boring and very multi-faceted topic.

If you stop the average American who stopped learning about Economics after High School, ( and id argue many that took Econ in college cuz they had to, but never went into an "economics-type" job )

the cause and effect simply cannot be explained in a way that 80-90% of average Americans can really grasp or WANT to spend time grasping. Because it takes time to understand the different effects that supply has, demand has, production has, wages has etc etc on the overall larger economic picture.

So its easy to find something that the 80% or so WILL understand.

Wanna stop corporate greed? stop buying their product. Americans have a purchasing problem. MY wife and kids have a purchasing problem that i contend with weekly. Amazon. Sephora, Ulta - how much @#$@#$# make up do you need?

im going off on a tangent here, but implore those with kids ( especially girls ) to watch Brandy Hellville/Fast Fashion on Netflix. I had NO IDEA this was a "thing" but it helped me understand how my 15 yr old spends $80 at a store on 2 shirts ( or skirts or whatever ) and a week later says " this is the in thing now" and spends another $50. ( these companies are using social media to speed up the fashion cycle, by the time they get the original order, that "fashion" is obsolete - no kidding )

Its all about how Brandy Melville operated in the fashion space. IT will blow your mind over how much control they had over young girls/women.

Men have their own litany of problems that I could spend a thousand years pontificating on, so I'm certainly not randomly bashing girls/women here, but I've always been very troubled by the place rampant consumerism/materialism driven by the fashion industry has in the American feminine identity.

Nobody needs 200 pairs of shoes. Nobody needs an entire closet dedicated to shoes.

Nobody needs an entire new wardrobe every few months.

Nobody should buy absurdly expensive dresses that are worn one time and then completely disregarded.

These are not healthy practices economically, sociological, or even mentally. Big spending shopping sprees to deal with stress or depression are not a good thing. "Retail therapy" is a pretty sick concept. You get a brief dopamine hit from buying some clothes and then all your problems are still there.

And it feeds destructive practices on the corporate end of things. Sweat shops. Pollution. Forcing girls and women to feel like they're always competing with or one upping each other.

It's just all bad.

 

[efil4stnias]

Men have their own litany of problems that I could spend a thousand years pontificating on, so I'm certainly not randomly bashing girls/women here, but I've always been very troubled by the place rampant consumerism/materialism driven by the fashion industry has in the American feminine identity.

Nobody needs 200 pairs of shoes. Nobody needs an entire closet dedicated to shoes.

Nobody needs an entire new wardrobe every few months.

Nobody should buy absurdly expensive dresses that are worn one time and then completely disregarded.

These are not healthy practices economically, sociological, or even mentally. Big spending shopping sprees to deal with stress or depression are not a good thing. "Retail therapy" is a pretty sick concept. You get a brief dopamine hit from buying some clothes and then all your problems are still there.

And it feeds destructive practices on the corporate end of things. Sweat shops. Pollution. Forcing girls and women to feel like they're always competing with or one upping each other.

It's just all bad.

I think the reasoning is that women are more susceptible to "appearance" issues then men ( i think men are more susceptible to appearance of wealth issues/strength/virulence etc )

The marketing these companies put out is in DIRECT correlation to that aspect.

Same with men ( ED ads, GNC type ads over 40 etc, cars etc )

Same with kids

Target marketing has become quite adept at figuring out how to "motivate" its audience.

anecdotal but part of the convo:



wife went to dermatologist last week for annual scan. All good. Yet i get a notification of $179 charge...hmmm. Get home, and we casually talking and im like "when did dr. XXX start charging $179 for a scan?!" she said " no it was only $50 co pay" - ok so whats the $179.

Oh thats an anti wrinkle cream. ( and i kid you not, the tube is no bigger than that of like Oragel type tube )

im like "babe you hardly have any wrinkles"

She said " EXACTLY! " ( its not the cream, lol she under 45 so hasnt happened just yet )


sigh.

 

[HoustonSaint68]

Capitalism is a wonderful idea, and a superior means of organizing a society's communal survival instincts, but it needs to serve man's groundings in moral principles, not the other way around.

Yup. Capitalism is a wild mustang. It'll get you someplace real fast, and in a real exciting way, but without a saddle, bridle and reins, it might not be where you wanted to go -- including sprawled on your arse with a broken back.

 

[HoustonSaint68]

Same with men ( ED ads, GNC type ads over 40 etc, cars etc )

This immediately came to mind

 

[whodat2626]

Men have their own litany of problems that I could spend a thousand years pontificating on, so I'm certainly not randomly bashing girls/women here, but I've always been very troubled by the place rampant consumerism/materialism driven by the fashion industry has in the American feminine identity.

Nobody needs 200 pairs of shoes. Nobody needs an entire closet dedicated to shoes.

Nobody needs an entire new wardrobe every few months.

Nobody should buy absurdly expensive dresses that are worn one time and then completely disregarded.

These are not healthy practices economically, sociological, or even mentally. Big spending shopping sprees to deal with stress or depression are not a good thing. "Retail therapy" is a pretty sick concept. You get a brief dopamine hit from buying some clothes and then all your problems are still there.

And it feeds destructive practices on the corporate end of things. Sweat shops. Pollution. Forcing girls and women to feel like they're always competing with or one upping each other.

It's just all bad.

Totally agree. You ever notice in commercials that the male is almost always the "dummy" that messes up and then the woman introduces this great new product that will save the day. Marketing is constantly targeting women to spend, spend, spend.

 

[Eeyore]

I think the reasoning is that women are more susceptible to "appearance" issues then men ( i think men are more susceptible to appearance of wealth issues/strength/virulence etc )

The marketing these companies put out is in DIRECT correlation to that aspect.

Same with men ( ED ads, GNC type ads over 40 etc, cars etc )

Same with kids

Target marketing has become quite adept at figuring out how to "motivate" its audience.

anecdotal but part of the convo:



wife went to dermatologist last week for annual scan. All good. Yet i get a notification of $179 charge...hmmm. Get home, and we casually talking and im like "when did dr. XXX start charging $179 for a scan?!" she said " no it was only $50 co pay" - ok so whats the $179.

Oh thats an anti wrinkle cream. ( and i kid you not, the tube is no bigger than that of like Oragel type tube )

im like "babe you hardly have any wrinkles"

She said " EXACTLY! " ( its not the cream, lol she under 45 so hasnt happened just yet )


sigh.

That's probably just preparation H(not joking).

 

[Nisey55]

Men have their own litany of problems that I could spend a thousand years pontificating on, so I'm certainly not randomly bashing girls/women here, but I've always been very troubled by the place rampant consumerism/materialism driven by the fashion industry has in the American feminine identity.

Nobody needs 200 pairs of shoes. Nobody needs an entire closet dedicated to shoes.

Nobody needs an entire new wardrobe every few months.

Nobody should buy absurdly expensive dresses that are worn one time and then completely disregarded.

These are not healthy practices economically, sociological, or even mentally. Big spending shopping sprees to deal with stress or depression are not a good thing. "Retail therapy" is a pretty sick concept. You get a brief dopamine hit from buying some clothes and then all your problems are still there.

And it feeds destructive practices on the corporate end of things. Sweat shops. Pollution. Forcing girls and women to feel like they're always competing with or one upping each other.

It's just all bad.

Wow I'm SO glad I don't fit into this description of every American female.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

I think the reasoning is that women are more susceptible to "appearance" issues then men ( i think men are more susceptible to appearance of wealth issues/strength/virulence etc )

The marketing these companies put out is in DIRECT correlation to that aspect.

Same with men ( ED ads, GNC type ads over 40 etc, cars etc )

Same with kids

Target marketing has become quite adept at figuring out how to "motivate" its audience.

anecdotal but part of the convo:



wife went to dermatologist last week for annual scan. All good. Yet i get a notification of $179 charge...hmmm. Get home, and we casually talking and im like "when did dr. XXX start charging $179 for a scan?!" she said " no it was only $50 co pay" - ok so whats the $179.

Oh thats an anti wrinkle cream. ( and i kid you not, the tube is no bigger than that of like Oragel type tube )

im like "babe you hardly have any wrinkles"

She said " EXACTLY! " ( its not the cream, lol she under 45 so hasnt happened just yet )


sigh.

But this is all social construct around capital
In every other species, it’s the male that has the flamboyant appearance

 

[bigdaddysaints]

hopefully gas prices will continue to fall..
just filled up for 2.75 at Walmart..
(Prairievile)

 

[Booker]

Retailers are finally cutting prices. Will it last?

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[bigdaddysaints]

Got gas again last night at Walmart, in BR by Airline & I-12. Maybe it'll keep dropping.. fingers crossed...

 

[efil4stnias]

Got gas again last night at Walmart, in BR by Airline & I-12. Maybe it'll keep dropping.. fingers crossed...

i think this is kinda where it settles.

MAybe another $.15-.25 to go. But dont think it will dip below $2.25ish

 

[bigdaddysaints]

i think this is kinda where it settles.

MAybe another $.15-.25 to go. But dont think it will dip below $2.25ish

it think most people will be fine with that

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

i think this is kinda where it settles.

MAybe another $.15-.25 to go. But dont think it will dip below $2.25ish

Y’all should anticipate it spiking back up from July 8-20th then it will drop again for another 2 weeks, then it will start its seasonal climb