SH*TFLATION

[@omgponies111]

Food labeled with a "New improved recipe!" usually just improves the company bottom line.

[@Greyreal.]

you're so mentally ill lol

[@gc6096]

Yup

[@nati0598]

There was only one food I had that had an *actual* new recipe, and it turned worse. A brand of cereal I stopped buying.

[@CTimmerman]

Lion used to be my favorite candybar in the late '80s i think. Maybe my taste changed but today it's Snickers.

[@TheZombieButler]

Truth! What happened to that old canard that competition improves products? End stage baby.

[@chronicallymeee]

My mum is allergic to apples and oranges. Apple is one of the cheapest juices. She gets periods of hypoglycaemia, most effectively treated with juice. The juices she's traditionally bought for this have slowly been replaced with stuff that is the same but the ingredients show it's mostly apple juice. It used to be that more than half of the juice in the grocery aisle would've suited her needs as there would be things like mango juice, pineapple juice, grape juice, etc. Now the mango juice has apple, the pineapple juice has apple, the grape juice has apple, and the berry punch has apple. I know it's a very niche situation for this one specifically, but it's something I've heard from other people with other allergies as well, anyone unlucky enough to be allergic to a cheap ingredient has seen their options in the grocery store get chipped away at as companies choose to substitute ingredients that were previously fine for cheaper ingredients that could cause serious reactions.

[@senismarsenis9678]

Mmmmmmoney

[@Coromi1]

I get pimples from palm fat. In Germany, sunflower oil often gets replaced by palm fat. What's next? Crude oil?

[@kemoni221]

That’s a problem most people don’t have, so they accept the shitflation. I love that word now.

[@vinny-is-here]

My mom has a moderate safflower oil allergy and the oil suddenly was everywhere.

[@vinny-is-here]

​@@kemoni221I like skimpflation more because I don't have to censor it.

[@lordofshibainus]

I swear I’ve been seeing this in clothing too. Linen blends are priced at the same items that full linen items once were, sweaters that are fully acrylic are charging wool prices, and now everything is full of synthetic fibers

[@MicahThomason]

And they try to market this crap material as being "moisture wicking" or some other nonsense that I don't want.

[@angryrabidfoxes7380]

And they all fall apart within a year it’s awful

[@ruiqi22]

My mom went to look for fully cotton clothes for my very elderly grandma, and she said the highest they were able to find in America was 50%!

[@Tormekia]

And thrifting only works for so long. We'll eventually run out of good quality older stuff and it'll all be glorified plastic clothes and fast fashion crap.

[@annebananne3381]

Hell, I've even calculated that for my specific situation it would be way better value if I just take up sewing as a hobby. Even after buying a sewing machine and good materials I will be saving money after like 7 linen shirts or one(!) singular wool jacket. tf's next, weaving our own cloth?

[@deboraron2794]

Shout out to Ea-nāṣir and his crappy copper!

[@mrroger-t6m]

That's him getting scammed not inflation

[@smol_yote]

@@mrroger-t6mthat’s what shit-flation is

[@superprogrammer5226]

Kudreeeeeeeah

[@roguewolf128]

That man's spirit will never be forgotten

[@SoundShunter72]

I've also noticed something that I'd like to describe as fake or forced innovation. There's not really much to improve on a product that's already working as well as it reasonably can, but for the sake of sales and job security, will receive updates despite there not being any need for it. Let's take KZbin for example, what really changed in the last few years besides advertisement business models? Not much. Yet there are people working in the UI department, releasing useless updates to change the look of KZbin slightly. They round off the corners a little, change the colour of the progress bar just slightly or move around the buttons so you have to look for them after 20 years of them being in the same place. It's absolutely ridiculous. Now when the narrator says "please like and subscribe", the actual subscribe button underneath the video is highlighted, as if we couldn't find it before. It looks cool, but it's absolutely useless and is only there to give the people at KZbin headquarters something to do. I can name a million things, like rain detectors on cars or having your phone tell you when your dishwasher is done. It's all useless "innovation".

[@raidcrhonos]

The current UI update on mobile has made the app significantly worse and extremely buggy. I never seen youtube being so buggy to a point where you literally can't continue to watch videos because of it

[@LiveType]

As someone who has been on teams responsible for what you're complaining about, I'm not about to say I wasn't in charge of defending job security, but the testing conducted showed that small seemingly insignificant changes dramatically improved KPI's. Like sometimes by up to ~15%. I'm talking just something like a confetti animation in the right place makes a BIG difference on an aggregate user base. It may not change your personal habits, but it does change enough to where you can justify employing quarter million dollars per year developers who's only real output is changing the UI a bit or writing blog posts about things they tried and didn't work. Scaling things is weird and sometimes backwards to what you would expect.

[@Influfferious]

The term there is the Rot economy. And there is a wonderful piece digesting it here, using the fake innovation of AI as an example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/immlqqJ3qZqaeaM

[@Tormekia]

I get a new phone every five years. No reason to get them more often than that. They're good enough. 👍

[@johnchedsey1306]

Businesses have been fracturing relationships with their employees (layoffs, not giving proper raises, etc) as well as fracturing relationships with their customers. None of this eroded trust is good for society.

[@botcherbutcher7608]

Yeah, Volkswagen for example straight up fired a lot of their staff and wanted to close down one of their factories in Germany as they "couldn't afford it" while paying out 2.5 Billion to shareholders just weeks before. It's ridiculous.

[@deadeyekilleryt4134]

Surprising how we're bringing downfall in the name of profit.

[@HansTheGeek]

Profit is good as long as i profit.

[@deadeyekilleryt4134]

@@HansTheGeek so human welfare doesn't matter then?

[@gharm9129]

it's the tinyhats in charge not "we". Where do you think they're looting all the stolen money to?

[@Pyxis10]

All I see is the failure of capitalism.

[@gharm9129]

@@Pyxis10 Funny enough it looks like properly functioning communism and socialism to. Seems like you let corrupted people in to rule (which always happens) you get the same result. Only plus is capitalism you don't start starving and with zero tech advancements. Yes, all of that is historically verifiable and well documented. There needs to be a better system.

[@klutterkicker]

Not to mention the pandemic destroyed smaller competitors and big businesses have had increasingly free reign to buy up competition.

[@GunsForEveryoneIsaac]

Thanks Government!

[@ShadeUnderTheSoul]

The "pandemic" didn't do that. The government and its lockdowns did.

[@HesderOleh]

I do wonder how much of this is caused by each level of the supply chain worsening their standards and that it isn't just hard for consumers to find quality products but every level of the supply chain is impacted by the downstream ripple effects of those below them. I know that this is at least partially the case for people buying fabric to make clothing. They had been using the same company for decades and it got worse recently, they talked to the wholesaler for fabrics who said that they themselves noticed that they were having greater losses in storage because the quality was worse than it used to and that there wasn't a single supplier they could recommend buying from them that would definitely do better and that they themselves were searching for new factories to buy from but the factories themselves were saying they were having issues with the quality of the their wool, cotton, linen etc.

[@TheMchef]

Interesting. Do you have a source to dig deeper?

[@timop6340]

On an broader view we are hurrying to dismantle everything keeping things up and running. Cutting off "excess" meaning redundancies (failsafes) and alternative options (increased structural integrity). And the day when the one tiny bit too much is chipped off all comes crashing down there will be no plan b and there is no viable option to get everything back up again.

[@mohammedjeffali1076]

I think it's because that asteroid is coming "Apophsis". I think that, because alot of companies decisions don't even make sense. My husband works for a company that is dismantling itself, as you say. Things begins to make sense if you say to yourself "oh theres an asteroid that will hit earth in 2029." "Were not telling anyone, so, hit autopilot and feed the populations low grade poisionous food untill then, at that time, we will re-assess when the damage is done."

[@DC9848]

I blame useless MBA people & stock owner focused world view that was started by Jack Welch (GE CEO). And don't get me started with the "companies cannot invest without stock owners" If companies would divert the money from divident payments into investing into the operation, there would be much less need for bank loans and stock listings. Companies should be allowed and recommended to save up money for a larger investment (a new factory)

[@Megasteel32]

high corporate taxes in the states (70%+) used to incentivize internal investment and better benefits for employees. also stock buy backs were illegal before reagan

[@saiv46]

​@@Megasteel32 Damn, are there ANY problems in today's america that wasn't caused by Reagan?

[@Roxor128]

@@Megasteel32 Ugh. It's always either Reagan or Thatcher who's ruined things!

[@droopy_eyes]

Companies are good. Issue is shareholders and "shareholder" means hedge fund corporation. Every major US brand that fell flat in recent decades was bought by a hedge fund. Well, that's part of the issue. Monopolization is also huge problem, as it stopped working but consumers don't want, or maybe can't, get better, more expensive items. Myself, I'm always choosing what's less "shitty" quality item, and what's not a total rip-off not worth its price... Annoying to say the least.

[@QoraxAudio]

Yes exactly, and companies should be allowed to go bankrupt when they don't have a viable business model.

[@NatorDM]

Man KZbin really didn't want anyone to see this video. I was wondering when someone would finally make a video on this topic. You deserve way more subs man!

[@light1561]

happy to be here before this channel blows up.

[@nokkamutka3208]

78th sub here saying hi!

[@seatyourself7082]

Same, it feels like one of the writers of wendover or something

[@Rocky-xb3vc]

@@seatyourself7082 133th here 🎉

[@relwalretep]

Couple of weeks late to the party here!

[@erie3936]

At first when asked to subscribe I was like: "Maybe If I like the other videos" but then I looked at his channel and I realized I already watched all of them.

[@asafcohen3272]

Good vid. I would just add the whole issue of planned obsolescence, with companies designing things to break asap so we buy more, which is basically the whole business model of consumerist capitalism

[@CTimmerman]

When that happens, i make a public note and switch brands.

[@asafcohen3272]

@@CTimmerman it's not a bug, though; it's a feature of the current economic system. Any company that would produce stuff which doesn't break down will go out of business. From fashion to light bulbs, the imperative is SELL MORE

[@CTimmerman]

@@asafcohen3272 Or innovate. Soon Chinese labor cost inflation might move sock production to Africa, freeing labor for construction that doesn't crush people and persecuting those responsible for shoddy construction. Once we have fully automated luxury space communism, we can watch the noble savages duke it out on holodisplays while feeding on mega buckets of snacks.

[@timop6340]

​@@CTimmermanso you switch to another brand within the same parent company and expect different results?

[@CTimmerman]

@@timop6340 I don't think Duracell and Hengwei have the same parent company, but management can be less of a roadblock in some companies. Also, my comment about UBI disappeared, @asafcohen3272

[@jakubhostinsky4482]

Depressing.

[@kemoni221]

It’s funny how many people are completely clueless to this. I’m so happy I live in a place where I’m *still* allowed to grow my own food in my backyard. Or rather in my parent’s backyard, because there’s no way I’ll ever make enough money to buy a house. Sorry for the tangent. Remember to plant and save trees 🌳- they are literally keeping you alive and well 24/7

[@dexnacorn7807]

eat trees

[@gokicuy]

the era of free tendies are over, its time for rrrrrrrrrrevoluuuuuuutioooooon!!!!!!

[@alanwolf313]

Being able to read nutritional labels is one of the most useful skills I've learned, and even then I'm always suspicious of them 😅

[@LiveType]

This phenomenon is why I have to buy testing equipment to buy ANY electronics I haven't previously bought. Even stuff I previously bought some batches are of significantly worse quality but I can easily return them as I know what it should be. Like I no longer care what they advertise. I see if others have already tested it and if not. I first check if it's a scam. It looks like not a scam, I buy it alongside testing equipment. If it fails testing, both the electronics and the testing equipment gets returned.

[@CraftyF0X]

Who would have thought that building a society and with that the whole economy around ppl always trying to gain on each other as much as possible will lead to here ? Maybe, greed is not good after all.

[@droopy_eyes]

Because modern American consumerism was agreed on globally 3 weeks ago...

[@Jane-oz7pp]

​@@droopy_eyes hey pal, the video might be three weeks old, but the issue of capitalism ruining things has been discussed for about 300 years now.

[@CTimmerman]

@@Jane-oz7pp Socialism is better, but somehow those leaders tend to commit terrorism. Maybe because they used violence to become the leader.

[@jurassicturtle3666]

Unfortunately, the alternative to capitalism is mass famine and the most horrific authoritarian regimes in human history. The solution is not trying to legislate morality, as that leads to authoritarianism, but as a society to embrace the values that lead some of us to give employees generous holiday bonuses, paid family leave, charitable giving, and general kindness.

[@CTimmerman]

​@@jurassicturtle3666 Norway has nice social services though. Even prisons seem less dystopic than today's "social" media disappearing comments.

[@TheYoutubeUser69]

i am over 30 and my entire life i remember supermarkets havaing to label kg prices.

[@Kevfactor]

I remember when cheese its were good. They had cheese baked in them and would turn a paper towel slightly greasy. Now they are cardboard. Much of fast food has the same issue too which is why I stopped eating it

[@rorymacphee69]

I refuse to believe there are a mere 71 subs. (72 now). This is so comprehensive, bringing big terms we're never taught about in school into a way we can consume and, even if it makes no difference immediately, feel more comfortable with, courtesy your help of explaining these otherwise unexplained/inaccesible topics. In a slightly unusual way of a compliment, I hope your channel grows so advertisers fight for exposure to your audience, which I hope will be large.

[@Micro-Econ-YT]

Well, it is my first video, thanks for the kind words :)

[@mbengaful]

Yeah, too good for a first timer, something fishy going on. Probably a CIA and/or north korean psyop .

[@artpan4376]

Last few times went to shop for some clothes for me. Total garbage quality products everywhere. All these shops full of stuff giving impression of wealth and choice in reality nothing but garbage selling points.

[@patsfreak]

When you got to cars I instantly thought of Jeep. They used to be cheap cars that wouldn’t bankrupt you when it inevitably broke. Now they charge up to six figures, break if you sneeze on them, and aren’t cheap to take care of.

[@tph2010]

"If you've noticed the food you're eating doesn't taste as good as it used to, you aren't going crazy" THANK YOU!

[@RaggedDan]

Thanks for making this video, covers some hugely important points, just wish the algorithm could push it to a few million more people.

[@psychocuda]

Companies aren't limited to inflation or shitflation; they're like "why not both???" I bought a Dell Laptop barely over a year ago for $700 and the damned hard drive completely failed after an update. Or companies that used to have high quality but relatively affordable things now do the opposite with low-quality expensive garbage.

[@hedge931]

I really appreciate you pointing this out in such a clear way. I feel a little less crazy now. I've been having so much grief over how difficult it is to get good medical care and I didn't even connect it to this phenomenon, I just assumed it was bc of doctors' poor training (focusing more on prescribing meds and such), but this makes a lot of sense.

[@botcherbutcher7608]

More Perfect Union just recently released a video about how the greed of business conglomerates is threatening peoples lives as CVS staff is overworked and stretched thin. Highly recommend it.

[@georgebradley6521]

"Now this video isn’t about regular inflation or even shrinkflation, it’s about shitflation, which is probably costing you a lot more than these other 2, while also hurting your health, wasting your time, and just being a massive inconvenience." worthy of a ghidorah meme.

[@marky4x429]

Imagine what will happen from now, as Elon Musk is about to cut any regulations to almost zero. Good vote, Americans.

[@socialmoon]

Oh yeah, 2025 is going to be ungodly. I hope we survive.

[@Nomsynho]

the worst one for me was milky bar chocolate, I swear to god, that shit was so good when I was a kid, now it just tastes like white advent calendar chocolate, it just hits different, and not in a good way

[@N33sWorkshop]

DIY, torrent and so on. These are the solutions you can apply on an individual level.

[@Vickynger]

how am i gonna torrent a can of tuna????

[@mrziiz6893]

@@VickyngerSteal. If we are given the choices of starve or steal, then it is not a choice at all.

[@ecoandrei328]

Such a great video. I was expecting you to be a large channel. Then I started worrying that you might be a gpt bot so I started to read the comments. Whatever the case I'm subscribed

[@Micro-Econ-YT]

I promise I am a real boy!

[@javascriptenjoyer]

Thank you for making this video. I hope your channel blows up. I'm officially your 85th subscriber.

[@abdulazizluqman1428]

74 subs for a video this well made? WHO ARE YOU??

[@cyberninjazero5659]

11:10 Hi-Fi Rush was a low-budget game that was a financial success, it's a bad example and the studios closure had more to do with other factors at play

[@malleus30]

That conclusion is shit too. People have always been willing to buy a lower quality product at a lower price. ALL companies are raising prices beyond the need to ensure a small product. It's not us.

[@opticalsalt2306]

100%. When McDonald’s was more affordable it just seemed self aware. Now it just comes off as arrogant and desperate

[@Teesion2]

39th Sub and 39th Like! The quality of these videos are as good as other channels with millions and millions of subsribers, you're gonna be big.

[@Reapunzil]

Well i saw your youtube sponsor video, and now im hooked

[@Micro-Econ-YT]

Thanks for the comment :) Plenty more videos coming up!

[@ian_egaming]

389th Sub! This is amazing quality, can’t wait for your channel to blow up!

[@Micro-Econ-YT]

Thanks for the sub!

[@CraftyF0X]

@@Micro-Econ-YT 679 sub. wait I thought it's 679k oO

[@CTimmerman]

My Chinese stuff without a middleman has been better than my Chinese stuff with a local middleman so far. Local middlemen often don't listen to their people.

[@d19sbp]

I actually find that the games comparison is so powerful and turns the narrative around because there is one specific area that is THRIVING more than ever before, producing higher quality at better prices products and more content: indie games. I don't believe it is the consumer shopping at temu who is at fault, but the legally enforced maximization of profit that is to blame, especially in a world where rapid innovation has slowed down.

[@alexclifford2485]

Agreed! But the solution has to be becoming more self-sufficient. Become less dependent on big companies. Learn DIY skills, learn to fix and make things. Learn to grow some of your own food. Torrent and set up a media server with Jellyfin. Shop around on your bills and supermarket spending. Learn to cook your own food rather than relying on restaurants and delivery services. If you're travelling or staying somewhere regularly look for somewhere you could rent from the owner direct rather than Airbnb. Create rather than consume with your leisure time. Some of the stuff on Temu is crap and poor quality - but some of it is actually brilliant and 10% of the price. There is a lot of middlemen in our economy and we can bypass them. Corporations, banks and governments will become increasingly oppressive, wasteful and ensh*tified. It's up to us to create systems and lifestyles that enable high quality of life, things we make with love, and have resiliency from the grid and collective societal decline.

[@pendlera2959]

A better solution is government regulation for quality in products, incentives/disincentives for executives and stockholders to not seek such high profits, increasing/protecting employee wages, and greater legal liability for companies that produce low quality products and services. Self sufficiency isn't sustainable because working together is just way more efficient. Otherwise, society would never have formed.

[@mrziiz6893]

@@pendlera2959it is pointless to give better solutions when those solutions are practically impossible. It’s defeatist and actively harms any change. That’s like saying instead of splitting rent for an apartment the landlord should charge less. Obviously, but that’s out of our control. Survival is first, everything else is second. We can’t change anything for the better if we are starving, and they know that. That’s why they use the same tactics you’re using, to distract us and split us apart. Don’t let it happen.

[@franciscovessani6720]

That is why i have reviewed my consumerism to the minimum. Old pc, old games. Used car? Used woofers. Housing? Sharing with friends... food? Cooked, natural... and its being fun, actually...

[@smuckerst8355]

This is why I never buy new things, all my stuff is 20+ years old. Things are poorly made and aren’t designed to the same standards. I can’t do anything about food though. If Hershey adds even more wax to their chocolate flavored wax ideally you could switch brands, but they all do that, Cadburry, Nestle, Ghirardelli, it’s all chocolate flavored wax.

[@Coromi1]

DIY. You can buy excellent cacao powder.

[@Vickynger]

@@Coromi1 literally who has the time for that

[@UnknownGuest220]

I smell BS

[@rocketGimbal]

Ironically, here in the states our chocolate needs to have cocoa butter in it by law. So hersheys actually can't make their stuff palm oil like some of the budget brands in Europe and elsewhere. Kinda a bad example of shitflation in the states that is only that way thanks to some good ol' fashioned regulations!

[@Coromi1]

@@Vickynger Then enjoy cacao in other ways than chocolate. I like to put honey, choclate nibs and nuts ot nut butter in my mouth. All together, then chew. It's like eating a chocolate candy, but better. Or enjoy hot chocolate.

[@omario.tntech]

Inflation doesn’t affect me when it comes to food cause I get all my food from the Amish. Better food and doesn’t have to do with inflation cuz they just grow it 😂

[@glassninja]

I would love a small house, even a 1 or two bed but they don't make them unless it's a condo or house in a box that I need to buy land for.

[@ryanpsaucier]

A couple years ago I stopped eating One Protein Bars because the brownie flavor for some reason just started tasting like crap. It went from tasting like an actual brownie to an actual bar of turd. I immediately noticed because I’ve been eating these things for 3 years for breakfast. Stopped eating them after a 2 weeks and haven’t had them since.

[@punchdrunkassassin]

The worst one for me has been Bridge Mixture. It was my favourite thing, it's been my comfort snack for years, I loved it so much. A couple years ago they just straight up changed it overnight - what used to be different kinds of fondant (like Irish cream and orange), Turkish delight-like jellies, and occasional peanuts, covered in either milk or dark chocolate... is now solely just small, weirdly citrus flavoured gummies covered in cheap tasting milk chocolate, along with way more peanuts, and that's it. That's all that's in the new "Original Bridge Mixture". It's cheaper now in literally every way, and I refuse to buy it. But it's also been impossible to find a decent replacement for. The only thing that came close was a local store brand, but they seem to have recently discontinued it along with some other candy. Likely due to cost. So the enshittification continues.

[@baseballfan99]

The company I work for is guilty of this.

[@vinny-is-here]

S**tflation has a family-friendly name. It's also known as skimpflation.

[@kimanichambers2029]

How Money Works out here with a secret channel 😮😂

[@vizthex]

we have to shop at 2 or 3 different stores to save a handful of cents on all the basic shit we constantly have to buy. i don't even think it saves much (if any at all) due to gas prices.

[@opticalsalt2306]

I got my license right before Covid hit and it’s felt like a sad joke since in regards to gas ahah, immediately decided driving was not fun and only a necessity for work, I refuse to waste my money for drinking or fun

[@UltimatePerfection]

I suffer from eyeflation. The prices rise when I don't actively look at them with my eyes.

[@Makeitwithkelly]

I subscribed just from the first 10 seconds🤗 man you’re a gem 💎 ❤

[@StreetSurfersAlex]

I was here before this quality channel was discovered by the masses. I wish you all the best going forward!

[@Micro-Econ-YT]

thanks for the kind words :) 2,000+ views now so I am pretty happy with that!

[@AustroKebab]

Thank god the algorithm wanted me to see this criminally underrated video, great work!

[@jukelohnson5095]

Prices going up is a symptom of inflation, not inflation itself.

[@ngauruhoezodiac3143]

Yes. I Remember a big company that made really good and popular sausages when an inspector bought the meat. Then the company bought an abattoir and put in the scraps instead of the meat. It did not take long for customers to taste that it was shit so quality improved for a while but then the shitflation started again.

[@lachlanbrown3112]

How is this your first video. Good quality but I cant help but too wonder if there is something strange going on here.

[@Micro-Econ-YT]

I am an industry plant 😉

[@Jane-oz7pp]

Damn the industry plant is self aware

[@Jane-oz7pp]

(no but for real this is extremely corporate looking lmao)

[@GenjiHanzo-g5z]

"Now need to be labeled with price per kilogram as well" What backwards country hasn't had this forever? How in the heck are you supposed to compare prices if that information is not available. And it's the best argument against bag of chips vs air stupidity you see talked about. Buy per kilograms, not the size of packaging.

[@Blueberi]

I LOVE PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@bluecedar7914]

Yep, I'm satisfied with the algorithm suggesting this video.

[@frankmckenneth9254]

At this point, if I want snacks I make them myself for the week, it blows my mind just how bad store bought goods are now.

[@opticalsalt2306]

It’s genuinely easier to bake an apple pie and snack on that for the whole week or two with your family instead of buying half a bag of salty air

[@DGirlFightsGod]

the problem is that publicly traded companies have to always make more profit than they did before. the line MUST always go up, even if the company is already hugely profitable. More value needs to be extracted until the company cant anymore and dies. Nothing can stay profitable and usable.

[@peppa1492]

Now THAT is a well made video. Keep it up, I can sense that your channel will blow up in sub counts fairly soon!

[@brentmasters8668]

Wow really loving your videos dude! Keep cooking!

[@arthursandomine5464]

The definition of inflation (of the money supply) is that the government prints money and *inflates* the money supply. This in turn can result in higher prices.

[@therealchriscunningham]

The second you said that shitflation had been around forever I swore I'd subscribe if there was an Ea-Nasir reference. And lo and behold.

[@JarickWorks]

Correction: Inflation is the increase in the supply of money. The increase in prices is a consequence of inflation. The value of a unit of currency decreases as the supply of money increases. Inflation is a hidden tax on the poor.

[@pendlera2959]

He explained in the video why that isn't true. Your definition has been pushed by economists who want to vilify governments and exonerate businesses at the expense of the working class.

[@JarickWorks]

@@pendlera2959 OK comrade.

[@ECDT1089-EtheLamborghini]

Been noticing Shrinkflation for years....

[@far2kthoughts158]

Great video. Good luck moving forward on your YT journey.

[@Micro-Econ-YT]

Thank you!

[@vkmi5776]

0:55 "so in the end it's just the same thing as just raising prices", now with 20% more packaging, but it's not like waste and pollution are also huge problems, right now

[@IlIlIlllIIlIllI]

Remimds me of an Adam Curtis production. Nice work

[@catalystcomet]

Except the prices are not staying the same lol they are still definitely going up. Also, check out the vitamin content and things like instant oatmeal packets or cereals. Pop-Tarts took out a bunch of vitamins, as did Quaker instant oat packets and a ton of other foods

[@SaadForGaming7]

This is my 2nd video watching you in a row I was listening to your video as a podcast and really liked the way you present stuff, went to check and was shocked you're only 600 subs I wish you the best brother! Goodluck The algorithm did work this 1 time lol

[@mindseyemusicreview]

I don't understand why people want such a big ass house. More shit to fill it with, more electricity costs to heat and cool, rooms you'll barely ever go in etc. I'd kill for a simple structure with bedroom, bathroom, eat in kitchen, and family room what else do you need?

[@zephyrsimon]

This is a good video. You have hit the nail on the head. I would have liked a more elaborate explanation on the printing of money in all of this.

[@exo3959]

Here before this channel blows up

[@exo3959]

This comment aged like wine

[@opticalsalt2306]

@@exo3959magic

[@roberthoople]

I just had a Swanson's Salisbury Steak (dont' judge me), and I swear to God they're making these things with horse meat now.

[@thex2thaz]

Always have been

[@roberthoople]

@@thex2thaz If that's the case, than they've switched to something cheaper than horse. Maybe reconstituted insect proteins?

[@nxtvim2521]

get banquet

[@klutterkicker]

I eat Marie Calendar as well as Healthy Choice, and i haven't noticed any changes in the meat. However I definitely notice some of the meals giving fewer meatballs / nuggets and probably smaller patties. That might not be so bad if they gave more vegetables but unfortunately I think what you get more of is just rice and pasta.

[@pkmntrainernumbers8111]

Maybe not horse meat but they are adding soy protein to the steak. Yummy 🤢

[@Turner1281]

Nothing is enjoyable anymore because everything is a ripoff. There are about two things that I buy that I feel I get a good deal on, everything else is a rip off. People are too busy and distracted to really think about it. Many people stopped buying things like new cars, fast food, media etc.

[@tw9360]

One thing about the other oils in peanut butter - natural peanut butter naturally separates into peanut solids and liquid oil floating on top, which has to be stirred in; swapping some of the peanut oil for an oil that isn’t liquid at room temperature keeps the peanut butter from separating or needing to be stirred. It’s been this way for a long time, mostly due to consumer preference.

[@guidoiadarolaperez6935]

Man, wtf? This is your first video? I already subscribed, you got very clearly the most usual mistakes most people on either end of the political economics spectrum get respectively wrong about inflation, chapeau. Looking forward to more great quality content.

[@Bass_Pressure]

Tech commentator Cory Doctorow coined the term “enshitification” to describe the decay of platforms like Amazon or Uber.

[@joshh.510]

The “upgrade” from a 2021 to a 2022 GTI was a $4k MSRP increase, plus a horrible downgrade in interior quality, cheap plastic everywhere. Shitflation at its finest!

[@stevezastrow9252]

"they don't make 'em like they used to"

[@robbylebotha]

Has anyone else noticed that car fuel has also lowered in quality? Look at the exhaust tips of random cars, old and new models, they are now always covered in black soot and when people accelerate there is a slight puff of grey smoke. Normally this would indicate a problem with the car but it’s happening to most cars now. Leading me to believe that the quality of fuel is not the same.

[@jacksonalder9610]

I can't believe one guy sure a bat and ruined an entire generation's future

[@FrankBUILTperformance]

Our generation will talk about the 2010s the way our parents talked about the 80s. Times of great prosperity and forward progress. The 2020s so far have been a complete 180 from that

[@crazyutkarsh314]

loved the video, hope you become a great channel in future...

[@Micro-Econ-YT]

Appreciate the kind words internet stranger 🙏

[@IHaveSalt]

Great quality and interesting topic. Still can't believe this is a first video on the channel.

[@Micro-Econ-YT]

Thanks! I have made a few more now, hopefully I can keep on making them better!

[@Timlagor]

Even if you try to take the time to carefully assess products you will have great trouble actually getting accurate information and won't have nearly enough time to assess everything you need to buy (even if you don't buy into consumerism as a lifestyle). It's not even rational to try. What you can do is actively vote for politicians who will increase regulation rather than cutting it.

[@opticalsalt2306]

At this point I skip the first couple answers or top results for “Is X or Y good for Z?”, because I assume they are sponsored/biased in some way, it’s all crazyyyy

[@epsilon6516]

Saving 0.1¢ per item can save a company millions, not a big deal for giant conglomerates who can take the hit, but for small and even medium sized companies it can be the difference between surviving and bankruptcy.

[@EduardStinga]

Holy shit you will blow up so fast bro 🚀

[@Micro-Econ-YT]

Maybe one day but I am just having for putting these together for now

[@Unerty]

14k gold also counts. Back in the day it was always 22-24 K.

[@OlssonDaniel]

Sh_tflation is a good word. I will start using it.

[@genxlife]

Shitflation would be rendered obsolete in a resource based economy.

[@Vader-tw2gg]

I am a simple man, I see good content I subscribe

[@OctopusEight]

Subscribing right now. This video is great. You need more views

[@Micro-Econ-YT]

Thank you!