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[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 44 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Maybe if Peter was paid a living wage, had rent that wasn’t price fixed, wasn’t at the mercy of artificial inflation, could afford to buy a home without an outrageous interest rate, a retirement age and pension that could support his retirement, and had all the economical advantages the boomers had… he wouldn’t be in a bar drinking himself into an early grave.

But, let’s blame Spider-Man.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

had all the economical advantages the boomers had

Spiderman was born in the 50s. He absolutely got all the economic advantages the boomers had.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Ehhh, that's kinda like Batman though. Peter Parker is eternally a teenager/young twenties, just like Bruce Wayne is always in his late twenties/ early thirties, except that one comic.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Bring back Old Bruce.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] AnxiousOtter@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Wait until this guy finds out the whole economy is artificial.

[–] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

Maybe “engineered” inflation would explain it better