How Social Media Shapes Economic Perception

tiktok, inflation vs jobs, and discontent

how tiktok warps the brain

Economic Sentiment in an Election Year

One thing I’ve been trying to square lately is online discourse and real world action.

I spend a lot of time on this topic (like a lot of time) and it’s because I think it’s important. A lot of people will shrug off how people feel because people are people, and it’s volatile and prone to change, but there is always something within the weeds of these whispers that can be informative to thinking about change.

The economy is weird right now. We all know this. We all feel this.

Political Narratives and Economic Policies

We are about to go into an election year, there was a debate last night, some key gubernatorial races this week (go Kentucky!!!) and of course, political sentiment is going to shape economic sentiment - and divide. I was fortunate enough to interview David Dayen of the American Prospect this week, and he said -

Republicans are going to focus on inflation, even if the inflation statistics are pretty moderate at…