It's not just you, anyone telling you shit is good is selling you something
caseman
Let's try some more statistics.
2010-2019 Total Inflation was 17.7%
2020-2025 Total Inflation was 23.5%
2010-2019 Median Income Increased 21.69%
2020-2024 Median Income Increased 3.51% (last year available)
Everything is more expensive and people have less money.
