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		raincole 30 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google boss says AI investment boom has 'elements ... In theory this graph is already inflation-adjusted. In practice, I think this shows why economic statistics are borderline lies.

marcosdumay 29 days ago [–]

The problem is inflation. We have no way to reliably measure it over any long time-frame. Make the time long enough, and it even stops making sense as a concept.

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