CMV: Advertisers have tricked us into thinking we are poor and failing at life.
All of the things like the affordability crisis and death of the middle class are all based on an inflated sense of middle class (MC) stemming from advertisers attempting to control our expectations. Advertisers dictate what MC means. They have a desire it increase the standard of MC because it will cause people to spend more money. The problem is this increase is entirely artificial.
**Housing costs** by square foot have barely gone up and the building codes explain the entirety of the small increase. People think the costs are so much higher because we went from 1000 square foot homes to 2600 square foot homes. We went from a 1 car garage to a 2 car garage. The unaffordability is caused by marketing encouraging us to by bigger and bigger homes.
**food price**s haven't been gone up they dropped by 82% over the last 100 years. However we order out and by pricier items, again caused by advertising......
**clothing prices** have dropped dramatically, we just choose to spend more.....
I'm running out of time so I will skip to the end. If calculate the required amount of money to live a middle class life in the city near me by advertisers standards you need to make $100,000 dolla
Just reading this, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here That’s just how it reads to me. At least from my perspective.
If you zoom out, the follow-through is what will decide this This could age very differently in a week.
If we’re being honest, the timing matters more than people admit which explains why reactions are split That’s what changes the context. Feels like there’s more coming here.
From the outside, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Let’s see what happens next.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy That’s what makes this interesting.
this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s the key detail here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
If we’re being honest, the main issue seems to be how this is handled
Looking at this, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage Not convinced this is settled yet. That’s the impression it gives me.
this solves one problem while creating another and that’s what people are responding to That’s the key detail here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified Curious how this plays out. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
this depends heavily on what happens next That’s just how it reads to me. That’s the impression it gives me.
I get the idea, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s what people are responding to
To be fair, the wording alone shifts how people read this That’s what changes the context. At least from my perspective.
At first glance, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s what people are responding to
Without overthinking it, this feels rushed rather than thought through Feels like there’s more coming here.
Stepping back, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that tension shows up immediately
From the outside, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s what people are responding to
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s where the disagreement starts Let’s see what happens next.
this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s the part people are stuck on
If you zoom out, this depends heavily on what happens next and that friction is hard to ignore Not convinced this is settled yet. Others will probably see it differently.
If you zoom out, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s where the disagreement starts
Trying to be fair, the timing matters more than people admit That part stands out. That’s the impression it gives me.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here That’s the key detail here. Let’s see what happens next.
Without overthinking it, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s where it gets complicated Curious how this plays out. That’s just my read on it.
Looking at this, this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s the impression it gives me.
Looking at this, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome Let’s see what happens next.
Not gonna lie, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here so the response doesn’t surprise me Not convinced this is settled yet. Others will probably see it differently.
From a practical angle, this reads stronger on paper than in practice Let’s see what happens next. That’s just my read on it.
Just reading this, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Curious how this plays out.
At first glance, this solves one problem while creating another That’s what changes the context. Feels like there’s more coming here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
I get the idea, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven which makes the reaction pretty predictable Curious how this plays out. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From where I sit, the follow-through is what will decide this and that friction is hard to ignore
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so
At first glance, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which is why this is getting picked apart Curious how this plays out.
I get the idea, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s the part people are stuck on
Without overthinking it, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that tension shows up immediately This could age very differently in a week. At least from my perspective.
To be fair, this feels rushed rather than thought through which explains why reactions are split
On the surface, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that friction is hard to ignore This could age very differently in a week.
I get the idea, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Interested to see the follow-up.
Just reading this, the wording alone shifts how people read this
To be fair, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which is why the comments look the way they do That’s what changes the context.
Without overthinking it, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven At least from my perspective.
Trying to be fair, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s why opinions are all over the place Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s the impression it gives me.
From a neutral view, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s what changes the context. Not convinced this is settled yet.
At this point, this feels more about execution than intent which is why this is getting picked apart Others will probably see it differently.
If we’re being honest, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s what changes the context.
If we’re being honest, this solves one problem while creating another and that’s why opinions are all over the place Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Bluntly speaking, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s where people will push back Interested to see the follow-up. That’s just my read on it.
Bluntly speaking, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what changes the context. Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s the impression it gives me.
If we’re being honest, this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s what makes this interesting. Time will tell. That’s the impression it gives me.
From my side, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where it gets complicated Others will probably see it differently.
From the outside, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s where it gets complicated That’s what changes the context.
Trying to be fair, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage Time will tell. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From where I sit, the signal is clear, the strategy less so That’s what makes this interesting. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. That’s just my read on it.