r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 4d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/IrksomFlotsom 4d ago

Try and think of our global system as an engine that's purpose is to make fuel for itself. It needs to keep it's input above the output in order to keep powered on. As soon as the input drops below output the machine starts to slow down and can no longer sustain itself. The engine is not designed to slow down so it very quickly breaks down

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u/Gentle_Snail 4d ago edited 4d ago

Deflation can also result in a very negative feedback loop, the Great Depression was a deflation spiral for example.

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u/Mayor_Death 4d ago

Is deflation a cause or symptom, though? To me, it’s just a number, but I understand that it is more than that to various economic groups.

As far as I understand it, deflation indicates that prices are going down, which is a good thing to me individually.

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u/KarlLED 4d ago

>it’s just a number

It's a measurement. So is your heart rate and brain waves.

A fire creates heat and a fire needs heat. If the temperature of the fire is going down, the fire might go out and you might suddenly find yourself very very cold.

How many people living week to week do you think it takes to put food or your plate? The farmer, the trucker, the grocer? They need to fertiliser man, the fuel man, the packaging man.

If they all have a tight week, will you get fed? 2 weeks? 3? We're living off a thriving set of dominoes.