this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2026
1341 points (99.0% liked)
memes
22472 readers
3782 users here now
Community rules
1. Be civil
No trolling, bigotry or other insulting / annoying behaviour
2. No politics
This is non-politics community. For political memes please go to !politicalmemes@lemmy.world
3. No recent reposts
Check for reposts when posting a meme, you can only repost after 1 month
4. No bots
No bots without the express approval of the mods or the admins
5. No Spam/Ads/AI Slop
No advertisements or spam. This is an instance rule and the only way to live. We also consider AI slop to be spam in this community and is subject to removal.
A collection of some classic Lemmy memes for your enjoyment
Sister communities
- !tenforward@lemmy.world : Star Trek memes, chat and shitposts
- !lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world : Lemmy Shitposts, anything and everything goes.
- !linuxmemes@lemmy.world : Linux themed memes
- !comicstrips@lemmy.world : for those who love comic stories.
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Meme aside, is this based on inflation? Some sort of global market?
If it's inflation it's not accurate. 100 2026 dollars is equivalent to 70 2013 dollars (not $50).
Just trying to fact check the math. I'm fun at parties.
"Erm, buddy, you know that's not how they actually make milkshakes" type energy bud
Meme aside, is this based on shaking a cow? Some sort of bovine agitator?
If it's shaking a cow it's not accurate. Shaking a cow produces only 120ml of foamy milk (not 750ml).
Just trying to fact check the math. I'm fun at parties.
You're drinking 3/4 of a LITER of milkshake?
I think if you include cost of living and cost of purchasing property, the US dollar is easily 50% less effective now than in 2013.
April 2013 one BTC was 90 dollars, so it's actually down a lot more than 50%
Don't remind me I once had hundreds of Bitcoin worth $300 total and sold because that was a huge profit lol
Your personal purchasing power could be very different than the CPI. Also I think people put more importance on the basics like food and housing, those are surely 100% more expensive than 13 years ago. And with that going up you don't really care that you can afford more t-shirts. But t-shirts are bringing down the CPI.
So yeah: lies, damn lies and statistics. P.S. also fun at parties
Surely there is a standardized economic metric for consumer purchasing power strictly for necessities as well. I assume this, because economists throw the best parties.