r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Melodic_Judge_129 • 8h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/BurningTrashBarge 7h ago

This is exactly what they do, and will do, it’s why everything managed to continue on without a revolutionary moment after Covid.

We’re so productive they’ve had to thumb suck the numbers for decades to keep the power structures in place. It’s why wealth is concentrating exponentially. All the money they print just flows one way.

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u/Free_For__Me 6h ago

Forgive my ignorance of the idiom, “thumb suck” the numbers!

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u/BurningTrashBarge 6h ago

Means to make up or fabricate. Just learning it’s kinda unique to South Africa? It’s basically like pulling it out of your ass or thin air.

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u/Free_For__Me 4h ago

Ah, gotcha. Thanks!