r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 9h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah?

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u/Terpcheeserosin 8h ago

Why does things costing less make people buy less?

If wages stay the same, shouldnt people just buy the dip?

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u/CopiVT 8h ago

Deflation means that every single day your money is worth more, so for example
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Day 1: Eggs cost $12
Day 3: Eggs cost $10
Day 5: Eggs cost $8
So on and so forth, but for everything.
What happens is people start only buying what’s necessary immediately, because in a few days things will be even cheaper. It’s a constant spiral that’s really difficult to stop, because you either have to take a nuclear option and implement price floors, or figure out how to incentivize people to actually spend their money.

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u/rickterpbel 8h ago

Eggs are a bad example because people always need to eat. Think cars. Why buy a car today when it will cost less tomorrow? Repeat endlessly.

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u/shidderbean 3h ago

Maybe a bit of correction to our overconsumptive habits is called for. So many people trade in 1-2 year old cars just because they want the shiny new one. Maybe that needs to slow down.