The assumed reason for inflation, as I understand it, is that on one hand things devalue over time and on the other we build our system around infinite growth and rewarding innovation (many asterisks here…)

During the Middle Ages, neither statements were considered true, the world was considered stagnant and there was virtually no inflation. That was before the banking system - so with 0% inflation i would expect the banks to collapse…

And then… I don’t know! Stuff is hard and economics harder…

Judgemental stare

Overall, I disagree.

I have a good friend that never contacts me first. But if I start the conversation, they engage, often propose extra plans and are great to hang out with. They just postpone reaching out.

I have friends that often beat me to the punch, and initiate the conversation first way more often than I do. I am grateful and we then have nice chats. Only sometimes we end up making plans, but I always thank them for reaching out.

I have vague acquaintances with which I exchange birthday wishes every year. If by chance we were meeting up again, we would have a pleasant surface level conversation. They used to be friends, but we live far away now and the friendship dwindled. Still going to send birthday wishes to minimally keep in touch. That’s fine too.

As a (probably) neurotypical, the enshitification of the internet hits hard… I share with you the feeling of loss over a virtual space that I felt an extension of my home and is turning into the virtual equivalent of a back alley full of muggers.

I am now almost completely refusing to buy online, I rather order through physical stores. And my overall internet activity has dropped.

As others have said, I find it more common when I am traveling short term than when I move from a place to another.

I think part of it is that moving has a strong emotional impact, so I am unlikely to forget about that in my wake time. But my dreams are often set in my hometown, where I haven’t lived in almost 20 years… the brain is weird!