[AnonCoward4]

(Disclaimer: I'm not from the US.)

> It's primarily the labor-heavy working-class white male (in the white male demographic) that has been brutalized by changes in the US and global economy. They have been left behind to drown in a pool of fentanyl.

That sounds like most people are actually more negatively affected by the economy compared to decades prior.

[AnimalMuppet]

No, not "most". It's 30% or 40% of people. That's not "most". In particular, it's not enough to dominate the statistics.

Let me say very clearly: It's far too many people. I don't care if it's less than a majority, and I don't care if it swings the overall statistics. It's still too many people that are being economically destroyed.

[SQueeeeeL]

I love hacker news, complaining about semantics when someone says most people are having their lives ruined with the clap back that it's only 40% is the best possible reply!

[tomrod]

What needs to change so people (not just white working-aged males) aren't destroyed?

[imtringued]

Enforce balanced trade in the global economy.