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by probablynish 960 days ago
> So you trust in what you already have faith in? That's not a source that inspires confidence in our discourse.

I trust central bankers to not straight up make up or lie about facts, because I worked in one and formed an impression of what the institutional culture is like, yes. I did volunteer that information to you though.

The rest of what you're saying sounds like older people have seen increases in net worth because of asset price inflation, and younger people have seen increases in net worth because of covid-related measures ("CDCs moratorium"). That sounds right to me too!