Because people can’t internalize regional variance. So since the beginning of time, it’s not noticed when the national number is higher and fraud when it’s lower.

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jazzpush2 3 days ago | parent [-]

Ah, you're right. A broad, contrarian dismissal is exactly the way you should respond in any conversation related to CPI/inflation.

By the way, that coffee is $9. Sorry, Brazil tariffs and everything else - you understand.

	▲	JumpCrisscross 3 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		There are legitimate complaints with CPI. The Reddit variety is mostly statistical illiteracy. > that coffee is $9 Lots of coffee data [1]. One I think tracks a cup in a city is up 17% YoY. [1] https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/APU0000717311&series_id=CUUR...
	▲	BobaFloutist 3 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I think a broad, contrarian dismissal of a broad, contrarian dismissal of a metric is, while unhelpful, not inappropriate.