Any price comparison over time should include inflation.

Otherwise this is akin to comparing speed of 2 objects in a relativistic setting without stating the frame of reference.

Side note: I don't know why, but the existence of a "cite this" section on this page made me sad.

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jbs789 an hour ago | parent | next [-]

This site is showing you inflation!

The relevant comparison would be your individual wages.

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vehemenz an hour ago | parent [-]

Showing the CPI next to these price increases wouldn’t hurt. If anything, it shows the problem with a single measure of inflation.

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dingaling 32 minutes ago | parent [-]

CPI is based on prices such as these, so it provides no useful signal.

	▲	ahmedfromtunis 20 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Are you saying that a single data point contains the same amount of information as a dataset of hundreds if not thousands of entries from across the economy?

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Pavilion2095 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Inflation isn't accurate variable because salaries of many people are lagging behind inflation.

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CPLX an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This IS inflation.

That's like saying your snow report for skiing should be adjusted for weather.

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astura 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Agreed, $95.91 a month in 2021-03 is $120.91 in July 2026 dollars. The current cost is $154.41, so it grew $33.50 a month after accounting for inflation.

I am probably an outlier but I don't honestly know how much someone can watch on theses services to be always subscribed, I subscribe to watch something and unsubscribe after a month or two because that's when I'm well and done. My husband had some free three months of Disney+ and I don't think either of us watched a single thing on there in that three months. Tubi has better content than Disney+.

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bko 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I think the point is that inflation numbers are bs. The official number from 2021 to today is 23%. But we didn't see prices only 23%. A restaurant mean didn't go from $20 to $25. It easily went up 50% or more.

Inflation isn't some force of nature that needs to be accounted for like the curvature of the earth.

	▲	consensus1 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I assume you got that > 50% number from actual CPI data and not just vibes, right?