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.

I assume you got that > 50% number from actual CPI data and not just vibes, right?