The gap between productivity and a typical worker's compensation has increased dramatically since 1979 Productivity growth and hourly compensation growth, 1948-2022 [Final figure: productivity grows from the 1979 index of 100 to 165 for Productivity and 115 for wages]

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   Danilo Campos 🇵🇷 (danilo@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 25-Jul-2024 13:11:31 JST Danilo Campos 🇵🇷

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   It's trying to rent an apartment, or buy a house, the costs of which increase steadily as they fall into fewer and fewer hands.

   It is, in other words, inequality.

   It just keeps on going. I remember when I first saw the gap between productivity and wages documented, in my 20’s, I went absolutely off the wall. How were we accepting this?

   I'm almost 40 now. It uh, hasn't really gotten better. Everyone is just kind of walking through the mud.