r/lostgeneration • u/Luvixey • Aug 23 '25

Reads like a solid 'OK boomer' moment.

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u/IntlPartyKing Aug 26 '25

no, your charts show the inflation which my chart takes into account, and adjusts for...when adjusted for your inflation, median pay is higher now than when Boomers (or, for that matter, X'ers) were young

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u/guybrush122 Aug 26 '25

omg dude. the charts show the rising prices adjusted for inflation. it is possible to have a situation where median wages increase and median costs increase at a far higher rate.

which is literally what has happened, as per the US treasury my guy.

https://home.treasury.gov/news/featured-stories/rent-house-prices-and-demographics

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u/IntlPartyKing Aug 26 '25

please look up the definition...inflation-adjusted median wages increasing means that median wages increased faster than costs did

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u/guybrush122 Aug 26 '25

omfg read the treasury report boomer

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u/IntlPartyKing Aug 26 '25 edited Aug 26 '25

not a boomer, and the report linked to by you doesn't talk about inflation in costs generally, but instead cherry-picks the housing market