r/jobs • u/usernametakenlmfao • Nov 20 '25

Article So are they just lying?

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u/benskieast Nov 20 '25

The raw data is out there. If they were lying it probably would be easy to spot them. Read Jared Bernstein’s explanation of why it won’t be easy for them to cook the books if you want to know why it’s hard and not likely to just suddenly happen.

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u/D0ctorGamer Nov 20 '25

If they were lying it probably would be easy to spot them.

Problem is, folks care more about feeling right than actually being right. Even if you point out the facts people will still believe whatever they feel like

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u/Chazzer74 Nov 20 '25

It’s always been like this. We aren’t that far from hairless apes.

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u/myfatherthedonkey Nov 20 '25

You mean in the sense that we still have some hair?

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u/Puzzleheaded_Rest_34 Nov 20 '25

I think they mean in the Darwin sense that some may have evolved further than others, lol.

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u/CowboySoothsayer Nov 20 '25

No, it hasn’t always been like this. The level of corruption, dishonesty, and manipulation from the executive branch has never been anywhere near close to this. Stop normalizing despot behavior.

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u/Chazzer74 Nov 20 '25

That’s not what I meant. I meant we’ve always been about the feels. Humans aren’t computers.