AnneTheWriter<p>A <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MustRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MustRead</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/thread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thread</span></a>🧵 by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@badlogic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>badlogic</span></a></span> about his data analysis of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/grocery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grocery</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></a> over the past several years in <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Austria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Austria</span></a>.</p><p>Don't think it isn't relevant to you if you don't live there, because it probably is. It certainly reflects trends many people have posted about in the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> and the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a>, and I would bet it applies elsewhere, as well.</p><p>The <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/supermarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supermarket</span></a> store chains use <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/marketing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marketing</span></a> tricks of on-site <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/discounts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discounts</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/coupons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coupons</span></a>, and frequent shopper reward schemes, making it nearly impossible to know the real prices of items over time, and allowing companies to creep prices upwards unchecked. But this <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DataAnalysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataAnalysis</span></a> method clarifies how so many corporate profits increased so much post-Covid.</p><p>Take the time to read the whole thread. It's fascinating-- and eye opening.<br> <br> <br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inflation</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Groceries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Groceries</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CostOfLiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CostOfLiving</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MarketTrends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarketTrends</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DataAnalyses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataAnalyses</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Markets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Markets</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MarketCompetition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarketCompetition</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PriceFixing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceFixing</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PriceGougingCompanies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGougingCompanies</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@badlogic/111071396799790275" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.gamedev.place/@badlog</span><span class="invisible">ic/111071396799790275</span></a></p>