I hope the Democrats learn nothing
What's the right lesson to learn from 2024? That people *really* fucking hate inflation. Don't be like Biden, be like Obama.
And that's the worst lesson they could learn.
Not for me, I'll be fine. Empirically, extended low-interest-rate stagnation is great for software engineers. Which I am. Now.
I wasn't fine in 2010. The great recession almost ruined my life. Not on its own, it had help from my parents, the American higher education system, my own bad decisions, and some purely personal bad luck. But still. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
Not even the fucking morons who *just voted for it*.
So I hope, when the next recession threatens, that whoever's in charge then forgets the lessons of 2024, and picks a big inflationary stimulus over an insufficient one. Even if it loses them the next election.














