CNN article "Making toilet paper, eating less: How one single mom plans to weather inflation."
this post was submitted on 12 Mar 2025
459 points (98.9% liked)
A Boring Dystopia
11124 readers
2183 users here now
Pictures, Videos, Articles showing just how boring it is to live in a dystopic society, or with signs of a dystopic society.
Rules (Subject to Change)
--Be a Decent Human Being
--Posting news articles: include the source name and exact title from article in your post title
--If a picture is just a screenshot of an article, link the article
--If a video's content isn't clear from title, write a short summary so people know what it's about.
--Posts must have something to do with the topic
--Zero tolerance for Racism/Sexism/Ableism/etc.
--No NSFW content
--Abide by the rules of lemmy.world
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
...isn't that the whole point that OP is making?
By calling the US the richest country in the world, in a post that shows that the US isn't doing too hot on certain other metrics, it's a clear message that the richness of a country isn't enough, in itself. It's intentional use of irony.