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		SantalBlush on Sept 30, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Meta announces hiring freeze, warns employees of r... >The economy is never "stable". It is constantly in a cycle of ups and downs, over-investment and under-investment, easy money and tight money... That's pedantic and beside the point. The question is whether the economy experiences periods of relative stability. The answer is yes.

hn_go_brrrrr on Sept 30, 2022 [–]

What's the difference between stability and growth? If the economy isn't growing, people consider it "stagnant". Shrinking is "a recession".

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