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		throwawaymaths on March 23, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why the 2% inflation target? (2023) > have average people You mean median person. If society gets wealthier the average nearly definitionally gets better (modulo population increase)

schrodinger on March 23, 2024 [–]

FYI average is actually an ambiguous term that can mean mode, median, or mean.

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