It genuinely annoys me when people excuse the horrible US economy as just social media propoganda

This is genuinely a massive pet peeve to me that some people genuinely believe. You don't need to scroll on YouTube or TikTok to go to the gas station to find gas is $7 per gallon, or rent is $1800 a month for a studio apartment and you need 3x the amount (which very few people can afford), or why groceries cost over double what they used to be, and the list goes on.

It's near impossible for people to find a job over $20 an hour, and the companies believe that "oh because we took the risk we get to keep all of the money and 95% of good Americans deserve nothing!" (Total lack of empathy for humankind btw).

I'm just saying that you don't need social media or the news to see just how bad the economy is and if you believe the economy is good, then either you are extremely lucky, a boomer who was handed things to them when they were young, or was born into a rich family. As a Gen Z man, it's biblical and insane how ignorant people are to their surroundings.

Please actually be aware and realistic of your surroundings instead of just blaming social media for a true and statistically factual claim.