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Bob_in_VA

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13. Your numbers need context

Reply to MichMan (Reply #11)

Fri Feb 27, 2026, 02:10 AM

Feb 27

US population
2000 - 281+ million
2020 - 331+ million
These are US Census numbers
I suspect that with 50+ million more people in this country, all other things being equal, the number of sales should reflect, even if imperfectly, the roughly 16% increase in the population size over that 20 year period. The fact that it doesn't, that it actually shows a very small decrease might well indicate that the poster you were responding to is closer to being correct than you are.

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They just cut 4,000 workers because of AI. 40% of workforce. Who is going to buy stuff when no one has a job? [View all] Ferrets are Cool Feb 26 OP

Auto makers found out about that 25 years ago. They never learn. Srkdqltr Feb 26 #1

While the industry can be cyclical, the data doesn't show much of a decline in sales over time MichMan Feb 27 #11

Your numbers need context Bob_in_VA Feb 27 #13

Sales went up 2 million units from 2000-2007 compared to the 1992-1998 period MichMan Feb 27 #16

who is "they" nt msongs Feb 27 #12

Block is Jack Dorsey, the guy who sold Twitter to Musk. Here are your customers. usonian Feb 26 #2

Unregulated Capitalism ends the same way the board game Monopoly does Tim S Feb 26 #3

And nuclear warfare and/or mass unrest are the equivalent of someone knocking the game board flying. ChicagoTeamster Feb 26 #5

I just read an article where Meta, Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other mega companies are going to DC Deuxcents Feb 26 #4

Are renewables going to be part of those plans? appmanga Feb 27 #9

Robots and AI's are going to send us their paychecks, right? thought crime Feb 26 #6

That is what I always ask. Blue Full Moon Feb 27 #7

Step Right Up Kid Berwyn Feb 27 #18

Maybe this kind of disruption is what it finally takes... appmanga Feb 27 #8

would be nice if more people woke up Skittles Feb 27 #10

4 disgusting pieces of shit own GDP collapsing wealth. Initech Feb 27 #14

I feel like this is gonna hit the white collar workers (like myself) more than anyone, especially programmers. FascismIsDeath Feb 27 #15

One other thing that few seem to realize. Robots don't pay taxes. Ferrets are Cool Feb 27 #17