No worries dude! :). But, yeah, I just meant we're on a roller coaster that we have no control over and it feels like a game of Who's Line Is It Anyway?
Uh, also, they're not "kind of" two different measurements, they are entirely different stats, far more distinct than speed and acceleration. The top one is people filing for unemployment benefits, and the bottom is the number of layoffs some company measured. People can file for unemployment months after losing a job, or not file at all, and there are all kinds of ways to lose a job that don't involve getting laid off.
There's probably a correlation between the two, but having the two show vastly different stories isn't surprising either.
Everything is made up and the points don't matter.
That's your fatalistic and generalized reaction to seeing 2 seemingly contradictory headlines?
First of all, read the connected articles. Maybe that in itself will be enough to explain the matter.
Then, yes, some media outlets are biased, sometimes all of them in different directions... objectivity lies in comparison of multiple sources.
We live in a complicated world. Nothing is simple, esp. not other people. But simplicity is what they crave, instead of developing critical thinking skills. Don't go down that road.
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LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net · 22 pts · 263d
If you're implying these are contradictory then you need to work on your media literacy.
W3dd1e@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 263d
You might need to explain it to me because I don’t understand how can layoffs be low, but also be at the highest point since the pandemic.
Numuruzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 18 pts · 263d
Numbers-wise, one says we have more layoffs this year total than we did five years ago, and the other says that we are at the lowest rate in 7 months.
It's kind of two different measurements, like measuring speed vs acceleration.
W3dd1e@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 263d
Oh yes, I thought that might be what u/LibertyLizard meant. To be honest, I got kinda of defensive bc of how that comment was written.
Anyway, I was trying to point out how this stuff is framed. One person says we’re doing great and another says everything is on fire.
That’s what I meant by the title.
Cruxifux@feddit.nl · 8 pts · 263d
I got what you meant bud. I think these dudes might be being purposefully obtuse.
whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 263d
Civilized conversations on the internet, yuuurk!
Cruxifux@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 263d
Not on MY watch.
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 263d
Sorry, I guess I misunderstood. I thought you were saying the stories were just made up.
W3dd1e@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 262d
No worries dude! :). But, yeah, I just meant we're on a roller coaster that we have no control over and it feels like a game of Who's Line Is It Anyway?
BremboTheFourth@piefed.ca · 6 pts · 263d
Uh, also, they're not "kind of" two different measurements, they are entirely different stats, far more distinct than speed and acceleration. The top one is people filing for unemployment benefits, and the bottom is the number of layoffs some company measured. People can file for unemployment months after losing a job, or not file at all, and there are all kinds of ways to lose a job that don't involve getting laid off.
There's probably a correlation between the two, but having the two show vastly different stories isn't surprising either.
Brainsploosh@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 263d
W3dd1e@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 263d
No, I understood that. It’s rate vs amount.
brianary@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 263d
One is positive spin, one is negative spin.
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 4 pts · 263d
That's your fatalistic and generalized reaction to seeing 2 seemingly contradictory headlines?
First of all, read the connected articles. Maybe that in itself will be enough to explain the matter.
Then, yes, some media outlets are biased, sometimes all of them in different directions... objectivity lies in comparison of multiple sources.
We live in a complicated world. Nothing is simple, esp. not other people. But simplicity is what they crave, instead of developing critical thinking skills. Don't go down that road.
Delta_V@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 263d
Even a broken clock is right twice a day, and the cons calling the Bureau of Labor Statistics useless was one example.
When a person can't quickly find a new job, BLS just stops counting them as unemployed.
scarabic@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 263d
Last week’s data shows different trend than full last year’s data. Let’s not lose our minds over that please.
W3dd1e@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 262d
That’s not what I meant.
Socialjusticewarrior@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 262d