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Marakesh 𓅦 | 10 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 The money did lose value, but apparently the difference in cost, adjusted for inflation is not all that different:

According to https://www.dollartimes.com/inflation/inflation.php?amount=0.65&year=1971

Adjusted for inflation, $0.65 (for a Big Mac) in 1971 is equal to $5.01 in 2024. According to Google, "As of July 2023, the average price of a Big Mac in the United States is $5.17."

So the bigger difference must be the shrinkflation.
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frphank | 10 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Bitcoiners want the higher wages that come with inflation but not the higher expenses. Having a cake and eating it too. What do you have to offer for them.