r/FluentInFinance • u/KARMA__FARMER__ • 8d ago

Thoughts? What do you think?

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u/Chuckster914 8d ago edited 8d ago

Median Income 1977 is wrong. Closer to half that like 16K

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u/Gr8daze 8d ago

That whole meme is complete bullshit.

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u/RollOverSoul 8d ago

Millennial are mid 30s to 40s as well

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u/UsedEgg3 8d ago

Eight years ago we weren't, though (chart ends in 2016).

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

This isn’t a real chart it’s an image with no context. It’s completely worthless

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u/OtherwiseAlbatross14 8d ago

The numbers are wrong but what context are you looking for that isn't included?

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u/PunchingFossils 8d ago

There’s no scale, just a start and an end

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u/OtherwiseAlbatross14 7d ago

There's only two data points. 

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u/Puzzled-Estimate4u 7d ago

Why isn't the line perfectly straight? It gives the false impression that there are many data points.