Jan 10, 2026
[Original post: Vibecession - Much More Than You Wanted To Know]
Table of Contents
1: When was the vibecession?
2: Is the vibecession just sublimating cultural complaints?
3: Discourse downstream of the Mike Green $140K poverty line
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4: What about other countries?
5: Comments on rent/housing
6: Comments on...
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