i actually benefit from a recessionary economy as it drives down the price of necessities at the expense of profit for the bourgeoisie. i'm supposed to give a fuck about them?

it harms a certain category of workers, but even a negative multiplier effect would lead to lower rents and cheaper goods, here. conversely, periods of high economic growth are terrible for me, because they just lead to scarcity and inflation, especially when it's driven solely by population growth. that kind of infinite growth mentality at any expense was awful. slowing the thing down and re-engaging with reality is much better.

i'm more concerned about the directionality of economic organization than i am in changes in aggregate demand, and we have been clearly moving starkly in the wrong direction on that point for the last two years, even as the slowing economy has benefited me.