💭 2% is not a lie. It is an average. Many people think that 2% inflation is a lie. And, in their own way, they are right. Because that 2% is an average, not our real life. Institutions calculate the average increase in prices for thousands of goods and services: bread, energy, rents, technology, transport, leisure. But each of us has our own personal basket. Those who live in rented accommodation, those who have children, those who work far away, those who pay for a car or bills: everyone experiences different levels of inflation. And the goods that really matter — food, housing, energy — are not increasing by 2%, but by 20, 30, 50%. The problem is not the index. The problem is that wages are not growing as fast as prices. Between 2000 and 2023, real wages in Italy increased by only 0.4%. Zero point four. In Germany, they increased by 34%. In the United States, by 49%. And we wonder why we are poorer. Keynes said that a little inflation helps the economy: it encourages investment, moves money around and creates jobs. But it only works if the fruits of growth also reach workers. When productivity rises and wages remain static, inflation does not stimulate: it devours. It is not the ECB that is stealing our purchasing power. It is a system that no longer distributes the value it creates. 2% is not a lie. It is a blurred photograph. To see clearly, we must ask ourselves where inflation hits, who pays for it and who gains from it. Only then will we understand why life costs more, and why the truth is not in the numbers, but in the daily experience of those who live them. Because fear is cured by free knowledge. Always. #freedom #free #knowledge #inflation #bitcoin #average #lie #truth #real