Yes, they are pretending we're not in a recession. Yes, they are pretending that the vast quantity of under-employed is low unemployment. Yes, they are pretending that low unemployment is actually high overall employment. Yes, they are pretending that the media companies aren't engaging in mass layoffs because of their incompetent staff, corruption, cronyism, and nepotism of corporate pet middle-managers. Yes, they are lying. Yes, they are stupid. But they are lying because they think you are even more stupid than they are.
You guys missed a good one on MSNBC:
"Growing Down" in 2023: New Era for Media Companies?
Yes, they are pretending we're not in a recession. Yes, they are pretending that the vast quantity of under-employed is low unemployment. Yes, they are pretending that low unemployment is actually high overall employment. Yes, they are pretending that the media companies aren't engaging in mass layoffs because of their incompetent staff, corruption, cronyism, and nepotism of corporate pet middle-managers. Yes, they are lying. Yes, they are stupid. But they are lying because they think you are even more stupid than they are.