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		api on July 4, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is the web dying? The state of affairs in 2016 Modern economy is inflationary. No growth equals shrinking.

digi_owl on July 4, 2016 [–]

I must admit, my head hurts trying to parse that explanation.

walterbell on July 4, 2016 | [–]

Could mean: the purchasing power of a dollar shrinks each year, so revenue needs to grow in order to buy the same things (e.g. developer labor) that could be purchased with last year's revenue.

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