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mrb783 t1_j911z0k wrote

That reminds me of a study I read where depression can lead to memory dysfunction. Memory dysfunction was in a story I read about depression.

But, yeah, all joking aside, I super relate to this.

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Own_Shopping_5742 t1_j90zg07 wrote

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iamwizzerd t1_j90voys wrote

Idk what ima do. I have 500$ left and don't make much money but my bills have gone nuts, same with food prices. Luckily my wife should be getting a better job in April but it's absolutely demoralizing.

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CatalyticDragon t1_j90u0xx wrote

This is the problem with fossil fuels and their centralized nature. The poorest people and nations are the most dependent and therefore the most vulnerable to price shocks.

Rich people can install solar, batteries, heavily insulate their homes, retrofit boilers and heaters. They can switch to EVs. They can absorb higher energy costs but they can also afford to avoid them together.

It really highlights how we made a mess of this transition. We should have pulled subsidies from fossil fuel companies and used the money to build out a green economy from the ground up and we should have started decades ago.

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tempestveil t1_j90tp9e wrote

our electric bill is never over 72-75$ USD a month here in Pennsylvania USA... used to be 55-60$ but they did tell us an increase was coming. Still reasonable. (for now.. )

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scotty_dont t1_j90sik3 wrote

Different sides of the same coin. The reliance on marginal suppliers has massively increased, which has pushed up prices for the whole sector, which has resulted in massive profits for everyone.

If your really need X barrels of oil and a marginal supplier can squeeze you for those last few barrels well… suck it up because that’s the new price of oil. There is nothing else that can be done; your demand isn’t elastic. Demand has to be killed with declining economic activity until we are back to balance.

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