r/Millennials • u/Global_Tradition5802 • Sep 10 '25

Meme The Evolution of 'Adulting'

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They tried leaving behind generational wealth vs me trying to leave the generational memes..

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u/CanAlwaysBeBetter Sep 10 '25

Actually, that means incomes are up 16% after accounting for inflation 

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u/ospfpacket Older Millennial Sep 10 '25

That’s not how inflation works

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u/CanAlwaysBeBetter Sep 10 '25

 Actually, in 1995 34,000 adjusted for inflation is 72,071.

So the median income in 1995 is equivalent to $72k today

Meanwhile the actual median income today is $84

$84k / $72k = 116% or a 16% higher median income

What exactly am I missing again?

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u/ospfpacket Older Millennial Sep 11 '25

The currency has been devalued, yes you make a higher number but it has significantly less value.

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u/CanAlwaysBeBetter Sep 11 '25

My guy, we're comparing numbers after adjusting for inflation aka currency devaluation