@hecubian_devil Cassie are you familiar with the social psychological concept of "relative deprivation"? I've been curious if that might explain current economic sentiment not equaling objective conditions
@StatisticUrban deprivation can make you have negative perceptions of conditions in the present, and thus engage in collective action to achieve an alternative outcome
@StatisticUrban Hi Hunter - you might be interested in reading about the Infinity Theory of Social Movements (Power, 2020), which draws from collective cognition and relative deprivation research. It argues that even when economic conditions are objectively great, just having memories of