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lain@lain@lain.com (2026-08-26 00:59:31)
It's from the 70s but the idea is of course still interesting. the median household income in 73 was ~$10k, now it's ~80k. so for a 65 cent big mac, that would be $5 dollars today, which is pretty much the price of a big mac.
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binkle@binkle@clubcyberia.co (2026-08-26 01:06:05)
@lain I would be surprised if McD's wasn't adjusting their prices periodically around median household income to ensure sales.

do you know if the range of salaries has widened around the median? A flatter distribution would produce a larger subset of people for whom the median-adjusted hamburger is still too expensive

it might help to explain why so many people complain about feeling squeezed even on things like this where the price is an inflation-adjusted equivalent

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just cell@cell@shitposter.world (2026-08-26 01:08:23)
@binkle @lain gee what if we decided to not only compare this across timelines where median income and prices have increased, but across countries as well where incomes and prices vary

if only there was someone who decided to do this..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Mac_Index