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		losvedir on June 1, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Arthur Whitney releases an open-source subset of K... Inflation has been 80% since then, but that doesn't mean it's 80% off. $1000 in 2000 is $1800 today, so a discount of 44%. 80% off would imply it's $5000 today, but prices didn't 5x fortunately. Good joke, though.

jeremiahbuckley on June 2, 2024 | [–]

I absolutely got it wrong, thanks for the correction.

coxley on June 2, 2024 | [–]

Good joke and good follow-through, haha.

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