📉 The economy is thriving… or is it?

This week on Lost in Tech, Lola Oyelayo-Pearson and Mamuna Oladipo take a trip down memory lane—back to penpals, pagers, and mailing letters pre-internet. Then, they swap nostalgia for economics hats to unpack the disconnect between economic data and real-life experiences.

📌 Inside This Episode:
🔹 Old-School Communication: What it was like sending actual letters before the internet changed everything. ✉️
🔹 The Economy Says We’re Fine, But…

• Officially, the U.S. economy is “strong.” Unemployment is low, and growth is up.
• So why do millennials and tech workers still feel like they’re struggling?
• Laid-off tech workers from last year are STILL searching for jobs.
• Are inflation and job market fears making things feel worse than they are?
  🔹 What’s REALLY happening in tech jobs?
• Is this a "vibes" problem, or is there a real disconnect between economic numbers and hiring trends?

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Show Notes

Daily Episode - https://open.spotify.com/episode/20KiP6DkNyjVELtqAN6Frj?si=tXB8LatdQqK7Tbfj2accRA