Inflation Explained By SpongeBob Memes, Economists Retire From Whitepapers to Bikini Bottom For decades, economists have tried to explain inflation using charts, policy statements, and 200-page reports. Gen Z doesn’t care. They’ve discovered a new teaching tool: SpongeBob SquarePants memes. Across TikTok and Twitter, inflation data is no longer shown with bar graphs; it’s SpongeBob […]

Inflation Explained by SpongeBob Memes, Economists Retire For decades, economists have tried to explain inflation using charts, policy statements, and 200-page reports. Gen Z doesn’t care. They’ve discovered a new teaching tool: SpongeBob SquarePants memes. Across TikTok and Twitter, inflation data is no longer shown with bar graphs; it’s SpongeBob characters freaking out over jellyfish, […]