The problem isn’t that people don’t understand how good things are. It’s that they know, from personal experience, that things really aren’t that good.
Meaning of the quote
People know from their own lives that things are not as good as they seem. They understand that the positive picture sometimes shown is not the full reality. Their personal experiences tell them that the situation is not actually that great, even if others claim otherwise.
About Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman is a renowned American economist who has made significant contributions to trade theory and economic geography. He is a professor at CUNY and a columnist for The New York Times, and was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2008 for his pioneering work on international trade patterns and the distribution of economic activity.
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