Lipstick, War, Memes, Music, and the Vibes Economy If you’ve been on the internet for more than seven seconds, you’ve seen it:“Is this a recession indicator?” under literally everything. Lipstick sales go up.Recession indicator. People stop ordering oat milk.Recession indicator. Pop music gets sad again.Recession indicator. Memes become aggressively nihilistic.Recession indicator. The CEO of capitalism … Continue reading Why Everything Feels Like a Recession Indicator Now: