I asked BING (GPT-4) to make a funny summary of the material based on the statistics on the income and expenditure of Romanians published by the National Institute of Statistics.

He got some things wrong, some of the information is wrong, like the Netflix subscription, and some he made up.

BING says Romanians preferred to spend money on food, drinks and cigarettes.

“And not just any food, but that which contains fat and sugar. And not just any drink, but one that makes you forget about your problems. And not just any cigarettes, but those that kill them slowly and surely.”

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Romanians invested more in destroying the brain than in developing it. They paid only 17 lei per month for education, which is about the same as a book or a subscription to Netflix. But who needs books or movies when you can drink and smoke your mind off?

The author also tells us about the great differences between towns and villages in terms of income and expenditure. The burghers had more money than the peasants, but also more taxes. So they didn’t really enjoy their money. They paid almost half of the income to the state, in the form of taxes, contributions, contributions and fees. This means that the government took their money and provided poor services in return. For example, the education I mentioned above.

The peasants had less money than the townspeople, but also less taxes. So they managed as best they could. They consumed more products from their own resources, that is, from the garden or yard. They had chickens that made them eggs, tomatoes that made them salad, and pigs that made them sausages. The author says that the National Institute of Statistics estimated these products at average prices in the region and reached the amount of 470 lei per month.That is, the peasants ate like kings without paying anything.

The text is saturated with statistical data that demonstrate what the economic situation of the population was in 2022. But we should not get lost in boring and complicated details. The basic idea is that Romanians had more money, but spent it on things that did not benefit them at all. They ignored education, culture and health and focused on momentary and ephemeral pleasures. So we’re not surprised we’re where we are.”.

The text, after which he made a funny summary: How Romanians spent their money in 2022. Alcoholic beverages take priority over education / Burghers had more money than peasants, but paid higher taxes

*What BING says does not reflect the editor’s point of view

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