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ELI5: Why is deflation worse than inflation?

I watched a documentary once and they mentioned the Fed likes to see a little inflation each year because deflation is much harder to combat, but didn't explain why. TYIA!
gpt
Deflation means things will cost less in the future. This means there is an advantage to not buying things now. Not buying things now means people can’t sell stuff. People not being able to sell stuff means they can’t make money. Not making money means people struggle and lose jobs. If that happens enough, the economy goes into as downward spiral.