Your Parents Didn't Save Better Than You | The Standard

In 1981 the average first-time homebuyer was 29. Today it's 38. A hundred thousand dollar salary in 2026 is only equal to $25,000 in 2000 dollars. The savings rate has fallen from 12-15% to 3%. And the dollar has lost 96% of its purchasing power since 1913.

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Zach (who used to work for a bank, protested one, and lost his house because of it) breaks down exactly where the purchasing power goes, who benefits from inflation, and why Bitcoin is the first savings technology in hundreds of thousands of years that can't be quietly printed away while you work.

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A great one to share with your normie friends on why the money is broken and Bitcoin is so important.