RickThrivingNow on Nostr: When we consider Thriving over the long view, we need to consider how energy is ...

When we consider Thriving over the long view, we need to consider how energy is stewarded. Our "pay masters" have manipulated people into thinking that if your income is 5.5x what it was, you're "earning more." But measured in ribeye steaks or fractions of a median home in your zip? Not so. For Thriving I recommend learning and also using Bitcoin as one of your units of account. If you don't know what that means... excellent! You'll feel so much more empowered when you DO understand!

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The median family income in the US has gone from 10K in 1971 to 55K today, a gain of 5.5x
however,
The median cost of a car has gone from 4K to 48K, an increase of 12x.
The median cost of a house has gone from 25K to 357K, an increase of 14x.
The median cost of an ivy league college has gone from 3K a year to 87K, an increase of 29x.
The average cost of healthcare per person has gone from $400 to $15,000, and increase of 37x.
Basically, the average person in the US is worse off today than in 1971. So much for "progress"