Two things that come to mind when I read articles like this. The first one is what do you expect when the Federal Reserve target inflation rate is 2%. Over a

Two things that come to mind when I read articles like this. The first one is what do you expect when the Federal Reserve target inflation rate is 2%. Over a 20, 30, or 40 year time span everything at least doubles in price. The second thing that comes to mind is that nowadays everything seems to be a racket designed to extract as much money from a person as possible. All in the name of higher stock prices. Look at the number of things that are now subscription based. Meaning you never actually own anything. There is another final thing that stuck in my head when reading the article. Who and how are "success" being defined. Just because someone doesn't own a house as big if not bigger than their parents does not mean they aren't successful. Same thing for cars, clothes, etc.