I mean wood would be for a small minority but after being loaded on stocks the alternative is often speculative zero sum type assets where people's savings are

I mean wood would be for a small minority but after being loaded on stocks the alternative is often speculative zero sum type assets where people's savings are indirectly debt or liabilities to other people. Buying stuff you're going to need later is the opposite of speculation, not zero sum because it puts people to work to create something tangible and right now you get a better return than a lot of safe assets like bonds.