Honestly, for the first 10 years of my career, I stuck to common investment advice, but since then, the stock market seems like a giant pyramid scheme to me. I

Honestly, for the first 10 years of my career, I stuck to common investment advice, but since then, the stock market seems like a giant pyramid scheme to me. I mean, if this generation is going to have fewer kids, then who am I going to be selling my stocks to when I retire? The only way I can fathom it works out is if inflation is greater than it has been in the past, but then are you really any better off if goods cost more as well?