Don't let this make you shy away from the idea of investing though! Remember that fiat currency as a general concept ensures that your base unit of value is con

Don't let this make you shy away from the idea of investing though! Remember that fiat currency as a general concept ensures that your base unit of value is constantly depreciating. Even if there was zero growth in the overall economy, because of how we've structured our financial system, asset prices as a whole will always go up because they are pegged to a depreciating unit of value.