[poelzi]

The only reason it gives you the illusion of beeing richer then our previous generations is, that you can now buy tons of cheap Chinese shit for which your grandparents had to buy very expensive western utilities (the stuff that still works).

Otherwise, we are, on average, poorer then our parents. Our kids, if you are still consider having them, will be poorer then you.

A necessary result from capitalism with fiat money. However, if your wealth exceeds a certain threshold, currently something around 1.5-2 million €, you will benefit from this system and earn more all the time.