Well said Logan. I agree about the potentials for cultural innovation and revitalization on a Bitcoin standard. It's one of the most inspiring dimensions of hard money - when we no longer need to think about money and inflation and can focus on more important matters of culture. I was curious some time ago to explore how much of our savings are lost due to inflation. As I went ahead and wrote a short program, I found that at 2% yearly inflation and zero taxes, we experience a ~35% loss of purchasing power on our accumulated savings over a 45 year career. Since we are aware that the CPI figures are politically cherrypicked and don't measure the actual cost of living, a ~7% yearly inflation will better matche the expansion of the money supply (M2) and the value increase of the stock market. At 7% yearly inflation and zero taxes, we lose ~71% of purchasing power on savings over a 45 year career. Add taxes and we lose more than 80% of our purchasing power on savings during a normal career. Below are four different examples of cumulative inflation visualized on a year-by-year basis. By showing the data I hope to visualize the problems of inflation with some additional clarity. When we have ~3% left of our savings from 45 years ago, we enter mindboggling territory of theft. #Inflation

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This is why when we're on a global Bitcoin standard I believe people will be financially free after only 10 - 15 years of time in the workforce, instead of the current 40 - 50. Imagine how much better life would be if everyone worked only as much as they wanted to, because everything was affordable. This is what Bitcoin truly gives us, our lives back.
This is the way. Bitcoin will open up a world where people have the option to retire early or move on to chase their passions at 30-50, instead of waiting indefinitely. This will free up vacant spots for the young generation and young adults will find matching jobs more easily, allowing them to start family building at a younger age. Next piece in the puzzle is developing cheap and abundant energy, which could happen within 10-70 years, with new physics such as QI by Mike McCulloch.