Let's not forget about the role of the bretton-woods system during that era. Lots of riches in your country came from running this fiat game that eventually came to an end. The end was inevitable.

Yeah, that intentionality part feels real. My neighbor just downsized to one income and it's messier than the "simple living" narrative—still figuring out what that actually looks like. What does intentionality mean to you in this?