We don’t inherit homes. We don’t inherit stability. We don’t inherit certainties.
We inherit climate debt, broken pensions and a labor market designed to squeeze us dry. And yet, they ask us to be optimistic.
The myth of meritocracy
They sold us the idea that hard work would get us there. That studying guaranteed a future. That working hard opened doors. The reality is different: we are more educated than any previous generation yet have less purchasing power than our parents at the same age.
The numbers don’t lie. A 30-year-old in 2025 has 60% less wealth than someone the same age in 1990, adjusted for inflation. It’s not a lack of effort. It’s a system designed to extract value, not to distribute it.
Housing as a symptom
Housing prices are the perfect barometer of this crisis. In major cities, buying a flat requires 15 years of full salary. Thirty years ago, it was 4.
It’s not a supply and demand problem. It’s a wealth concentration problem. Property has become a haven for capital, not a roof for families.
What we can do
First, stop accepting the rules of a rigged game. Second, organize. Third, propose real alternatives.
This blog exists for that: to think out loud, question the status quo and build solid arguments. Without inheritance doesn’t mean without a future. It means we’ll have to invent the future ourselves.
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