You're not crazy. You're not lazy. The system was redesigned.

That nagging feeling that something fundamental is broken in your life – despite working harder than your parents, getting more education, and following all the financial advice – isn't in your head. It's in the math.

In this episode, we decode why nothing feels right anymore by examining the systematic destruction of the economic contract that created middle-class life. From the productivity gains that never reached workers' paychecks to the subscription economy designed to extract money continuously, we reveal the hidden mechanisms that make modern life feel impossible.

What you'll discover:

• Why you produce 70% more value than workers in 1980 but can afford 50% less of middle-class life
• How college went from 500 hours of work to afford (1980) to 4,500 hours today
• The real reason housing costs 5.6x median income instead of the 2.2x your parents paid
• Why your anxiety isn't a personal failing – it's a rational response to systematic economic warfare
• How the "individual responsibility" narrative prevents you from seeing the rigged game

Key insights:The feeling that nothing works anymore isn't a personal failing. It's an accurate perception of systematic economic dysfunction designed to extract wealth from workers while blaming them for struggling with impossible conditions.

This episode explains the systematic reasons behind the widespread economic anxiety affecting millions of people who "did everything right" but can't afford the lifestyle previous generations took for granted.

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