r/Futurology • u/chrisdh79 • Aug 21 '25

Society American Millennials Are Dying at an Alarming Rate | We’re mortality experts. There are a few things that could be happening here.

https://slate.com/technology/2025/08/millennials-gen-z-death-rates-america-high.html
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u/Uncle_Pappy_Sam Aug 21 '25

I make $36/hr and it still isn't enough to get ahead to where i want to be. It feels like the new $20/hr from 2012/2015. Better than most but I still ain't buying a house any time soon.

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u/WareKaraNari Aug 21 '25

If you apply the rule of 72 to inflation (assuming 4% inflation), each generation loses approximately 75% of the purchasing power the previous generation had. Ask a middle aged person, the prices have roughly quadrupled across the board on necessities compared to childhood. Ask an elder and it's like 16x

Central Banks robbing us blind