Module 01

The 1971 Illusion

Why you earn barely more than your parents did at 25. Despite iPhones, internet, and Google.

Keyboard: space = play/pause · ← → = back/forward 5 s · F = fullscreen · M = mute

We start with the biggest untold trend of the last 50 years: productivity exploded, real wages barely moved. What happened in 1971? You'll see the charts (FRED, Piketty-Saez) and understand why saving alone won't make you rich.