A Wealth of Common Sense · 18 August 2026 · Additional Read

Getting Ahead Has Never Been Easy

Ben Carlson

Historical perspective on wealth-building: despite modern complaints, getting ahead today is materially easier than the past. Financial infrastructure, reduced poverty, and lower subsistence costs make contemporary wealth accumulation more accessible than in the 1700s–1900s.

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