What do you mean "we"? Also it's quite possible that what you have is getting more and more expensive. (Eg. land! Because more people want the desirable plots/lots.) Energy. You use roughly the same amount, but it's getting more expensive, so you end up with less money to spend on leisure. Similarly with education and healthcare. People use the same amount (by default), but it's getting more expensive.
This is sometimes called the cost disease. Of course for services the cause is mostly the Baumol effect, but for land, housing, and energy it's mostly because supply is constrained.
This is sometimes called the cost disease. Of course for services the cause is mostly the Baumol effect, but for land, housing, and energy it's mostly because supply is constrained.
http://rationallyspeakingpodcast.org/236-why-are-the-prices-... and https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/06/10/book-review-the-prices... and https://randomcriticalanalysis.com/why-conventional-wisdom-o...
also very interesting and important aspect https://www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/the-class-politics-... !