The house is so much more valuable now because the location has become more valuable. If you want to buy a house, you may need to live in an area that hasn't become much more valuable than it was 50 years ago, maybe because all,sorts of things have been built around it.
Also, the guy's job was firefighter...something valuable. If you major in something fluff, or get a job as a "social media content editor" (post stuff to Twitter and Facebook), or take a job in whatever fields a gender studies major leads to, don't expect to earn the same pay as people who majored in something difficult which firms will actually pay for.
ya my grandfather bought a 1953 corvette stingray for less then 4 grand now it cost ..over 100 grand no wonder millennials aren't buying new cars. That's how this works right? Yes times are hard because of greed but don't use retarded examples to make a point.
Also, the guy's job was firefighter...something valuable. If you major in something fluff, or get a job as a "social media content editor" (post stuff to Twitter and Facebook), or take a job in whatever fields a gender studies major leads to, don't expect to earn the same pay as people who majored in something difficult which firms will actually pay for.