[wahern]

> I honestly never understood why so many people want eternal dynasties at the expense of millions of other people.

Many people hold onto the dream of self-sufficiency: work, save money, buy your castle, hoard the remainder of your cash, and live out the rest your days carefree. But that dream is premised on everything else in the world remaining static.

Monetary inflation conflicts with that worldview at a very basic level. Many other forms of endemic change also cause conflict, like immigration, cultural mores, technology, etc. But inflation directly challenges the notion that you can protect yourself from change through wealth accumulation.

I think everybody clings to this fantasy--imperviousness to change, ability to secure security--to some degree, but some more than others.