Debt Before Value: The Double-Edged Sword of Creation Through Credit
Debt can be the spark that ignites creation—or the accelerant that fuels collapse. In its best form, it precedes value. In its worst, it replaces it.
Debt can be the spark that ignites creation—or the accelerant that fuels collapse. In its best form, it precedes value. In its worst, it replaces it.
For decades, homeownership has been sold as the ultimate symbol of success — but behind the glossy promises, today’s housing market reveals a harsher truth. As prices soar and wages stagnate, the last wave of buyers is being lured into a cycle where risk is quietly handed down from early winners. This is the age of exit liquidity — and the illusion of homeownership is its most seductive trap.