Juicy title for a post, I know. But what I am trying to explore is the mindset shift that is needed to live in a world of deflation instead inflation. We have had so heavy propaganda pushed on all of us to belive that inflation is something unavoidable, necessary and even good for societies. But we live in an era that shows us what this leads us to, unequality grows, people have houses as investments to hegde against inflation and people borrowing money to spend on basically anything.
We live in a very broken world at the moment and much can be blamed on the economic model we choose to follow after WWII.
What is the alternative?
Austrian Economics and the Case for Sound Money
Look, we’ve been fed a lie for decades: inflation is just how the world works, it’s “good” for growth of GDP. Problem is that GDP doesnt say anything about the peoples ecomony on the country.
Austrian economics says that’s nonsense, and it’s time we listen. Born from heavyweights like Carl Menger and Ludwig von Mises, this school of thought doesn’t mess around. It’s all about real value, free markets, and telling central banks to take a hike. At its core is sound money—a currency that doesn’t lose its worth because some suit decided to print a trillion more bucks. Sound money is the antidote to the mess we’re in, and Bitcoin’s carrying that torch like nobody’s business. Inflation’s a thief, plain and simple. It’s why your paycheck buys less every year, why houses are now “investments” instead of homes, and why people drown in debt just to keep up. Austrian economists like Mises saw this coming a mile away. They called it “malinvestment”—when cheap, fake money from central banks fuels bad decisions, pumps up bubbles, and screws over the little guy. Since WWII, we’ve been hooked on this fiat drug, untethered from gold, letting governments and banks play God with our cash. The result? A world where savers get crushed, borrowers get a free ride, and inequality skyrockets.
Enter Bitcoin. With its 21 million coin cap, it’s the middle finger to money printers. No bureaucrat can inflate it away; no bank can manipulate it. Friedrich Hayek dreamed of a world where money competes, free from government control, Bitcoin makes that real. It’s sound money for the digital age, forcing us to rethink everything. Why save when your cash loses value? Why not borrow like crazy when debt’s dirt cheap? Inflation’s propaganda has us trapped in a spend-now, regret-later cycle, but Austrian principles and Bitcoin’s hard rules scream: stop. Save. Plan. Value the future.
This isn’t just theory—it’s a wake-up call. Austrian economics shows us inflation isn’t inevitable; it’s a choice, and a bad one. It’s why the rich get richer while the rest of us scramble. Bitcoin, built on these ideas, flips the script. It’s a chance to ditch the broken system, reject the idea that wealth should evaporate, and build a world where money means something again. That’s the mindset shift we need: from accepting a rigged game to demanding one that’s fair.
Why Deflationary Tokenomics Matter
Since we are so manipulated in inflationary tokenomics with every currency out in the world, we have a hard time changing our mindset.
What instead of needed to spend your money because tomorrow its worth a little less, you now see that the money you dont spend actually grows in value.
How would you live your life? How would it look to live in a world where stuff gets cheaper instead on more expensive.
This is what is already happening to people living on the Bitcoin standard and this is what might happen to us with $LEO!
Remember, $LEO has similar characteristics as Bitcoin now. Max cap of 30 million, deflationary model where there will only be less and less $LEO available, but we also have several income sources for the tokenomics to really start the flywheel.
So what is the summary of this post? I guess its again just for me to ramble on the stuff I listen to from podcasts and read online. I am feeling that we are living in a time where money will evolve, and I need to understand what is happening so I dont get surprised about the inevitable future.