You have a good point. Even if the basic necessities be it goods or services have undeniably become more costly these days, as long as you have your own source of income, you will get to live and survive. However, if you aim things that are above your means, like adopting luxuries in life because other people are into it, then you will really struggle in your finances and won’t be able to live your life according to what you want. But if you just chose to live within your means, live simply just like before, I guess that will never cause your life to struggle.
I am sure that you can move in parallel, while improving your standard of living and at the same time creating investments that will make you a wealthy person in the future.
There is nothing impossible in this, if you are able to plan everything for months and years, then you will have a vision of how this can be achieved. Living within your means is also not the worst option, I lived like this and there is nothing wrong with that, but I am sure that everyone can achieve more, with proper motivation.
If you really want something, then you will achieve it, even when it seems that the crisis worsens our lives, there are areas that are developing, there are professions that will be more in demand, there is no need to focus on one thing if you cannot achieve a result in one place, it may be worth considering a change of place.