There are many things that have changed about the world since the last time we were in a (let's call it) hyper-gold-ized world, so I think its fair to say that. There are things that are a bit more predictable though, like the trend in home and education costs. Take a look at this chart, its the time price (how long the average or median worker spends working to make enough) for various goods, notice the correlation of goods that are heavily regulated or require large amounts of financing.