As depressing as it sounds, there are worse things than wagecucking.
I had a "career" job, or at least a job that in prior generations would be considered a career, with huge upward trajectory. I earned well over $100,000 in my job as a 26 year old, but like OP and everyone else on this board I hated every second of it.
I got massively into the crypto hype bubble of 2017, and invested a ton of money in some extremely highly touted coins here (not LINK). I even got so into one particular coin that I wound up getting hired as a part time contractor for the team. My life was crypto. ALL my thoughts were about crypto. I was convinced that by, well, now, 2019, I would be retired as one of the top 1000 holders of this coin.
My interests quickly diverted from my career job and the business took notice. Nothing ever "happened" exactly that I could pin down but eventually I was fired. Barely an explanation. I wasn't doing my part basically.
But who cares? I was invested in the next Google. Fuck, I was even working for them now. Sure the position paid about 2% of what I made before, but it was enough money to hold me over for the 6 months until lamboland!
Then the crypto crash happened. And I saw first hand the internal chat of this crypto "company." And I had the crushing realization of the mistake that I had made. These people were not the next Google. It was a bunch of fucking stuttering pot heads.
I went back to the job market for my career position. And nothing. For months. My unemployment was running dry, my contract was finishing up, and my resume gap was growing.
After 9 fucking months of living with my parents, 300 apps and 299 rejections, about 20 half truths in each of my 25 interviews, I'm getting an offer letter today to rejoin my career industry with an even bigger offer than i originally left.
This time I am sure as fuck not going to take my wagecucking for granted. I will show Shekelberg my smile.
And I'm never taking Jow Forums's advice again.