How do you deal with the hard truth, once you know it, Jow Forums? I mean really, truly how.
100% serious. I need answers. Ever since getting into crypto, I have been ruined in just about every way. Forget my history of first becoming aware of bitcoin in 2013, which I bought at the Western Union in CVS at $230 to get some acid off silk road; and then in 2017 discovering Monero which officially launched me into the crypto rabbit hole for good. It was cool at first, I felt like I stumbled upon what would and will surely become our generation’s internet craze.
But as I got deeper into it all, and started learning about our money system, the Fed, and just how utterly fraudulent our entire country (and world) is, at a fundamental level, running on this grandiose scam called the US dollar and all the societal structures built upon it..... I don’t know what happened. I underwent a slow and irreversible transition to my current point where I think my brain literally does not recognize the legitimacy of any money-based system anymore.
I quit my job April of last year and freelanced for a while doing crypto consulting and a little bit of software development. I have 2 engineering bachelors degrees but I can’t seem to get a job now no matter what. And I know it’s because I don’t want one, deep down. I’ve been racking up credit card debt but I’m also frugal enough to cruise by on it without too much issue. I have a kid on the way in August and I want to support my gf and the baby, but I feel totally broken. I want to scream at every NPC and boomer around me about the evils of the artificial stock market and US economy, and the bullshit tax laws that everyone surely would not (will not) follow once crypto goes fully mainstream. But obviously there’s no point to that, and as far as I can tell, no real solution.
I’m lost. Help me please. And tell me for the love of god that I’m not the only one thinking this.
Try living in California faggot. Literal neo-communism
Cameron Young
the current system enabled the highest level of wealth ever attained, it's not without merit in theory but it has been perverted incrementally with fdic, suspension of gold convertability, the working group on financial markets, and tons of shit in 2008-2009, the biggest of which was changing the paradigm of large financial institutions being able to fail. I don't really know what advice to give but yeah, there is a reason most people chase money day in and day out their whole lives without really asking the hard questions about where it comes from... it's not fun to actually think about. But the fact you're in bitcoin/monero at this point, in my opinion, means you're doing things right and being one of those people who does ask questions. Those people are the ones that ultimately succeed financially. But you do need to have skin in the game so there is no shame wagecucking to be able to do that especially if you have a kid on the way
I mean, I definitely want one. I’m still trying for ideally a SW dev position in my city even though the search isn’t going well, and until then I’m driving uber for whatever cash I can get. But I think it’s my mindset that’s the real problem. I have an unhealthy relationship with money. I know it’s not treating me well bc I’m not treating it with respect at all, in my mind or whatever. It’s almost like a spiritual thing I guess lol. But how the fuck can I when I can’t help but look at all the sad hard-working people around me knowing that they’ll likely get rekt by the upcoming Grand Depression and all their monopoly dollars go to 0 basically. And when I see traders making a few good leveraged trades and turn 0.5 BTC into 20 as if they were just checking the morning paper or something.
Don’t even remind me. It makes me sick that no one either seems to know about this, or give a single real solitary shit about it.
Yes.
Isaac Wood
You fight. Youre already ahead of 99% of humanity and now you can see opportunities that others refuse to take advantage of. For example I knew Trump was gonna win and made bank off NPCs programmed behavior. You cant save everyone but you know where the world is going. Jesus was the original antisemite, hes the final redpill and now you either take the bluepill and die inside or fight because this world means nothing...absolutely fucking nothing compared to the next. Let the retarded jews have these 50 years, because eternity is ours.
it's really not a big deal because you can avoid holding USD and use it purely for liquidity and the inflation of USD creeps into crypto and other assets, so if you own assets the USD is irrelevant because those assets will always hold fundamental value
the real issue is that you're popping out children like an animal while you're struggling financially with credit card debt and unemployment
you're the real one who needs fixing
Easton Jones
Yeah I’m aware of the memes and all that shit but even without the child or gf or anything, I’d be the exact same except perhaps even more ambivalent and indifferent. At the very least having a kid is something to give me a reason to figure shit out and push forward.
Step 1 of that I think is taking care of the money situation so I can give my gf & offspring the gift of a top-tier upbringing & not having to worry about financial matters especially if everyone else around us is drowning due to a recession etc. But I feel like I’m failing at that so far, and one of my great fears is for sure ending up as one of those struggling fathers/husbands who wants the best for his family but just can’t afford it. That’s one hell of a scary Darwinian future imo
Liam Anderson
>At the very least having a kid is something to give me a reason to figure shit out and push forward. you're the worst shit ever and why children have bad upbringings
it's not about the child it's about you and your narcissistic desire to pass on your failure of a legacy
Jason Barnes
>moon confirmed for killing jews based
Brandon Allen
I smell a stinky boomer
Hudson Green
that is the money issue again which OP stated that crypto has destroyed his mind about.
crypto fucks with your head lol, you can make such large gains in such short periods of time (literally years of being a wageslave) so it makes you feel like you are working for even more literal peanuts.
op has realized that the usd is indeed a ponzi, propped up by internation bankers, secret societies, and financial elite who have rigged the system to benefit them the greatest. money truly is power, and best believe there is a full blown war going on about who has power.
however, crypto is actually the solution to this problem assuming the entities in control of current system do not overcome the new system. blockchain is fighting the war of regulation as things begin to unfold, but ultimately the ideal blockchain solves the FED corruption problem.
these thoughts make you think you'll be assinated with a false flag because they go against culture so much. except for its the truth and the peoples minds by mass's have been brainwashed into accepting this new form of mind control/slavery
Well honestly, I’d do just about anything for the experience. I want to get my foot in the door somewhere so I can acquire those resume credentials (to eventually freelance), as well as learn from senior devs who know what the fuck they’re doing.
But basically I’ve been spending all day every day the past couple months madly programming & learning everything I possibly can in python. I’ve taken CS classes since high school, but since I was never that serious about it and did a hard science-type engineering degree, I guess I’m lacking somewhat and employers don’t give me a chance. Seriously though I’ve poured my heart & soul into it, not the least of which bc I feel it’s my only hope: I’ve made a trading bot for bitmex/deribit, with a bunch of features like notably a limit chaser, that constantly keeps my limit order on the very top of the book no matter the price movements, so I always get paid the maker rebate.
I went through a similar crisis, quit my job last spring after making a few years worth of salary in a few months from eth and neo. I fucked up by dicking around and doing a little bit of freelance instead of taking a serious run at building a business of my own. I start a new job next week.
