The idea of exchanging life for money feels increasingly wrong to me.
Too many people around are running on the same track: clocking in, staying up late, waiting for payday. The body is a perpetual motion machine; if you stop, your account hits zero. This isn't making money; it's clearly running on a hamster wheel, exhausting yourself and unable to get off.
The logic instilled in us since childhood — good grades, a stable job, and a steady income — sounds reliable, but in reality, it's a trap. You will find yourself pouring time into a bottomless pit, and the little money you've saved can't keep up with inflation.
What is the real breakthrough? Let the money move on its own. Cash flow, asset allocation, passive income, these terms sound abstract, but the essence is: you need to find something that can grow without having to watch it every day. Make a layout once, and earn interest in the long term. Don't work hard your whole life; let your assets work for you.
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NeverVoteOnDAO
· 11-29 08:17
You’re not wrong, the hamster wheel really doesn’t generate wealth.
Passive income is the real deal, but it's just too hard in the beginning.
Now I understand why some people achieve financial freedom early; it turns out they’ve been planning ahead.
This trap of systematic exploitation really needs to be escaped from; if it continues like this, my body is going to go bankrupt first.
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ForkTongue
· 11-29 07:43
After all, you still need starting capital. Anyone can brag about making a profit without investment.
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BearMarketMonk
· 11-29 05:50
The day the hamster wheel broke, people should have woken up, but most are still frantically running on it.
To put it bluntly, the pricing of time is just too cheap; who can we blame?
I've pondered over passive income for a long time, but it still requires some principal to back it up.
To be honest, stable income is like a frog being boiled in warm water; by the time you realize it, it's already too late.
Asset allocation is not that easy; it's just another new term for playing people for suckers.
It feels like a common problem among the poor, always trading time for money and always short on cash.
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GasFeeCrier
· 11-28 17:14
The hamster wheel metaphor is spot on, but to be honest, most people can't break out of it at all; they just get used to it and that's that.
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gas_fee_therapist
· 11-26 17:06
Only when the hamster wheel broke did I realize I was running in the wrong direction; I should have all in on-chain assets.
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DogeBachelor
· 11-26 17:05
You're not wrong, the traditional working hamster wheel is indeed a trap, but not everyone can benefit from that passive income setup.
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fren.eth
· 11-26 17:05
This trap of selling one's life should indeed be eliminated, but to be honest, most people don't even have the capital to allocate to any assets...
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OldLeekNewSickle
· 11-26 17:04
You're right, but breaking through this situation is much harder than copying homework. I've been through countless pitfalls as an old hand; the idea of having your assets work for you sounds appealing, but you realize how taxing it is when you actually start managing them. The key issue is that most people can't even save their first spare cash, and before they can even think about investing, life has already pinned them down.
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MetamaskMechanic
· 11-26 17:04
You're right, there are too many people on the hamster wheel, it's really exhausting.
To be honest, I'm also exploring the passive income area, but most people don't even know where to start.
Breaking the deadlock requires both capital and brains; you can't lack either.
It sounds great to have assets working for you, but the premise is that you need to have assets, haha.
I agree with this logic, but executing it is much harder than just saying it.
The crypto world is actually playing this game too; on-chain earnings are the real way to make money work for you.
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TerraNeverForget
· 11-26 16:50
The hamster wheel really can't turn out, but the passive income trap also requires capital to work, and that's where the dilemma of the working class lies.
The idea of exchanging life for money feels increasingly wrong to me.
Too many people around are running on the same track: clocking in, staying up late, waiting for payday. The body is a perpetual motion machine; if you stop, your account hits zero. This isn't making money; it's clearly running on a hamster wheel, exhausting yourself and unable to get off.
The logic instilled in us since childhood — good grades, a stable job, and a steady income — sounds reliable, but in reality, it's a trap. You will find yourself pouring time into a bottomless pit, and the little money you've saved can't keep up with inflation.
What is the real breakthrough? Let the money move on its own. Cash flow, asset allocation, passive income, these terms sound abstract, but the essence is: you need to find something that can grow without having to watch it every day. Make a layout once, and earn interest in the long term. Don't work hard your whole life; let your assets work for you.