The Age of Making Money is Over. The middle-class is done.

[@PaulFidika]

I subscribe to TechLead for my daily dose of depression.

[@carlosandrescastromarin7775]

And anxiety

[@anonymuzz5102]

It's over

[@johnnyxcalade]

And sometimes unpopular opinions.

[@OxTofunmi]

Me too ✋️

[@Jade_Hanson]

😂😂😂

[@Oxxyjoe]

"The greatest wealth is the poverty of desires." -Seneca

[@TomTreutlein]

Never heard that before. It's lovely. Thank you.

[@emanuelesuella9938]

Italian latin writer 💥

[@covalentbond7933]

philosophy like that only sounds good and for giving you moments of peace, in reality, you cannot have a poverty of desires where you don't need 100k a year to be comfortable

[@Oxxyjoe]

@@covalentbond7933 you can associate the quote I hereby embrace with the idea that money causes just as many problems as it solves. chasing money is not the same thing as not having your needs met and being given no choice except to become a wage earner to meet them. You are free to your opinion, just know that you might just be hypnotized by a lot of propaganda

[@Oxxyjoe]

@@covalentbond7933 I don't mean to be insulting, and your disposition sounds very distressed and like you have 99 problems

[@ericcarlton87]

My mom used to tell me back in the late 90’s “they’re destroying the middle class” and here we’re some 20 + years later and they have successfully succeeded in doing just that

[@manwithnoidea6128]

Got dang you're mom is right

[@venktesh6600]

how come she got that much vision? was she working qualified woman??

[@BlackRose369.]

It happened over and over again in the past. How much history do you know ? Srsly

[@TheDragon4775]

yOuR mOm iS a cOnSpiRaCy thEOriST

[@the_gilded_age_phoenix8717]

Your mom was a clairvoyant. I hope you asked her for some Power Ball numbers, bro.

[@salikansari8981]

If my anxious 3 am overthinking was a person.

[@Handlebars11]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@88jordan15]

I've been telling people that a middle class person is just a future poor person. If you don't own, influence or control, you will have worked for nothing. Being an employee is a dead end. Mindlessly consuming hustle and motivation porn about working harder and being more skilled and knowledgeable than anybody else is coping and denying the reality that opportunities create wealth and these opportunities are shrinking.

[@jimdandy8996]

Be on the upper end of the dividing line.

[@therearenoshortcuts9868]

aye ownership is everything it's not the "main" thing, it is the ONLY thing...

[@peternguyen2022]

I totally agree that "being an employee is a dead end." It's like a road you go down, and along the way, everything seems good... until you see the "cul de sac" road sign. Or it's like the man who falls from a building and someone on the fifth floor, looking out the window, asks him: "How's it going?" He replies, "So far, so good!" Right. That's why I quit my (best) corporate job at age 31, became a serial entrepreneur. These days, I teach digital marketing for fun at college at a rate of eighty bucks per hour (I deserve $800 per hour, really). I don't work anymore, I just write prompts and ChatGPT does all the work. I sell the prompts too, of course.

[@ernies8828]

In otherwards, only care about yourself, be greedy, and stomp all over everyone else. You are also part of the problem. Good luck with that.

[@FilterChain]

na man past poor is future middle class , new tech will always lift us out of previous issues , i live in SA one of the places with the most income inquality and everyone has a smart phone now and banks on their phone - gas is available , the only thing making people poor is the government

[@hubertcumberdale2651]

We're in a bizarro world where a substantial percentage of younger 1st world westerners want to get a remote job and live in Mexico City, Bali, Medellin, Chiang Mai, or Vietnam full-time because achieving any level of financial independence from your parents is just impossible otherwise.

[@BitcoinFootball]

I'd love for my youngest to head to Manila or Cebu. Hong Kong or Hainan for a couple years would be great too.

[@Seva896]

@@BitcoinFootball hong kong is not so cheap...

[@alaskanwhiskey]

Yep. I live in the Philippines and lived in Japan previously and Mexico for two years. No way I'd go back to the usa.

[@hotcoffeeamericano]

Hence why so many american citizens start researching about moving to southeast asian countries to retire. they can stretch their social security funds by 2x to 10x more. not bad to live the remaining 15 to 20 years of their life in a new world. i wouldn't recommend it unless your 1st world country treats you poor and you can't afford housing.

[@RealJayNice]

Working remote seems to be good but the problem is the price will start to rise also in these other countries..

[@435666]

My grandfather/grandmother raised 9 kids on a single middleclass income in the bay area. They had a 4500sq ft home in the Oakland hills. It would take close to a million dollars of annual income to pull that off today.

[@theyellowarchitect4504]

Depopulation is their goal. Since war is out of the picture, they chose the slowburn path.

[@faithwilliams7978]

Likely more than a million, actually.

[@JohnDoe-sl6di]

9 kids?? Maybe 2 million nowadays in the Bay Area

[@varmastiko2908]

The overlords wanted to increase the workforce back then. Now they want to reduce it. There's always someone's grand plan behind the economy.

[@luciano_brum]

Brazil, maybe the world, is in same situation.

[@steved2947]

Middle class means that you work in management and you help the upper class to exploit the working class. In exchange, you have the illusion of a good life but you can lose everything if you can't produce the expected numbers (productivity).

[@jaskamattila4481]

Your brain on US culture and marxist dialectics. Not everything is about material.

[@dennis4180]

​@@jaskamattila4481 Pointless comment and a braindead take. How else do you provide for a family of 4 in todays world?

[@hugomr4559]

This is socialist BULLSHIT.

[@jamess125]

As seen on The Wire. A show about middle management making the numbers.

[@thatanimepfpguy]

@dennis4180 Do you realize how much CO2 a family of 4 uses? Starting a Family is an incredibly vile thing to do and is horrible bad for climate change.

[@Blackread]

Of course there will always be outliers, but the shrinking middle class and the deterioration of the economic ladder are definitely a thing.

[@RetireandGo]

Don’t stress Go abroad I’m in Chiang mai now

[@adsupermusone8875]

Need to learn this AI malarkey

[@norskemann1]

@@RetireandGo OH YEAH, go to places with dystopian social credit scores.

[@RetireandGo]

@@norskemann1 chiang mai is Thailand :-) But yes, I agree …. I have no interest in returning to China. Went once … done

[@norskemann1]

@@RetireandGo Thanks for the correction. What stood out to most in China?

[@WellHelloThere1]

As long as they keep printing money inflation goes up, assets go up with inflation so the rich hold onto that wealth, and the poor have to work harder. He is spot on correct.

[@artbyddp]

If there's too much pressure the tank will crack, and the steamboat that the rich stand on will start to sink.

[@alethiosoratos5455]

@@artbyddp Very true. Wages are always 5 to 10 years behind inflation...WE WILL NEVER CATCH UP! Over the next 30 years, the west will be on par with the rest of the world. OUR STANDARD OF LIVING IS BEING DIMINISHED, AND THIS IS DELIBERATE ON THE PART OF THE ELITES!

[@stevepest4143]

You voted for this. So why complain? You could do better if you are willing to.

[@alethiosoratos5455]

@@stevepest4143 LOL, no I did not. I did not vote for the Biden puppet and his globalist masters.

[@ironsoul941]

yes inflation is how they're fleecing the sheep and now they're skinning the sheep.

[@TheKent2288]

Nice rant and totally agree the middle class is being pushed to the lower class. Just look at the lack of pay increase for us Australians for years and years while the rich are getting richer and inflation getting higher and higher. Lower class and middle class simply have no chance to catch up to upper class. The only consolation is death is the great equalizer unless the rich and powerful finally cracked the code of living forever.

[@ChuckHolland-i4b]

We praying for you cuz. 🇦🇺 🇺🇸 Same on this side of the planet. Wage stagnation since the 70s when taken inflation into consideration.

[@S41GON]

These fuckers like George Soros and Henry Kissinger just refuse to die somehow.

[@TvMarginalia]

lol if its hard for you in Australia, imagine living in Brazil, i've been living in NZ for 5 years and my life haven't changed at all, i feel poorer than i ever felt even tho i make at least 5 times what i used to make in Brazil.

[@namuh_a]

Not really unfortunately cuz inheritance...

[@smokescreen2146]

Yeah but you keep voting for the Coalition.

[@edith_007]

"You will own nothing, and be happy" This is why virtual reality is growing. -The great reset.

[@jaleger2295]

On point

[@carlizancho2]

What's the great reset

[@vladserhiychuk8925]

Wow

[@kaanpleb]

Everything with "Great" in its Name in the 21st Century is nothing but bs

[@winwin8129]

​@@carlizancho2it's about turning everyone into slaves and making them work happily for a few rich who control all the resources, mainly by brain washing them with lies and changing their way of thinking

[@jodrizzly1766]

This realization came to me about 2 years ago. I waited to go to college for 3 years while working construction making decent money and saving as hard as I could, I got an associates degree in Architecture because it was cheap. Got a great job and have worked my way up to $90,000 a year with no college debt and living in cheap places paying less than $500 a month in rent/utilities. Then I started listening to podcasts of these rich people getting richer and richer while just flexing online and I realized just how poor I actually am even though I am doing much better than 90% of the people around me including my family who lives paycheck to paycheck. It seems impossible to find success.

[@jodrizzly1766]

The main thing that made me feel so depressed is what I see on Instagram/KZbin.

[@jodrizzly1766]

The only sense of hope I have is possibly finding a way to be an entertainer (which feels like its also dwindling because I am getting older) or making extremely risky investments in the stock market (basically gambling).

[@wheresyosefbenyosef]

I can relate. But trying not to compare to others online or anywhere

[@iannottingham4640]

There is always someone richer than you. It also applies to many other things. For example, there is always someone with better physical shape. It still does not mean working out is meaningless for you. There are so many factors involved when it comes to financial wealth. Do not let the content, rich guys post on social media devalue the things you actually achieved on your own. There is nothing wrong with making 90k a year if that is a sum you are comfortable with. Motivating yourself to make more money just because some other people are richer is a toxic motivation in my opinion.

[@dingfeldersmurfalot4560]

I had a friend who was an insurance salesman. He got to look at actuarial tables and studies showing how people of all social/economic levels handled their money. He said almost everyone simply spends what they make. Either on stupid stuff, which is routine, but on stuff that moving up in economic levels requires. Examples: 1) You become a lawyer. Now you aren't wearing a $100 outfit, but a $1,000 suit/dress combo. And you'll need a good few of them, custom tailored. 2) You become a lawyer. To maintain the social cohesion and network strength necessary for you to become a partner, you need be vary wary of saving many thousands/yr by bringing your own lunch to work, or eating at McDonalds -- now lunch is $30, or $100. And you'll be going out to even more expensive dinners whether you really want to or not. Your old perfectly serviceable beater isn't good enough any more -- now you need a Mercedes to impress clients and maintain the image of the firm. So for reasons smart, at least defensible, or flat out stupid, most people go into their later years way more broke than you think they'd be -- and often the only thing that saves them, now that pensions are mostly done for most people -- is the ridiculous price inflation on homes. Sell and move somewhere much cheaper, pocket the difference and use it to help fund your daily retirement needs. Anyway, to really increase your financial security, of course prioritize making more money. But just as important, be sure to invest and not just spend spend spend to your limits and hope you'll do a little better at saving and investment next year ...

[@jelizardi2000]

My humble opinion for young people. Learn a useful trade - Get a network of steady clients - Stay away from chick commitments until 32 - Budget wisely, but live good - Stay away from people that do not add value to your life. You'll be all set.

[@redachance]

thx man

[@michen25]

Good point.

[@nickmoran8801]

That’s what they want The agenda seems to be this at least to me So many labor jobs have so many shortages like he said u can do KZbin or work from home They want more They have major shortages in the nursing field as well Guess what funnel them in Ai is gonna take over all ur jobs bullshit so why don’t u get a trade join the military or join the medical staff hmm

[@zendao7967]

If you're in the West, stay away from chicks altogether.

[@fardinmun8130]

It's over

[@matt2.019]

We're in an era of widespread hopelessness, depression, confusion, and apathy. A a large segment of the population is simply not in a psychological state that will enable them to have long-term vision. I think if you can somehow retain a sense of purpose and inner drive, you can be phenomenally successful today and into the future. The problem is getting and keep that drive. It's harder than it's ever been.

[@soriba391]

That's why it's still attractive to be a criminal

[@RikLeedsMusic.77]

Cue the rise of the modern day pirate

[@Agent77X]

A politician?

[@soriba391]

@@Agent77X the difference between politicals and criminals are just laws nor morals

[@thegreenray4010]

This video has pushed me over the edge to become a homeless man. If I cut my rent, I only need $50 a day to break even at the end of the month. I'm going to get an easy job, work a few hours a day and spend the rest of my time outside or in the library doing what I actually care about. It's over.

[@venktesh6600]

I got a nice marriage proposal at 45, but somehow I couldn't make decision to accept that I didn't know what was stopping me, probably, this is one of the reason I guess. It's hard for one to go homeless with family n kids...

[@lordgallus7264]

Bro don't give up!

[@thegreenray4010]

@lordgallus7264 don't give up on what? There is no opportunity. There are no wife and kids. There aren't even simple things like a community, shared values, or heritage. There is only work, chores, and escapism. I don't want to play it anymore.

[@TymeLane]

When life has no purpose, there's still a life to live.

[@lordgallus7264]

@@thegreenray4010 Even if all those things were true for you right now, there's no telling what tomorrow may bring bro. Sometimes life is just about making it through today, the next hour or the next minute.

[@steveg9302]

Literally everyone I know who graduated from college is in massive debt, renting an over-priced 1-bedroom apt., is struggling to pay bills, is single, depressed, anxious, never wants to hang out and is addicted to social media... man, I just want to gtfo of U.S.A.

[@dziuga7571]

it's like that here in europe too

[@persiancucumber9255]

The problem isnt the US or any other country its social media and govt tyranny around the world. And since most of the "western" countries work together, it seems like its everywhere.

[@texarican1489]

No one’s stopping you.

[@BOG0690]

Canada is the same

[@mullcrumthesage6303]

Run Forest run!

[@davidgavney6711]

Glad to see Techlead has been seeing what's been going on for the last 60 or 70 years. It's finally catching up with us.

[@FinanceElevation]

Yeah, it's pretty much reality. If you even want that rich lifestyle, you have to leave a developed country.

[@VuxGameplays]

@@FinanceElevation "developed" in what metrics?

[@Xrayhighs]

Not finally Financially /s

[@FilterChain]

hes being sarcastic

[@antimsm6705]

learn natural law from Mark Passio, we don't need governments, taxes and rent.

[@virgonation6162]

It's true the age of making money it's over one have to invest in his/her future stop thinking of working for others.

[@jeffreyjessica2536]

You're absolutely right, to be a successful in life required not only hard work but awareness and sometime opportunity at the moment, investment remains the best way to start.

[@alexemmanuel3271]

​@@jeffreyjessica2536yeah investment is the key to sustaining your financial longevity but venturing into any legit investment or business without a proper guidance of an expert can lead to great loss too.

[@lawson6393]

I agree with you. Investment is the key to sustaining your financial longevity. And not just any investment but an investment with guaranteed return.

[@bridget8162]

Exactly and many of us don't know where to invest our money so we invest it on wrong place and to the wrong people

[@elina6519]

Obviously talking about been successful, I know I am blessed if not I wouldn't have met someone who is as spectacular as Debra Barton​@@bridget8162

[@leondonald]

The most important thing that should be on everyone mind currently should be to invest in different sources of income that doesn't depend on the government. Especially with the current economic crisis around the word. This is still a good time to invest in various stocks, Gold, silver and digital currencies

[@EllenAbrex]

The key to big returns is not big moving stocks. It's managing risk in relationship to reward. Having the correct size on and turning your edge as many times as necessary to reach your goal. That holds true from long term investing to day trading.

[@berkrix4312]

Even with the right technique and assets some investors would still make more than others, as an investor, you should’ve known that by now, nothing beats experience and that’s final, personally I had to reach out to a market analyst for guidance which is how I was able to grow my account close to a million, withdraw my profit right before the correction and now I’m buying again

[@berkrix4312]

@@theresahv Christine Jane Mclean, a well-known person in her field, is my advisor. I advise doing more study on her credentials. She is a great resource for anyone looking to understand the financial market because of her extensive experience.

[@dinosaur0073]

Stocks are overvalued. Gold & silver overvalued. Digital currency is an illusion currency that may not be exchanged to currency. Also, many gov. are not recognised it. Everything sorounding is over value and salary is too low to buy...its a problem

[@dee23gaming]

​@@konstantin.thegreat I think crypto, especially Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and USDT are here to stay. This economic recession is the perfect time to look into investing/mining crypto. But don't make that your "everything". Start teaching yourself how to actually trade the forex markets, then you can profit from anything from crypto, to currency, stocks, indices, ETFs, metals and more.

[@jenshark4]

I am middle class an have been for over a decade. I have tried to be an entrepreneur several times and each time my businesses were in the red costing me money that I earned through my traditional “working for the man” 40 hour a week job. I have settled to realize that my best bet for “freedom” is working for the man, saving as much as possible for the future. I’m scheduled to retire at 59 years old. I have had several medical issues so far and I’m a cancer survivor to top it off (still working for the man). I can only hope i beat my retirement goal and don’t have too many medical issues by then. Not to mention I’m probably at my peak pay for my lifetime. It’s all down hill from here.

[@funicon3689]

the medical stuff will probably bankrupt you tbh

[@McRuffin]

Im sorry to hear that. Take good care of yourself with diet and exercise. Good on you for beating cancer. I’d say if you can find a company with a 5% match or so take it and that will expedite the process. Or you can take some risks by managing your own assets and buy tech ETFs. Maybe even some Btc. Good luck on your journey. Stay strong🙏🏽

[@cynbadlonewolf9455]

Daum. I better pick you up You need to drive off a cliff more than I do

[@LittleMiss875]

You could ask for early retirement and access to pension from 55 due to ill health. Also don't resign, let them dismiss you under capability for ill health as companies usually pay out a lump sum for that.

[@1MinuteFlipDoc]

take social security at 62!

[@fkdynamite]

My tactic has always been, to work only as much as necessary and to cultivate a simple lifestyle.

[@dougdimmadimsdale9571]

bruh straight up called us out as the collapsing Roman empire, and he ain't wrong XD

[@scarlet423]

The rich should be worried if the poor have nothing left, that’s not going to end well

[@pamelafrancis4476]

The level of security the rich have to pay for tells you they are already worried.

[@snippletrap]

The rich will go to Hong Kong, New Zealand, Israel, Dubai, Switzerland, Singapore, wherever. They have no allegiance to their host country.

[@KaosNova2]

Pride comes before …. (fill in the blank)

[@mihirvd01]

They won't get out of their house or convert themselves into powerful cyborgs.

[@femimark5021]

Mate this isn't 1942, they will have blinkers with fully automated turrets assuming they haven't slipped some chips into you that they can use to control Ur chemistry or blow up Ur brain lol

[@flanflanjp_]

I know a lot of really hard working people here in Canada that are up at 4am, finish work at 9pm 7 days a week. They're still struggling to pay the bills, have beat up old work vehicles, and can't afford a house or more than 1 kid. Some own a home but are slaves to double or triple mortgages that were the only path to getting one. Every month the taxes go up, inflation gets worse, and their pay doesn't go up to match. It's really sad to see the tears behind their eyes every time they get a bill that's 50% higher than they were used to. 50 years ago these guys would have had several homes and 8 children, all well taken care of.

[@EviMlcak]

And yet, this country is taking in a million immigrants annually. Do we have THAT MANY JOBS?? What's wrong with this picture?

[@Lingeress]

@@EviMlcak How do you think you get your food?

[@suvendroseal1724]

I'm a GhostWriter and what Techlead is saying in 100% spot on. I've been active in copywriting and money making communities online. In these people discuss and share nothing but ways to make. To me, I beleive if you want to go big, you have to find people already making money online and learn from them to outmaneuver the system that is being created right now.

[@mariec2882]

People with money only want to talk to people with money

[@Ch-a7397]

The middle class always has been, it always is and it will always be, as Dao always is as well. You can see things in duality if you prefer directing your attention towards it or you can choose to come from the neutral point of view and aknowledge that duality dissolves into wholeness by complementar unity - one serving the other. I personally think that working hard is a misleaded perception and a false belief which has been somehow indoctrinated by society. It's not about hard work anymore when you do what you love, purposefull and with soul driven intent. We tend to feel like working hard if we don't come from this place and state of being because we may haven't found yet what's ours to love on doing and we may have decided to go for a job which doesn't fulfill us, in the need of being able to pay our required bills and daily life. How about turning the idea around and asking how this could help us instead of complaining about? What if this may be an opportunity to even deeper cope and go within, getting to know yourself more, to thrive, learn new skills and fulfill your desires which you couldn't till now due to lack of time? Unfortunately people tend to stamp and say that something is impossible till The One comes along who proves that actually All is possible if you have faith and believe in it. So how about instead of letting our energy disipate by destructive thinking and limiting believes we start our breakthrough, getting even more creative and bigger than we've ever been before, expanding further on or perhaps, if you're so much against it, maybe you may want to find a niche which cannot be fulfilled by A.I... after a while, the imperfect may be even more apreciated and may have a revenue...remember the 50's-70's-90's ?...they all had and have a revenue, a comeback, being included as a trend nowadays. What if we see it as an opportunity to strech ourselves and go beyond our self made limitations? People tend to long for the better, for breakthroughs and improvement. (E.g: in art and design the idea of using primary colors together was a no-go and 4 years ago it appeared as an innovative trend to combine the colors red and blue, marking a need for breaking constraints, reaching out, breaking free and becomming bold.) There are life patterns repeating. Thomas Edison was one of its kind who revolutionized and implemented the beginning of a new era, a massive change was needed in order to propell ourselves forward, like it's been needed now as well, especially due to the last 4 years. What if, with the need of the job position as an A.I. promt engineer, earning 300K a year, not only salaries rise but even new job opportunities show up... with answers for the question of how and what we could implement and do in order to keep our personal heart and personal light undigitalised? We may find in this field new working opportunities as well. Maybe we may even reinvent and reorient ourselves, having even some more time for restoring nature and providing helpful and needed solutions herefore. Yes, there may be shitty stuff as well and, as life always prevails, the question is: how do we prefer to see, what do we choose and how can we aknowledge it in a constructive helpful way, being there for us even more, making our nurturing contribution for ourselves and the world we live in?

[@relaxationstation7374]

We've been being Vehemently Warned Since The 1970s that In The Future There Will Be No Middle Class, Only The Super-rich and The Dirt Poor! Kind of aounds like The Middle Ages.

[@diamondbeats2024]

Mind plot: we are still in the Middle Ages 😂

[@mattcorriere9039]

I'm a general contractor with a multi decade track record of successful business and I used to have young men beating down the door each spring to get on my crew. Now no one comes around and I have lots of work but just a small crew to do it. It is very frustrating and all the businesses I deal with have the same problem.

[@josephferrel8830]

I'm a finish carpenter and there is not many men joining the trade

[@ycc7744]

Watch Peter zeihan (geopolitical analyst) on this. The trades are generally not attractive to gen z because they are: 1. More inclined to code things 2.antisocial for a number of reasons.

[@PerfectRythme]

I was gunna be a carpenter, then a saw a video of a robot laying out drywall, then realized it’s starts out at around $15/hr (less than I make working fast food) why would I start a career in something that won’t work out in neither the short term nor long term… anyway starting college in fall for CS, even if software jobs don’t work out like he suggested, it’s still a science degree and there’s plenty other fields I can get into paying way more than most blue collar jobs that I won’t break my back in just for some robot to replace me when it finally starts to make me a decent paycheck

[@PerfectRythme]

@@josephferrel8830 read reply above

[@crammons7330]

Where you located? If you're near Baton Rouge, LA then I only need to know where to turn in my completed application forms at ha. I'd happily be willing and ready to start right away.... My luck will have you located in Washington state or Oregon somewhere far far away

[@tomaszj.9741]

"Rich Dad Poor Dad" is still popular in developing countries, like e.g. some African countries. BUT i feel like in US/Europe people just dont care anymore, housing/life is so expensive that mindset of "either big money will come easy to me or its not worth it to invest my time/health" was born. I feel like we will be looking at huge socio-dynamic changes very soon, middle-class cant be destroyed without deep consequences.

[@edgelordpriestessofwaifust6434]

A lot of 20 and 30-somethings feel like the only way they are going to get on the property wagon is to invest as much as they can in crypto during bear markets (while living at home rent free) and pray that they pull their own rug on the other investors at the most optimal time in the bull market. Its just friggin' MUSICAL CHAIRS. Not a real economy.

[@mikexhotmail]

I am Gen-X and Rich Dad made me own couple of houses. It works for me. ps. I am building 2 more how.

[@jayglookr]

"I feel like we will be looking at huge socio-dynamic changes very soon" ...hmmm, 100% agree. BTW, have you taken a walk outside lately? "middle-class cant be destroyed without deep consequences." mmmm hmmm, As I sit here in the financial district and listen to somebody outside somewhere: "eeehhhh. aggghhhh! ehhhhh.... uuuuahhhhh. yyeeeeeeh eeeeghhh. eeeeeehh. ......aaaaaagh... "

[@alfredhitchcock45]

Rental income is timeless advice regardless of geography. People need roof or shelter to live in.

[@mikexhotmail]

@@alfredhitchcock45 Especially in this era of AIRBnB + digital nomad+ WFH.

[@barthanson3043]

While everything said is basically true, my experience is that at the very point I hit the bottom, incredible things happened for my wife and I. We are old school and retired now but let me just say if you are living to make lots of money, then you will never be satisfied or happy. It is the climb that you need to enjoy, the view from the top is nice but it's fleeting. Enjoy the tiny little things to be happy.

[@billybm0]

Pay is stagnant and the cost of things are increasing. Self sustaining, money saving activities have to be intergraded into lifestyles. Otherwise more and more money is going to sucked out of your wallet. Eliminate subscriptions, don’t over pay for something that isn’t going to last you and create more value overtime. If you’re middle class you’re going to have to be smarter than what’s working against you. The goal cannot be riches.. it must be sustainability and happiness that comes along with being self sufficient. Take necessary steps to create passive income and steps to stop spending carelessly.

[@georginikolov1141]

By ur words u basically don't need money..I can be self sufficient I choose not so

[@dennisschaade5181]

Nailed it bro. First understand life, THEN be realistic about the possibilities. N be prepared to be average cuz nobody ever tells u its a life sentence n most will be average at best

[@yearginclarke]

This is very true.

[@recklessnotion1899]

All depends on what you consider "average". Spiritual wealth is just as important as financial wealth. Being content with little to nothing when there are still millionaires out there who are absolutely miserable.

[@Conormcnproductions]

​@@recklessnotion1899 that's good but there are obstacles that only money can get you past unfortunately. Artists, writers, musicians hate this because they don't want to care about money, they want to care about their work. But you need money to buy the freedom from needing to work in a full time job

[@xbiker321]

I joined the Army at 17yrs old, went to college, and have been working ever since. Making $100k a year to be apart of the middle class America dream. All to watch it drift further and further away as each year passes.

[@grandestiny]

This was actually a great motivational speech. Brutal and real, yet motivating.

[@andre_pikes]

He was always full of bullshit, but is even geting better in bullshiting

[@cnnhean]

Agree

[@HerrMustermann]

You didn't get it. It wasn't supposed to be motivating.

[@quykisanto4057]

the greatest inspirational admonition is " you cant do it "

[@mattt9834]

This was definitely not motivating

[@Happymejoyus]

Man i was feeling the same from last one year when i graduated from grad school and started earning. Damn and btw I got laid off this year, currently just lost interest in earning money. Because as you said, there's no opportunity. The companies want you to beg them, elure them for an entry level job in this market when I have 4+ years of professional experience. What a fucking crazy situation that you can't even show your face to your family anymore.

[@abandonallhash]

head up brother love you man

[@IrrationalDelusion]

Wasn’t it always like that unless you aimed for factory work or something extremely high demand?

[@xitrum168]

After studying, living and working in some countries, I came back to my home country - Vietnam. At the beginning I was quite upset because it occurs many issues. However, it is less pressure for living, and the international trade is shifting and Vietnam has been attracting many international investors, which is proofing that my decision was not bad at all. I am willing to cooperate if there is anyone here finding business opportunities in my country ;)

[@gregtaylor9806]

I’m looking for street wear manufacture and graphic design work if you have any connections

[@MM-hd6xo]

What issues if I may ask?As a foreigner living in Vietnam for some time I must say there really are no issues. The housing is like 200$/month for a decent western-style condo, politically there is peace & stability, the visa requirements are fair for most countries, crime is lower that 99% of the world including 1st world...yes doing business as a foreigner you need to have 50% of shares owned by a Vietnamese person, that is perhaps the only issue...but there is always Thailand next door where foreigners can own 100% in local companies.

[@ashishtiwari1912]

@@MM-hd6xoit is cheap for westerners because you guys earn in dollars.

[@smokescreen2146]

Where you get the money to study and live abroad? You must be a Viet Cong.

[@xitrum168]

@@MM-hd6xo Hi, I am happy to hear that you are happy to live in Vietnam. I also stressed that it is less pressure to live in Vietnam compared to other well-developed countries. The issues I would like to mention are the other ones, including a lack of long-term plans for infrastructure, low level of transparency, lacking support for research and education.. etc,.

[@Deelala101]

This is so spot on. Even my "upper income" relatives are stuck building their passive income streams which is exhausting until it establishes itself to really ball out and travel meanwhile they sit with their money lonely and depressed and overworked.

[@WW-nk7wg]

That's what is wrong in this video. They seem to have just labeled the "middle class" the "new upper income class" in those graphs/charts.

[@kaizen5415]

my upper income relatives got fully injected so_im like their income doesnt matter 'cause theyre outta here soon_they travel & try to impress people in their spare time_otherwise they work work work_for what_i wonder where all of the money will go w/ the people who got fully injected but didnt setup any kind of trust funds because they dont realize they volunteered for 'progressive euthanasia'_the neo-feudalism world coming is gonna be about who has land/property_who has farms/food_thats' it_the whole work for money exchange is over

[@australianpatriot]

a lot of rich people spend their time simply trying to make the number bigger, their life isn't all THAT different

[@jdr4674]

Well observed. I was in this trouble too but recently had a change in views. I no longer aspire to build passive income in order to do nothing. I now aspire to build a rock solid basis and from there on perform fulfilling work as I please.

[@blackdan0259]

@@australianpatriot "a lot of rich people spend their time simply trying to make the number bigger, their life isn't all THAT different" Well, I'd rather to focus on how to expand my money into bigger money than to focus how can I pay my food for today, or how can I afford to put myself under a roof today! It is about making it a hobby. I guess you need to look into the perspective of a lot of these rich people ( which they are probably is the first gen rich people) that knows how it sux to be poor, so they keep hustling for more money, it is a lifestyle than necessity! It may be exhausting for you, but it became a hobby for them!

[@RJRussoVids]

There is a lot of truth to what TL is saying here. And I say that as a Gen X millionaire. I feel like my generation may be the last one to be able to apply the model of wealth building by getting an education (which was reasonably priced when I went), getting into the corporate world and moving up the ladder. Unfortunately the rug has been pulled out from under us Gen X’ers before we could get to the retirement finish line. Then again, every generation has its own challenges to face. You can still make money, but you have to keep your eyes and ears open, be willing to learn at all times and be willing to change course at all times.

[@THEREINVENTION_]

I think gen z and x will have to work together and fight back the older generation that has put this in place will eventually die off but we have to plan

[@ChuckHolland-i4b]

You summed up my gen x experience exactly. Looks we we are about ready to get chopped off at the knees. Thank God I grew up poor and learned being broke sucked. Saved and invested hard my entire adult life. At least I have some cushion to land on. Many of my peers do not.

[@prefixsuffix]

​@@THEREINVENTION_ How ? I'm all ears.

[@hitmonlee6062]

@@THEREINVENTION_ Yea, with all that better healthcare and stuff we might be in for a loooooooong ride boi. People living over 90 these days isn't uncommon. We'll have to support their retirement quite some time.

[@markklatt1670]

All you did was have a double credit cycle at the end of the long-term debt cycle. No one was "smart". They just understood money, which wasn't taught. Now that people understand money, we're not allowed to use it

[@alexx_windycitychi558]

Being healthy being able to take care of your bills, having a good relationship with family friends and love life being able to have fun here and there I’m OK with that. We don’t have to be rich to enjoy life.

[@netnomad47]

I love how real this video is. It is strangely calming.

[@Statsjk]

Because you are already rich.

[@james5460]

"Just accept that you're not going to be rich enough to disown your parents and disown your friends and then you're stuck with no opportunity... think of your life as the Titanic." This had me rolling lol. It's funny, but it's funny because it has so much essence of truth!

[@copperpumpkin2648]

I would rather die I've made the decision a long time ago in life

[@humble2828]

this is why you're poor and I'm rich

[@JohnSmith-bm6zg]

This is one of the greatest youtube videos ever produced.

[@eternal5154]

I agree and it's only $1.96 as we speak. 👁️🦢🧀

[@RedWolfenstein]

I am grateful i stuck with being an electrician instead of a audio engineer.

[@bobkreme2175]

as an aspiring electrician may i ask why?

[@theelectronomer2319]

You're not the only one who would like to know as well! By the time this year ends, I'm thinking I'm going to drop what I'm doing in my film school and go on to become an electrcian instead so that I could find my way into the film industry that way. Thoughts?

[@uberalles9797]

​​@@bobkreme2175from my experience you tend to work quite a bit can even work by yourself because of so much requests of this trade, it pays well also but the ammount of work you do and the type of work you do repels people seeking easier stuff.

[@Anton43218]

Please explain why. You probably come from the USA but to be a electrician in my country you first have to get an electrical engineering degree then have years of experience as an electrician's helper then maybe you can become an electrician for just a bit above minimum wage as engineering positions are either well paid but only for the friends,relatives or political allies of the owner or the engineer is doing the work of the electrician and gettinf paid the same(minimum wage 200usd after taxes from 500usd)

[@gertrudebright6567]

I’m a licensed electrician. Made 147k last year. This year I’m on target for 225k. Among all my other investments I’ll make 485k this year. Last year I pulled in 404k.

[@brofessor3115]

Im in the boomer generation. One thing I see are my aging coworkers getting heart attacks, Parkinsons disease, cancer, dementia. I just focus on staying healthy, working out. You can work hard and stress out , it will just get you sick in the end. The health care and big pharma love sick people. So stay active and healthy my friends , as best you can!

[@toshiodocs]

Best advice, my father is in his 60s, studied a lot, made a lot of money, now he is sick, getting older and sad, the best advice for sure is a healthier lifestyle, life is short, have fun

[@Sydwiz9999]

what is life worth if you don't have your health, nothing! all that work to die a slow and painful death, no thanks!

[@jalonlivan]

I think most of these illnesses come from the food we consume. Most of these sicknesses didn’t exist to this extent a few hundred years ago.

[@gymclasshero88]

I went into an industry to help people from 2008 onwards. Completely thankless career and I’m now in a position where I can’t help myself financially. I always knew it was going to heavily impact my life but nothing like worrying about food and shelter long term in my middle 30s. I will never be able to own a property or have kids financially, I can’t catch up. I tried to invest and lost half my money in desperation with where I’m at so now I’m really done. It’s truly insane where it’s all at and ultimately we are progressing a into a future that can’t afford people going into nursing, teaching, police work, social work etc You can already see the effects of this flowing throw in different parts of the world It’s all extremely sad

[@smithofevan]

use this as your motivation!

[@chrisperkins7331]

Your story can be read a million times as it is the way it is going, and it will get worse. The food is destroying your physical health, and the economy your mental health. I am old and have traveled the world over the last 50 years. I now live in a third world world country in a village on a few acres of organic soil. Study how nature works, as it can feed and house you. The first world is toast as the debt bomb will destroy most people who cant feed themselves.

[@leonaise7546]

@@smithofevanPretty shitty advice. Don’t know what you want him to do with that

[@katherinechase3674]

Some one will still need to do those jobs- Unless AI eats it all-

[@dingfeldersmurfalot4560]

@@katherinechase3674 Jobs like nursing and much of the rest of healthcare aren't going anywhere. Unfortunately, they have become much more corporatized and the level and intensity of work expected has become absolutely brutal and sometimes even viciously uncaring.

[@comradekims.d.]

This is the first time someone is actually saying things that others just for some reason try and deny.

[@joeseabreeze]

Rich people deny it because they want you to continue wasting away your life grinding for their wealth while you struggle to make ends meet for 50 years :)

[@finnjuniperdenaro]

Jeez man... I work running camps for the youth of Australia, is this worthless too? For 3 days, myself, A teacher and the young ones are without any technology, doing awesome Adventure activities, learning to use their natural rite to communicate their truth to each other amongst the natural world. No, I have not become a millionaire but I've still been able to support my family, put food on the table and to evolve my world in more prosperity... Is this worthless? This work feels so truthful to me - I have seen and been told by so many that these camps are so important for so many. This video is a very harsh, hopeless, nihilistic, very materialistic way of looking at our world... Being rich does not make a person feel blissful - Small steps towards personal goals amongst a community of loved ones is where its at. TechLeads... Your actually adding to the materialistic mentality of the online space by narrowing it all down to money and buying more... Which is ironic because you're also, apparently a minimalist...?

[@alfiebeach6822]

Keep doing what you do lad. My old man does similar work in the UK and the joy he has doing money can't buy...well done keep going especially in a beautiful country like straya!

[@mkteku]

I Love You. TechLeads can go suck a lemon!

[@xGarrettThiefx]

Have a close look at Techlead my friend... he's finished, deep down inside he's a digital gollum.

[@TheBlacktom]

You are right. The video shows a chart that the middle class is shrinking by a couple of % and extrapolates it into oblivion. It has some interesting insights, but it's mostly exaggeration. Well executed exaggeration, have to say.

[@ShadowJazo]

I think that he is right in the longterm. But AI and Robots, Climate Change, War can change everything in a few years. On the other Hand, you are living the life, the rich want to live. To be in nature and social, what else can money buy? There is no real security, everything can be gone in seconds. We have to learn to be grateful for what we have I guess.

[@Negatory5]

As someone who is working 40 hours a week, at around 17 an hour, and struggling, i agree. Been looking for another job but everything looks hopeless. Most jobs are paying less than what I’m making now or require training I don’t have and don’t have the money to earn those qualifications. I’ve been trying to come up with a solution where I can work for myself because I hardly see my family right now, but I’m exhausted all the time from work and taking care of my house and kid that my brain doesn’t want to expend the effort.

[@beautifulshebrew]

You can try switching to working a remote and work multiple remote jobs at the same time. It's called being over employed. I won't be easy, but at least you'll be home with your family. I hope it helps

[@theRealJesus-shalom]

17 an hour before taxes is literally wage slavery dude. I make 1.5x your wage and work at home with the comfort of my family

[@kurisu3000]

​@@theRealJesus-shalomgood for you. Watch out for the layoffs 😂

[@sprinkle61]

The mistake was having a child before becoming financially independent. Now you are just on the hamster wheel running, and there is no way out.

[@theRealJesus-shalom]

@kurisu3000 I work in a very niche medical subcategory industry, and our company is thriving. Our company is acrually is a bwtter financial position before i got hired because we cleaned up our a/r by a huge amount. Go on though.

[@pancakebananasplash]

😂😂 When the raw straight cynicism hits hard enough to make you laugh out loud uncontrollably you know this hits close to home.

[@riveralvarez7517]

Being a KZbinr you can make decent money, that's like one of the best jobs currently. It's like running your business, and you just need to give people what they want. It's like businessman offering product/service that people want or need. Of course it can be tough to start your channel, but there is now so many tools (like Famester for example), which helps you to kick start your channel and never worry about algorithms.

[@judymyers1934]

Thanks for the tip!

[@dannyVulture]

I feel that having a YT channel is much more time consuming than having your regular job/ career. You're right, it's like running a business and the owner has to put in a ton of hours to get things off the ground at the start. Another great money maker is investing in dividends while feeding your passive income growth through your regular job. But that's another several years grind for the payoff

[@samuelbeatsminecraft2049]

@@dannyVulture I got a lot of money right now. I want to scale it in atleast 1 month's time. Tips, tricks advice? Or can you reference someone who can help me scale?

[@johnpepple3456]

My wife was advising a woman in the Philippines on how to make money, and she suggested being a KZbinr. The woman finally got enough subscribers to the point where she was making money. The problem was that it was only a few pennies. Some people will do well as a KZbinr, but most won't. The woman now buys cat food in bulk and sells smaller portions to her neighbors. It's a lot more lucrative for her than being a KZbinr.

[@Exterminator19861]

Thats Bs .How manu KZbinres actualy make any money ? Its low number af . If you see one in a million guy did money on KZbin .it dosent mean everyone can be thare .Its quite limited place with alot of people wasted thair lives completely .

[@antoniodragonheart8965]

"This is how to think about your life: the best analogy is the Titanic"... 😅

[@gregtaylor9806]

‘If you happen to see an opportunity, and you want to change classes from poor to rich, then you may want to go after it quickly because it’s not going to last forever. Make a conscious choice now if you are going to be poor or rich’ That’s the key takeaway. There is self help, between the lines.

[@ussssaaabixchh]

So if photography and the arts is what I want to do either start now and go all the way instead of waiting for perfect time..correct ?

[@nikkyjackson6500]

@@ussssaaabixchhYes

[@BT-oq6un]

This is wrong lol.. there is not and has never been a time limit or “shot clock” for getting rich 😅

[@Toneisfit]

You may be rich but your kids will most likely blow all of your money anyways. We have to get back to the basics and just enjoy life. Keep it local and stop playing their game.

[@cassandraraphael6727]

I caught that too! There is away out of the trap.

[@ro_heart2840]

No what he says is not depressing like many comments are claiming. Instead he is pointing out the future that developed countries are heading to. Developing and underdeveloped countries are yet to reach this point because middle class still has a lot of opportunities there. But once a country can be termed developed it is usually not uncommon to see the massive difference between rich and poor lifestyle, it just becomes more contrasting. This contrast definitely leads to lack of hope of a better lifestyle in middle class people simply due to the hardships and sacrifices required to become rich. On the other hand the rich people will also face a sense of boredom, dissatisfaction and unhappiness. If this situation is not changed then humans will surely degrade in terms of their creativity and intelligence which is unlikely to happen. So to have a positive outlook we will definitely find a way to exit this loop by finding a better solution because that's what humans have been doing since stone age. Evolve not only physically but socially and mentally too!

[@jamesriordan5461]

Empires fall

[@josephaldrich4023]

That's why the Mexican dream is now a thing...

[@sewnsew6770]

We will all be facing environmental collapse. The undeveloped countries missed out. China and India will literally run out of fresh water. It’s a harsh reality but they quadrupled their populations. Not a good idea on a finite planet The inflation is due to environmental degradation but people don’t know that and don’t want to know

[@Michelleyoung-dq3zc]

I will forever appreciate this channel, you’ve helped me and my family a lot, your videos, advice and lessons are inspirational helpful to us, I now earn every week. You’re such a blessing to this generation, we all love you

[@Michelleyoung-dq3zc]

Okay but is not luck, is all about having good investment plans most of all trading with a trust worthy expert. Watching professional trading videos and most especially connecting with the right person the digital world is full of in unreal people I met some of them during my success journey. I felt same way when I started especially when you use demo account you might be winning but when you put in real money you start losing I understand and I pass through it all. I’m very happy I’m profitable now.

[@samuelroddy5382]

Hey how good are your earnings I will like to get some insights into trading thank you.

[@Michelleyoung-dq3zc]

Currently i can attest to the fact that I make $18,300 weekly through trading which is more better then my monthly salary job. Trading becomes my passive income.

[@Patrickleo354]

I can relate to all you said becaus am facing similar thing right now. Congratulations I wish you more success.

[@Michelleyoung-dq3zc]

At first i was afraid too before i gave it a try and realized fear kills dream more than failure.

[@eighthelement]

The conflict between the middle class and the elite must be seen in proper context. It naturally exists in every society. Elite members tend to join hands, cooperate and conspire together in order to increase their power and influence. As their power increases, so does the appetite and they crave more and more. If left unchecked, the consequence is an oligarchy where a few billionaires own almost everything. From the society's point of view, oligarchy is an inferior solution. Lack of social mobility demoralizes the working class, causes apathy and waste of people's talents. It comes without question that "strong middle class" coupled with "economic freedom" is a superior solution, as it benefits everyone except for the elite. The remarkable growth of United States from backwater colony to an empire proves this. An important feature of oligarchy must be understood. Every billionaire wants to achieve a situation where he is set for life and he is guaranteed to pass all his wealth to his children. A powerful oligarch producing half of carpets in the country may feel safe and strong at the moment, but what will he do if a talented entrepreneur comes up with an idea of a superior and cheaper carpet? This entrepreneur may win the competition and the oligarch's empire may collapse. From the oligarch's point of view, the solution is to achieve virtual monopoly and then every attempt at competition can be easily crushed by taking advantage of his their wealth and influence (bribe journalist to bring up rape accusations, bribe tax collector to perform extensive audits, steal competitor's best employees by offering better wages, etc.) The emergence of tech billionaires was a disaster for the middle class. Two factors must be considered: 1) By nature, software producer has far more influence than a carpet or detergent producer, because he collects information about people and this information has value 2) It turned out, it is most convenient to have just one "Windows" or "Facebook" instead of 20 different competing products. The emergence of tech billionaires shifted the balance completely and as a result, today the middle class is weak and steadily getting weaker. It lacks any political representation because the public is being constantly distracted with nonsense such as "BLM" "LGBT rights" "global warming" "abortion" and many other unimportant issues. I understand an internal, political situation in United States in such a way the the country is in a state of civil war between the elites and everyone else, but most people does not even know that such a conflict actually exists in the first place.

[@GabrielCarvv]

Yes.

[@GhostofTradition]

also don't forget the elites mobilize the lowest classes against the middle class. this is the foundation of Marxism, which was the weponization of the lower classes against the middle and upper middle with the elites still in control

[@julianbeatty2909]

true.

[@dtadeuszow]

The irony is, only the middle class can afford to be so distracted by so-called “luxury beliefs”.

[@daniellohyna740]

you lost me at labeling global warming as unimportant issue.

[@easyspirit878]

I agree 100%. I just quit my 9 to 5 to pursue the best start up idea I could come up with. If it fails, I'll probably go back to working a 9 to 5 and size down my expenses big time and just accept being middle class (which is to say, poor, as you pointed out).

[@MyALPHAguy]

stop creating fake-bots to comment on your own videos FakeLead.

[@drawmaster77]

that's what I did, but it never took off

[@edgelordpriestessofwaifust6434]

Americans tend to mistake their economic position as being "middle class" just because they aren't living in a tent on the west coast and they have a Honda Civic which still runs ok with 125,000 miles on it. You're just the "working poor" by the nations standards.

[@tylerrutt17]

No, keep your job, but do it on the side. Less risk, as well as you don't have to succeed right away, which most likely you won't. Just give it time and get better and better at whatever your startup is.

[@LuckyPkerz]

@@tylerrutt17What this guy said, and don't ever give up. The game isn't over until it's over.

[@rickystafford7433]

I think you’re right and you make a good point about the control…or lack thereof, that we have in our lives. If you’re born in a poor country then your options are just so small that you’re unlikely to ever escape poverty. But equally we are all trapped in our own heads in our own countries. It’s all determined and we’re just here for the ride

[@FilterChain]

what is a poor country ? name one and see if you can beat my poor country - and im doing quite fine

[@siddharthbhosale8979]

​@@FilterChainindia

[@joaoportugal8618]

If you are poor in a rich country your life is over, but if you are poor in a poor country you can always try your luck and immigrate to a better country and change your life.

[@joaoportugal8618]

​@@FilterChainNepal, Bangladesh, Burundi, Burkina Faso...

[@bjrock1235]

I think if you’re in a poor developing country you should get a remote job from developed countries that way you get paid in their money which is a lot in your money. Basically getting the opportunities from other countries without actually having to move there.

[@777mxr]

I'm at 5:30 and I wanted to say, it's fun to create things and build things and work towards goals. People don't talk enough about that. So maybe we should shift our focus from money to just making things that we want to make.

[@captainulyanov1008]

That's communism. And I'm not joking. It appears that communism is good then

[@marcduchamp5512]

Rich people are quit stingy

[@knowledjeofselflove4003]

👍👏👏

[@codyrays8129]

You want to just enjoy building something and make no money out of it? How will you earn a living when you spend all your time building for fun?

[@BigBlack81]

@@codyrays8129 Serf by day, build for fun by night. We DO have examples of folk who did that. My all time creative superhero Drexciya did that: drove trucks by day and made the most challenging, groovy, amazing techno by night. For decades. Sometimes you just have to go low in terms of fiat to get high in other things that have their own value.

[@heyRex]

The ratio of truth/sarcasm is always tough to discern from millionaires

[@robertruschak7083]

Good luck with the American dream 😴

[@DavyPJ]

You said so much...yet said nothing, offered nothing and left us depressed. Bravo!

[@imborad5350]

True words of wisdom i came to this conclusion some years ago and am happy as poor not even trying anymore to be rich. If you don't have expectations, you won't be disappointed.

[@SW-wf3gy]

Some of the happiest ppl I know are poor. Seriously.

[@imborad5350]

@Wolfie-ej9ot That's not an issue when like me you don't have waifu.

[@RUBELADAB]

sounds depressing

[@jordanphilipperris]

Even though it is notably harder since the pandemic, the brutality of it all has been on the increase since around the late 50s to early 60s (A glorious era where even CEOs had caps)… But a massive blow was when “From Wikipedia: President Nixon canceled the 1944 Bretton Woods system that tied the US dollar to gold. So, the gold prices were fixed and the inflation rate was highly moderate. In 1971 President Nixon decided to abandon the gold standard.” Not all that long after then you have had the introduction of invisible money/money from nothing (Computer code), so as a result we are completely screwed… The overall debt for the world is roughly 12 times higher than the amount of physical money that is currently available!! We are now in an era where CEOs can easily make well over a thousand times as much as the average worker!! An era where financial corruption is truly rampant…

[@privateprivate8366]

Unfortunately, one of the things I’m glad about is that I no longer have to battle this out with my Boomer mother, as she passed away last year. Because her points of reference of getting a college degree, maybe a PhD, wearing a suit, getting into a decent company, and wearing a suit everyday, had been dying, since long before she did. For her however, and I KNOW other Gen X have gone through this, even through the recession which took me about 8 years to really climb out of, I was simply lazy, couldn’t see the bright side, wasn’t even applying for jobs and, ultimately to be discarded as a bum. I earn an OK middle class poor living, as a creative in Pharma. I know I’m poor. I may not be as poor as someone earning half that, but with hyperinflation, I will never be rich. As I am inheriting my mother’s hoarded home, that will be the bill of what I have, for my 5 seconds of retirement, if that. I do feel a teensy bit sorry for Boomers though. They’ve stuck to the whole “We we’re the best generation!” all time find out that they’re caught up in the same mess. Although I’m nearing 60, worse is that some of them still feel they’re the best generation ever - as long as they can snatch up the life of a Gen X or younger and rename them Long Term Care + Retirement Funding, just to find out that no one is working their 2+ jobs to fix someone else’s lack of due diligence. The woman who lives beneath me? Early retired, now ill, now soon to be evicted and was hoping to latch onto me or another neighbor. Sorry. Certainly aren’t entitled to free, private healthcare on my back, when I’ll be unlikely to retire.

[@JohnStockton7459]

Get therapy bro. Disgusting what i just read

[@hopefully2224]

You sound very disrespectful! Seriously your "boomer mother" ?

[@privateprivate8366]

@@russellpeacock yep and some of them don’t mind telling you what nothing you are. Even right now, when I go to work, I know that place doesn’t operate like it did, just 5 years ago. Back then, we were working OT, getting things done. Now, I come in and I sit and stare, maybe I answer one email and go home. For the “high initiative” types who advise that you then ask for work, first, you’re alerting others that you have nothing to do - red flag. Second is that, there are a lot of others who they and their jobs are gone. The place is half empty. Third is that I’d have to be retrained to do that other work. Fourth is that those who are left may not be utterly asleep so, they aren’t that quick to train someone in what they do. But, if my mother were alive, no doubt, the whole market is my fault. At your age, hate to say it, but you’ve got to stop listening to your parents. They may not be in the market, with their butts on the line everyday, seeing what you see, experiencing what you experience. Whatever you say is jibberish to them, because they feel they come with a lifetime of experience and they have no idea how fast things change or even degrade. There are also people who have a completely different POV. There’s nothing I see in everyday life that is having an upward trajectory. But there are people who see nothing but up. Maybe their in a different tax bracket. But what they see, has nothing to do with my reality and the reality of those whom I know. So, just be observant and realistic. Learn to see patterns and likely trajectories. Because, if you don’t, you’ll be living in someone else’s reality, without the backing to actually support it.

[@andyc9902]

Live below your means. And invest

[@WorldKeepsSpinnin]

@@andyc9902 Indeed, Sacrifice short term for long term success. Find exploits in the system, Things they don't want you to know about. Abuse them. Get to their level, But then don't be like them. Get to their positions and then change things. Play smart. Be the same monster but one on the side of good.

[@ivtec4fun55]

Wow, you just encapsulated my life long questions of "why am I alive? who am I doing what for? why?" Thanks, I knew I was destined to be broke and happy.

[@ocoro174]

ze bugs

[@jimdandy8996]

It because your parents procreated instead of thinking that through.

[@QWERTY-hl6wm]

dying hahaha thx bro

[@humble2828]

good luck I will call you when I will be hiring janitors for my company

[@ivantuma7969]

one thing nobody wants to discuss in the US ... "multi-generational households". It's common in many parts of the world. I know a Laotian family who bought a big house in an upper middle class neighborhood outside of Denver and 10 people live there, take turns with chores and even though their monthly payment is over $6,000/month ... they're paying 1/2 of what each couple would be paying in rent and they collectively own the property. They save a ton of money by cooking for the entire household. Even if only half of them worked (and only earned minimum wage) ... they would be OK. It's not the "American Dream" but unless you want to live on a farm and plow 80 acres - the American Dream of living in suburbia is kinda fake anyway.

[@777mxr]

I think that the way to save the middle class is to break up the big corporations by going back to local businesses. We may have to sacrifice some convenience and it may cost a little more to support your local businesses, but that is the only way to save the middle class that I see.

[@davidbolha]

Agreed. 🤔😶😏

[@downbymysinsofficial]

You're the smartest guy here!

[@dgillies5420]

Too late; the big corporations have already purchased congress ... and if we shrink our corporations then big overseas corporations will just purchase congress instead ...

[@coopsnz1]

Government killed off many franchisees in my area decades

[@nikolaizaicev9297]

The first thing that you need to do is to understand that these are only symptomps, not the real problems. Same like fever is a symptom not a problem by itself. The real problem is the capitalist system, the key word here is the " system" a collection of parts which are interdepend among themselves geared towards some stated or unstated goal or goals. Karl Marx did understand that, this is why his book is the best description for now of the capitalist system. Specifically his writting on some components of that system: Concentration of ressources in the hands of the few, overproduction and under consumption, growth of debt, etc. All of the things that one can see in all current developed capitalist countries. If you read the works of lenin about revolution etc, you will learn why you recommendation is NOT gonna work. As an example look at the attempts of proving that tobacco products like cigarets cause cancer, etc? The only way one can save middle class is trough new economy theory and economy system. But if you try to check what the new developments in that area exist, you will be schocked, it is mostly bogus. So, according to Lenin, the next stage will be Imperialismus = increasing war conflicts between capitalists for markets and ressources under the disquise of human rights or what not. The current situation with all these new war conflicts and warmongering speaches speaks for itself I guess? I am afraid that we are literally f...ed.

[@youtubemustafa76]

I feel that the last bull run was bolstered by all the money being printed. Major returns next bull run but I think they will be tamer in my humble opinion. A 10x on *VRI TOKEN* is and a 15x on polygon are fair considering how much those two coins are interwoven into the entire crypto ecosystem

[@kclaiborn6257]

>> I feel that the last bull run was bolstered by all the money being printed.

[@nightmare8162]

dang dude, you kept it real, im so sick of people saying work harder, try more and so on..., like its all about opportunity nothing more, i mean when you get opportunity you have to try and work hard but most of us will never get that chance.

[@nightmare8162]

and most jobs out there arent even 9 to 5s , i would be ok with that but most jobs are 50 to 60 hour work weeks just to make ends meet.

[@amosamwig8394]

I dont even listen to that anymore, cause thats a standard default statement has no value, being hopefull that luck will be on my side has more value at this point.

[@StateoftheMatrix]

I tried on occasions to convince people of some of this phenomenon starting 20-30 years ago, and people hated it, and argued and probably still do, but it is WAY more relevant today, and you did well explaining it.😔 What's it like thinking this way for so long? You don't get caught up in the BS that's based on hot air and leads nowhere and ends up ruining some people's lives, particularly when they were overly committed and naive. Ultimately you need situational awareness; this doesn't happen if you narrowly focus on positive psychology, for example. You need a robust capacity to handle uncomfortable information without it causing you dissociation, etc.

[@dungeonmaster6292]

Damn dude that last part.

[@bskee001]

Very well said, especially the last sentence.

[@ethannorton3470]

Could you make a video about alternative paths, what you would do if you were younger, skills worth learning - in that direction? I would give you a big thanks and thumbs up for that.

[@ethannorton3470]

(As a data science master's student at Northwestern, probably the best program)

[@danielt.tremaine]

Many people get sudden wealth in the world of crypto while others become destitute. Securing your future is in your hands, therefore invest today and become a winners for life

[@Tony.martin831]

Investment is one of the ways to succeed in life, you can invest without waiting for government. Invest in yourself and become successful.

[@user-li6kp7qv5k]

Crypto currency was my only source of income during the pandemic. However, Elon Musk confirmed that it purchased about $ 1.5 billion in bitcoin in January and expects to start accepting it as a payment in the future.

[@natashanile907]

​@@user-li6kp7qv5kYou're right, most millionaire didn't get rich through savings and that's why I'm diverting and investing more in digital market

[@robertl.anderson]

I'm highly devastated, I need help, I lost $15,000 on a live trade what should I do? >

[@RosellaLCraig]

​@@robertl.andersonI highly recommend Expert AVA KIMBERLY, she's my current broker and her working experience is wonderful💯

[@geminisneverlie]

The black mirror episode “15 million merits” imo best paints a picture of the future (albeit a hyperbolic picture) where the new class system is essentially based on your ability to entertain and influence others via media. If you’re not an influencer of some kind you’ll end up a mindless consumer doing meaningless tasks to earn digital currencies for meaningless items. If you are an influencer than you get to experience a more expansive yet still limited reality where you still don’t truly own anything but you get more access and more “privileges” than the working class.

[@piggy4651]

thats already kinda a reality, influencers make millions, the company hosting the influencers make billions, and the consumers get nothing and waste all their time and attention.

[@exelmans8855]

@@piggy4651 Facts.

[@friendlyanomaly6109]

"Dance for us monkey."

[@maxmaxed2887]

it's never OVER. You either adapt and survive or you perish. But it's never OVER.

[@躺平专家]

Its over for people to get rich from nothing, sure there are always people win lottery but thats not what we talk about here

[@NEWHAMPSHIREGUY]

@@躺平专家 immigrants legally show up every day and build businesses and futures. That is why they come. I guess no one told them it was impossible.

[@blackvar0]

@@NEWHAMPSHIREGUY What are you talking about? It's a flood of illegals in America that benefit from the taxpayer. Stop buying the myth of the "hard working immigrant" that died a while ago

[@ironrattlesnake3975]

​@NEWHAMPSHIREGUY Yeah, it can never be over whatever happens

[@joeblow229]

@@NEWHAMPSHIREGUY Immigrants get zero-interest business loans, and every advantage known to man. White people who grew up here get nothing and get pushed to the back of the line.

[@jeffreykalb9752]

I love his upbeat perspective.

[@avinashprasadfilms]

😂

[@bryanwittenburg7171]

I’m 53 and the best advice I can offer is to avoid consumer debt altogether, aside from a modest car payment. Buy a modest home that you can afford costing no more than a third of your take home pay. Keep your life simple. Save some money, pay off your home in 15 years if possible. Enjoy your time with family and friends and find hobbies you enjoy. Be content. Always wanting more is this world’s entrapment. Don’t play this game.

[@littlelily4]

I agree... I'm not even sure the super rich are that happy...

[@Drian12_1-pn3oi]

So what about young people who got degree and are working a dead end job in McDonald’s people who can’t even get a job in their field? Because of the high demand? No wonder so many people are throwing themselves into crypto it’s all or nothing one golden ticket

[@Necrofem]

For a large portion of this world's population buying a "modest home" is already not possible, after paying their crazy rent for a crappy apartment and paying for their modest car they're left with nothing, especially loners with regular jobs and nothing inherited, might as well do everything to get into welfare and then just sit back. No wonder there's so many homeless and addicted, people just give up. Basic universal income should become a thing.

[@fartmnms]

​@@Drian12_1-pn3oithose young people have to start working whatever jobs that require them to use the knowledge they gained at school even if it is a tough job and must gain that experience, then move on to higher positions knowing their value and must acquire skill, that same skill that they will need to completely change their state of being thus changing their states of mind leading to their own plans that will ease their stress leading each to growth.

[@odinCalaberra]

houses are out of reach now. totally.

[@yvonne495]

I agree, my 19 year old son works full time and can barely survive. He is depressed because he doesn't have time to use the little money I have put away for trade school, work and have any life outside of that.

[@one_step_sideways]

Just leave the big city or the US. It's so simple.

[@RedWolfenstein]

​@@one_step_sidewaysthat's still where all the work is

[@diamondbeats2024]

I’m working full time as well trying to save money for a trade school. It’s really hard . My stomach is actually growling writing this. But I already spent my food budget for the week. It blows so much 😢

[@Harmonic_shift]

If you have lots of money, you would think it would feel good to help out your local community and making it better, but people don't do it. they just spend it on themselves, meanwhile the trains are literally falling off the railways which have been neglected. Generally that feels good to help out your own. when things get too big, there's no way to manage it and sometimes you just gotta take what you can actually handle or you'll simply be crushed. He is right about this being a sinking ship, and its true only a few can fit in the lifeboats.

[@bigcockedman714]

where are people's taxes go towards??????

[@Harmonic_shift]

@@bigcockedman714 Depends on who the people are and what they decide to spend it on. I didn’t say things had to be through tax. I said help your local community. And there’s lots of ways to do that from investing in it building things. Ensuring things work properly. It’s why it’s extremely important you don’t have traitors/foreign influence in power making those decisions for you especially in your local community.

[@femimark5021]

​@@bigcockedman714well not to you, essentially you are being robbed and since they know we are spineless and won't do anything they spend it on what they like.

[@jphottroddlincoln4424]

Just found this channel, I can see why minimalism is a solution for many. Trying to have so much thinking that your life will mean more, is only depending on the market. The 401K is a failure, owning a home is now extremely expensive, the bar is always raised and you feel like you have to work until you die just to make ends meet. I am very hung up on the stuff aspect, everyone wants so much stuff, none of this goes with you. I just buried a relative that had more than I ever will, dies with nothing but a nursing home bill after liquidating her entire life. This channel is a reality check.

[@PanSearedRibeye68]

Every generation has a planned and orchestrated stock market crash. They did it to my grandparents. They did it to my parents. They did it to me. It’s how they keep you working longer and harder.

[@musichdr]

Never would have imagined that my AMZL4S bag would be as big as my quant bag and bigger than my hbar bag but here we are.

[@decipheringthematrix56]

Maybe now it's more clear than ever than most people don't have it in them to be rich, it's not an uplifting thought, but it's real. When the donkey realizes the carrot in front of it is an illusion, he can just sit down and enjoy the pastures.

[@Asmodeius]

its always been like that, rich get richer, poor get poorer. the delusion people get that all of a sudden they can rich and retire at 20 years old is a fairy tale. 99% of people will be mediocre, that is reality of life.

[@Nyan4Eon]

Truth

[@Tarotqueen-uv1qy]

This is why i became a small business owner. I got so sick of working 50 60 sometimes 80 hours a week making other people money. Im not rich but i work hard but not to death and i make my own hours, i can work anywhere in the world and i make enough to support me and my son. Work to live dont live to work.

[@Enrique_Rodriguez]

What is your lob

[@SarahMahmoud365]

My favorite KZbinr ❤ Always on the mark with a little bit of humor mixed in 🎯👍

[@hotcoffeeamericano]

I'm slowly learning his style. I'm planning to be a youtuber like him minus his amazing brain power. It's kind of contradictory. He says nobody uses Self Help anymore, yet I clicked and watched this self help video. I love that he does not pull data out of his butt. He has sources to back up his claims. I trully like that style.

[@AdamBlade17]

Humor? This guy looks like he's about to jump out of his window at any time.

[@putinwork3498]

My fav. Im living what he’s talking about fr

[@finanzhead]

Even after hundreds of videos I don't know how much sarcasm is put into this video 😀 Funny fact: You're describing what happens in Germany since years - middle class is basically vanished here... Waiting for the next video, title idea "Make money when no one is making money."

[@EnderViBrittania]

@@WhyteHorse2023 Wrong, he is obviously being at least semi-sarcastic. This is social commentary. He is saying people these days are stupid and unmotivated and lazy, they are superficial and entitled and not willing to work hard. And as a result, society has lots of problems and it is over… unless the culture changes.

[@chrsl3]

Yes and he said it in the vid: "maybe set up some passive income stream..." thats the big art now. On the one hand he is right, everything gets harder. On the other hand I always think: in other times, like right after WW2, it hasn't been easy too.

[@MRKetter81]

@@EnderViBrittania How the hell can you tell, cause from many in the job-market right now he didn't propose one fallacy? Even if he were sarcastic, all of his sarcasm is so damn close to reality you couldn't tell the difference. He's a shovel salesmen in a dry mine and if there's opportunity in this hyper competitive market at the end of the Pareto distribution who the hell could keep up other than those riding the wave?

[@mikexhotmail]

@@EnderViBrittania Indeed. It's parody+sarcasic in one move.

[@truthfuljoe]

@@chrsl3 After WWII was a boom time after the first year or two. The US had some of the best GDP growth prints in its history. It was a golden age. Now the only way we get positive GDP growth rates is with an even higher inflation growth rate and trillions of new debt.

[@terrisewell4729]

Building wealth involves developing good habits like regularly putting money away in intervals for solid investments. Financial management is a crucial topic that most tend to shy away from, and ends up haunting them in the near future. Putting our time and effort in activities and investments that will yield a profitable return in the future is what we should be aiming for. Success depends on the actions or steps you take to achieve it. "You're not going to remember those expensive shoes you bought ten years ago, but you will remember every single morning when you look at your bank account that extra 0 in there. I promise, that's going to be way more fun to look at everyday", I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life too. 🙏🙏🙏

[@perefeghaandrew8076]

you've remind me of what someone once said "The mind is the man, the poor is in it and the rich is it too". This sentence is the secret of most successful investors. I once attended similar and ever since then been waxing strong financially, and i most tell you the truth..investment is the key that can secure your family future.

[@Soboj-oy8me]

yeah investment is the key to sustaining your financial longevity but venturing into any legitimate Investment without a proper guidance of an expert can lead to a great loss too

[@philominafashi1662]

exactly! That's my major concern and what kind of profitable business or investment can someone do with the current rise in economic downturn

[@jessicasaunder6965]

Hello nice comments here, please what exactly kind of investment are you talking about here, I'm really interested too

[@astrofxmining8706]

Profitable Investment one can do easily at this moment are

[@kenanishmael3328]

I understand where you come from, it makes sense at some level, but the future comes with opportunities, with new approaches so that is right no need to rush for something deadly and just need to wait and see what changes are coming and embrace them, You are right, there is almost no healthy competition, young generation sees this misbalance and doesn’t want to learn or improve theirselves and they are looking for easy Wins and short wins.

[@kimeg7294]

I guess you choose whichever ways you think it's going to be happy for you and your loved ones. Sadly, most people regret whether they have made bad choices or not. Life is one way journey and you won't know for sure if things could have gone better if you've chosen the other way. My point is, stick with the choices you make and live the best life throughout.

[@red_lantern]

Tech Lead has brutally honest and cold assessments. Refreshing after so much nonsense analysis on youtube.

[@LizaJohnson-yz2wo]

The incompetence and corruption that runs through this administration are getting more ridiculous. I feel for people with disabilities not getting the help they deserved. Anyone who is not investing now is missing a tremendous opportunity. I appreciate Maureen! Imagine investing $1000 and receiving $4,350

[@ErichHill01]

I think to combat the negative effect of inflation, it's a good idea to diversify your portfolio across different asset classes, such as stocks, bonds, crypto and real estate, since this can help protect your portfolio against inflation. I've heard testimonies of people accruing over $550k during recessions

[@Stevensonlouie]

I would really love to know how much work you did put in to get to this stage.

[@LizaJohnson-yz2wo]

Maureen Toledo method is the best. Got her info on ABC News in December 2022 and started following her lead and it's favoring me. Lost my job in April 2022 and right now I'm back on top again as I always win with her strategy.

[@craigrobinson6455]

PLEASE HOW DO I GET ON THIS???? How to reach her I'm interested🙏🏻

[@LizaJohnson-yz2wo]

SHE MOSTLY INTERACTS ON TELEGRAM!

[@curmjp1234]

All people want to do now is listen to people on youtube like techlead who is monetizing depression, 😂

[@Zed871]

Monetize depression, why haven't i thought of it before? Stop the presses!

[@emekaobidike9574]

He said "It's over" 😂 😂😂

[@shars.555]

That is brilliant.

[@diasnuno923]

Couldn't agree more

[@buckbrewski6827]

CAP!

[@alphastrongman6879]

It's either you are rich or poor, superstar or below average, highly-skilled or easily replaceable. The world keeps getting hypercompetitive and being on the "safe" side keeps getting much harder by the minute.

[@gabrielacsinte9849]

Very well said. All are driven by competition and falling for it because their plan of us getting poorer is working.

[@patryk9806]

Somehow, this video made me contemplate my life in general. We often find ourselves engrossed in thoughts about what our next move should be: the next investment, the next goal, and so on. We relentlessly pursue something without taking the time to reflect on what truly matters and, more importantly, why we desire those things. Pondering over these aspects made me realize that I've unwittingly trapped myself in a sort of prison. I strive to reach a destination, yet I'm uncertain of its exact nature. Nevertheless, I continue this pursuit without giving it much thought.

[@recklessnotion1899]

Start studying philosophy. None of this truly matters in the end. Our lives are but a fraction of a millisecond when compared to the age of this universe and all the lives that have come before. Charles Bukowski: "Don't try."

[@Dorone525]

​@@recklessnotion1899 Maybe Philosophy sucks. At least the view books that I have read on stoic teachings were really bad. I have read a view stoic books such as 'Seneca, Letter from a stoic' 'Marcus Aurelius, Meditations' 'The obstacle is the way' 'Epictatus, Discourse and selective writings' and all they do is teach you how to be coping with reality by eluding yourself with political correctness or straight up elusions. Same with meditation, living in the present. If you do not think of the past or future then only problems exist that you are expierencing now. You do that by only focusing on the now. This is true but very unatural to the human mind as we are the only species on planet earth were our frontal cortex in our brain has evolved to a state were we can consciously think ahead and learn from the past. Don't know why i'm writing all this. But here ya go.

[@Sydwiz9999]

@@Dorone525 Try critical theory instead!

[@Dorone525]

@@Sydwiz9999 I will, thanks for the advice.

[@Dorone525]

@@Sydwiz9999 Wait a second.... Its cultural marxim. That's even worse!

[@dj_timoy]

It's over, for the old paradigm. I think, it's time for a new one with different types of opportunities. Even without any money, there are still "things to be done" about the lives we live. We can either slouch around with nothing to do, or we can create new routines with whatever resources we can find. Like making a field out of dust or a ball out of leaves. That old hustle might be done, but surely there's always something else we can do. That's where we get creative!

[@cix9420]

no, we can fight back, employers dont fear us because most of us act like sheep, once they fear us instead of the other way around, that's when we win.

[@muckboyvc]

Exactly 💯, I know I won't be rich, but I'm not about to lay down either ....we have much work to do; this isn't humanities first rideo with disaster 😂

[@homebound-g3o]

I so agree with you. I am sick of all these rich guys trying to get on TikTok and tell everyone else to leverage debt, or sell real estate. People who make it are so rare and the other 99.9% have to work some mediorce job.

[@glw1048]

I suppose that a lot of people have a hard time accepting that their lives continue to get harder and harder and their prospects for the future will likely not improve. Living vicariously through watching the lives of others will temporarily let you escape from your own miserable existence. Realize that all of these things have been engineered and you can overcome them .

[@jessicamoore3093]

I've been diligently working, saving, and investing toward financial independence and early retirement, but the economy since the pandemic has eaten up the majority of my $3 million portfolio. I want to know: Do I keep contributing to my portfolio in these unstable markets, or do I look into alternative sectors?

[@alexyoung3126]

Just try to diversify your portfolio to other market sectors, that way your investment is balanced and you don’t get to make so much losses.

[@bobbymainz1160]

How can I participate in this? I sincerely aspire to establish a secure financial future and am eager to participate. Who is the driving force behind your success?

[@bobbymainz1160]

I just checked her out and I have sent her an emaiil. I hope she gets back to me soon.

[@officialCannisMajoris]

Bitcoin is crisis proof

[@mohammedelmehdibouazza2534]

You don't get it, it's over

[@anthonypetrozzelli5429]

Wow! That was a cold dose of reality! I agree! I am 66 years old and drank the Kool-Aid. I graduated from business school and worked in manufacturing in my whole career. I was a corporate serf for corporations that underpaid myself and my colleagues. I had to work long hours, under a lot of stress only to get laid off or fired because I was supposedly making too much money. Manufacturing jobs are going away, as well as a livable wage for workers. I am sick by the arrogance of super wealthy and how they look at people who really work of a living, such as tradesmen and office workers.

[@Tideo123]

That was a cold dose of reality! .... He is telling the truth but the way he is saying like reading word by word from the book, so weird. All the hypes from those promo getting rich fast scheme from the past few years are gone, done, no longer working. Those who took chances and made quick bucks from the Fed printing machine from the last 10 years had it made. Those who were working in the traditional jobs with low pay wouldn't be able to keep up with the high cost of living. We are done. No more free easy money anymore. We just have to wait for the AI and ChatGPT to come up with ways to produce foods for us all.

[@abandonallhash]

capitalism is our government friend, we made our choice long ago, well our ancestors did. We will be fine you keep your head up love is strong and it will shine in the darkest places. We just have to have hope. Love you man. Stay strong.

[@anthonypetrozzelli5429]

Thank you! I appreciate the support!

[@dshoec]

I really enjoyed this more realistic analysis. I was born in what most would consider the worst situation possible being extremely poor and abusive family. I am just trying to do the best I can surviving.

[@ArchingRock]

I know this might sound like a wishful thinking, but hopefully your patience and effort for better life would be worth it 🙏🙏

[@diamondbeats2024]

I’m right there with u