Breaking Free: How Bitcoin Offers a Path Out of a Broken System

Trapped in a Monotonous Cycle

In today's world, it's easy to feel trapped. Living costs are skyrocketing daily, and people are stuck in a monotonous cycle, desperately seeking ways to earn more money and find side hustles. The pressure to keep up with increasing expenses forces many into a perpetual job hunt, constantly looking for better opportunities or additional income streams. This constant search for new opportunities is fueled by a job market that isn't much better—recruiters demand extensive experience and skills, often in obsolete software, while padding their descriptions with meaningless buzzwords.

Meanwhile, side hustles, which once seemed like a promising way to make extra money, often turn out to be just another form of exploitation. Platforms and gigs that promise easy money usually demand significant time and effort, often with little return. The result is a growing sense of exhaustion and disillusionment, as people realize that their efforts to break free from financial strain are merely keeping them on a treadmill.


The Middleman and Corporate Exploitation

At every turn, there's a middleman taking a cut. This is especially true on Wall Street, the very essence of the money machine. Wall Street attracts the brightest minds—analysts, mathematicians, statisticians—not to innovate or create, but to shuffle money around and take their cut. These brilliant individuals, who could be driving the next wave of innovation, are instead incentivized to generate profits within a rigged system.

Businesses that once provided genuine value to consumers now trap them with subscription models for every product. They market supposed 40% discounts on yearly plans, which, in reality, make the monthly plans 40% more expensive. Additionally, they continually increase the monthly costs, squeezing more money out of consumers over time. This constant exploitation leaves us feeling drained and frustrated.

Debt and Manipulation

Banks and lending platforms bombard us with offers to go deeper into debt, presenting it as free money but trapping us for years. Social media algorithms know us perfectly and keep us scrolling all day, wasting our precious time. They exploit our attention, showing us products we don’t need but can’t resist buying. We have the misconception that social media is free to join, but their incentive is to make money from us by using these algorithms to keep us constantly scrolling and showing us unnecessary products. Talking about scrolling, viral videos have become the new aspiration for many, especially kids. We used to dream of becoming doctors, firefighters, lawyers, or professional athletes. Now, children want to be influencers, chasing virality without understanding the harsh realities of life. They don't realize they'll struggle to buy a house, but as long as their videos go viral, they don't seem to care.


The Erosion of the Family Unit

Meanwhile, gurus on social media preach that it's okay to neglect responsibilities, including parenting, under the pretense of not being a 'slave' to your children. This mentality exacerbates an already troubling trend: the erosion of the family unit and family principles. Parents, trapped in a system where both need to work 9-5 jobs, are often so tired and frustrated from their work that they prefer to scroll through social media instead of spending time with their kids. These gurus constantly reinforce that this behavior is acceptable. As a result, children are increasingly influenced by their peers and social media rather than their parents. Family values are eroded, and children grow up without the guidance and support they need from their families. This creates a never-ending loop of disconnection and frustration, further breaking down societal structures. And we wonder why today’s kids don’t respect their parents anymore.


Where Are We Headed?

Where are we headed with this system? With all the marketing online and in your mailbox, coupled with the invasive strategies amplified by AI, we are headed towards a dark horizon. The system is broken, incentives are broken, and public debt is spiraling out of control. We owe three times more money than what we produce in a year, and the only solution seems to be devaluing our currency, which means eroding our purchasing power even further. How do we protect ourselves and our children from this dystopia?

Enter Bitcoin

Enter Bitcoin. This is exactly why we Bitcoin. Bitcoin is just an honest online ledger, nothing more, but its implications are massive. It’s the lens that allows you to see the world differently, revealing the absurdity of the current system, exposing broken incentives, and showing there's another way—an honest way to earn value by providing value. In a Bitcoin world, there's no free lunch for anyone. Rent-seeking will no longer be the most valued job; in fact, it will become obsolete.

Once you see it, it becomes a mission for many because it's truly fascinating. Bitcoiners dream of a hyper-bitcoinized world, where the foundation of everything we do is unalterable, incorruptible, and beyond anyone’s control. Imagine a world where financial transactions are transparent, and no central authority can manipulate the system for its gain. This is not a distant fantasy; it's a future that's already taking shape.

Real-World Impact

Bitcoin is already making a difference. Take the example of small businesses adopting Bitcoin to bypass exorbitant transaction fees and gain access to a global market. Or consider individuals in countries with unstable currencies, using Bitcoin to preserve their wealth. These are not just abstract concepts but real-world applications of Bitcoin's potential.

Consider the implications on a larger scale: who would pay for a war if every transaction were transparent and traceable? The ability to fund large-scale conflicts would be severely restricted, as financial transparency would expose the true costs and beneficiaries. This alone could shift power dynamics on a global scale, reducing the incentive for conflict and encouraging more peaceful resolutions.

Call to Action

The bedrock for a new society is already here, and it's our duty to embrace it and change the world's incentives—for our kids, and for the future. Bitcoin offers a chance to rebuild our values, restore the family unit, and create a world where honesty and integrity are the norms, not the exceptions. This new system is disrupting the current one, challenging the status quo and providing a transparent, fair, and decentralized alternative. It's time to take a stand. Learn about Bitcoin, join the community, and start incorporating Bitcoin into your life. Together, we can create a better future.

Antoni Peris

Antoni is the Founder of Inedit BTC, a consulting firm focused on guiding individuals and institutional investors self-custody Bitcoin with privacy.

https://ineditbtc.com
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