A traditional 9-to-5 job creates a comfortable prison. You earn enough to feel secure, but not enough to truly break free. Then life happens: a car payment here, a mortgage there, kids on the way. Before you realize it, the financial obligations have multiplied. The job that once felt temporary becomes a cage you can't afford to escape. The risk of leaving feels too high when you've got dependents and debt. Years blur together. One day you wake up and realize decades have passed. The job promised stability but delivered stagnation. You were too busy surviving to actually live.
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ThatsNotARugPull
· 7h ago
This is the scam of capitalism: promising you security with a big pie, then trapping you.
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CoffeeNFTrader
· 10h ago
It's so heartbreaking... The mortgage, car loan, and kids all together, directly trapping people in 996.
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LiquidationKing
· 10h ago
This is what I mean by the 996 trap... realization came too late.
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ReverseTradingGuru
· 10h ago
Really, work is like boiling a frog in warm water; by the time you realize it, you're already caught in it.
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BlockchainArchaeologist
· 10h ago
That's why I'm all in on crypto, friends... Instead of being stuck in the trap of working for others, might as well take a gamble.
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GateUser-a180694b
· 10h ago
That's why I choose crypto... at least there's a chance to escape.
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InfraVibes
· 11h ago
That's right, this is the true portrayal of most people. Dead-end jobs slowly turn people into zombies.
A traditional 9-to-5 job creates a comfortable prison. You earn enough to feel secure, but not enough to truly break free. Then life happens: a car payment here, a mortgage there, kids on the way. Before you realize it, the financial obligations have multiplied. The job that once felt temporary becomes a cage you can't afford to escape. The risk of leaving feels too high when you've got dependents and debt. Years blur together. One day you wake up and realize decades have passed. The job promised stability but delivered stagnation. You were too busy surviving to actually live.