Are we working to live, or living to work?

[Felicity_Tide]

Inflation quietly eats into savings, and most salaries never catch up. Productivity keeps rising, but real wages have barely moved in decades. The system keeps asking for more output, more hours, more efficiency, yet most workers still feel stuck in the same place.

It makes you wonder if the goal was ever financial freedom at all, or just keeping the wheel spinning.

I have been asking myself a lot of questions lately to why we do certain things or why are certain things just part of the human race. I have come to understand that we are literally living in a simulation, where things just keep happening in cycles. Only a very few have what it takes to break out only after realizing that it's all a trap.

Inflation continues to be a very huge challenge that almost every nation keeps experiencing, and still, no solution. Despite the advancement in technology, people lives isn't even getting better. Does education actually makes the difference in anyway?, I honestly don't think so,  because even the educated individuals go through something similar.

Aside from those that were opportune to get certain opportunities that lifted them above average, I strongly believe that it takes a certain level of realization and discipline to break out. Financial freedom do exist, but it comes with a cost.

[justdimin]

This is the plain reality many are facing today no matter how hard people work the system keeps pulling them back prices rise faster than wages and the gap between the rich and the poor grows wider each year what governments report as small inflation increases doesn’t match what people experience when the cost of food rent and transport jumps constantly while salaries stay frozen.

For most families saving has become nearly impossible every bit of income goes into surviving the month instead of building a future that makes social mobility harder and leaves many stuck in the same place despite working long hours and making sacrifices. Still losing hope isn’t an option progress might be slow but it’s still possible being careful with spending starting side hustles or learning new skills can slowly create change it’s not about huge leaps but about small consistent steps that build stability over time working smart and staying patient is the only way to stay ahead even when the odds seem unfair.

Yes, surviving this month is the most important part, and being able to pay off your debt before the bank gets to you is another big battle we face. I keep having the same issues over and over again, and that is the most important part. I know that it is going to be taking a long time for me to get used to this, but as long as we can handle it, I think it is not going to be that difficult to handle.

Imagine living in a situation where we are handling this type of thing no more, and we are just living a life where we do not have to worry about basic needs, sure if you want a lambo, you still have to work hard, but no more worries about your health, food, shelter etc. That would be great, and then you would be working to live, but at the moment it's living to work.

[GhostRider25]

so you think that people with money have not a care in the world, no concerns at all, it's just one grand vacation.... because they are rich?

must be nice to think life is that simple just because of your stature.

aaron

[Obulis]

I feel the same way. Sometimes it feels like we’re just going in circles. Even when we manage to grow professionally and get a better salary, it still seems impossible to reach a point of balance. We always have to keep running harder and harder just to maintain the same standard of living. That’s inflation. Inflation is completely eating away at our purchasing power year after year. But after the pandemic, things started moving much faster. There’s not much we can do, just keep running in this endless chase for money. At least we have Bitcoin to ease it a bit,  without it, the world would be much worse

The feeling and circle is real in my case. Looking @ the purchasing power of 1 dollar 10 years ago and now clearly explains this matter on ground! That means the vibe of salary or wage increases is not comparable because of inflations.
Financial freedom is supposed to be progressive, which is from living to work and finally getting to a point where you work to live. And some years ago, the progressive move happens often even with salary increases but now the chain of inflation is unresting and painful leaving people in a progressive circle.
The great opportunity of decentralized systems like Bitcoin is one in a billion where even with little or no salary increase one can over time slap the hell out of inflation to enjoy an excellent or good % financial freedom.

[Cryptoprincess101]

So the question remains: are we really working to live… or just living to work?

This is a very technical question because it has really thrown me in deep thoughts right now because we keep working almost all the days of our lives so far as we are adults. We are earning but it looks like we are not even making money, we live everyday just to provide for ourselves and if you don't do it no one will do them for you. Logically, we all wanted to work in order to live but seeing how the economy and the cost of living has really become so high, i will say that we are now living to work because that is exactly what is happening. If you don't work, nobody is coming to rescue you which means that our lives revolve around the works we are doing since what we think about is to work and take care of ourselves every day. People are so busy in this life, what are they even busy about? work!

[Adams0001]

We need to earn money to run our daily lives, we earn money only by earning and then we live with our families. People basically work only to make their lives secure, money is needed in every field and they work from that money to run their lives. When a person earns in a family, when that family starts growing gradually, the demand also increases, but when a person works in a place, his salary does not increase, which makes it very difficult to manage his life. We know that as the world develops, the standard of living of people is improving, but some people are struggling to meet their basic needs, as a result, they are not improving. We know that nowadays people are very focused on Bitcoin and decentralized resources, although we know that these are very one-sided in control. However, whatever he said, it really worries people deeply, basically are we really working to live, or are we just living to work, this is a real concern.

Sure, everyone need money to secure there life and lives well. Without money you will always find it difficult to solve your problem in this life. So money will always be important know one work just for living but to have a peace of mind and make the family happy and pay bills. People are more focusing on business and investment is just feel People you will see are working for people to get something, and by working they investing or doing business with it and get more profit in it and make there life better. Investing and business will make your life go smoothly and bitcoin as become something that everyone want to do and get profit because that is the coin that will always make you get profit and minimise you risk without too much of scared, and business can be your daily basics and be getting daily profit to make you stand well without looking into your investment.

[Mate2237]

The fact is that the condition we find ourselves is really devastating because the cost of living is really on the high every day, cause we work to make a certain group of people rich while we receive little for the big effort we show . getting food, water, clothing and shelter is now like the search for gold for the common man in our society today because there is the widening gap existing between the poor and the rich many people are only surviving through life itself.



Situations make people look for solutions to their problems, embracing the Bitcoin and the likes is actually a way we can work to live, but if we should depend on working for the government or people, we are living to work and it might not end in a good way.

[Oluwa-btc]

In so many ways,life has proven to us that working to live means our job is a means to an end.Its just that societal  pressure and standards has  become so overpowering and overwhelming that some individuals are left with no choice but to live to work.Its a real concern and there needs a balance without consuming the entire identity.

[Richbased]

Everyone has the freedom to choose how they live their life, if you are gonna live to work or work to live. It's just similar to when someone is eating to live and living to eat, it's two different thing. However, we live to work and not the other way round because in real context, life comes before work, it's only those who are alive that can work. Regardless that means of earning a living has made it look as if we are working to live but that's not true.

[Hypnosis00]

Both choices only pointed to the same goal, survival. If you don’t push yourself to work or make a living, you will also be the one to suffer, while everyone is having a good life. So whether it’s working to live, or living to work, if we don’t prioritize getting ourselves a reliable job, we will never thrive in this kind of challenging environment.

We all have different choices in life, but what’s important is, even if we take different paths and approaches, there’s only one direction and goal, and that is to live our life the way we want it to be, to live our freedom the meaningful and productive way.

[Abiky]

I have been asking myself a lot of questions lately to why we do certain things or why are certain things just part of the human race. I have come to understand that we are literally living in a simulation, where things just keep happening in cycles. Only a very few have what it takes to break out only after realizing that it's all a trap.

Inflation continues to be a very huge challenge that almost every nation keeps experiencing, and still, no solution. Despite the advancement in technology, people lives isn't even getting better. Does education actually makes the difference in anyway?, I honestly don't think so,  because even the educated individuals go through something similar.

Aside from those that were opportune to get certain opportunities that lifted them above average, I strongly believe that it takes a certain level of realization and discipline to break out. Financial freedom do exist, but it comes with a cost.

The government is the one to blame for this. It's in their best interests to keep us in the simulation. That way, they can control our lives in any way they want. The system is designed where the poor remain poor, and the rich, richer. After all, it's wealthy people who usually invest in government bonds, treasuries, and whatnot.

These days it's getting harder to live a comfortable life due to stubborn inflation. You'd need multiple sources of income to be able to achieve true financial freedom. Only if you're lucky, of course. Thank God Bitcoin was invented. Maybe there's hope after all?

[CageMabok]

In so many ways,life has proven to us that working to live means our job is a means to an end.Its just that societal  pressure and standards has  become so overpowering and overwhelming that some individuals are left with no choice but to live to work.Its a real concern and there needs a balance without consuming the entire identity.

This real problem must also be addressed more wisely by everyone, as some people often lose sight of the time they spend working, even though it is a valuable asset for themselves. Therefore, the level of balance and the burden we must shoulder through work or similar activities must be truly within our reach, because the goal of working and earning money is financial freedom, or in other words, becoming a more independent person. However, when social standards continue to interfere and become the benchmark, this will only increase the burden on ourselves.

[tabas]

so you think that people with money have not a care in the world, no concerns at all, it's just one grand vacation.... because they are rich?

must be nice to think life is that simple just because of your stature.

aaron

I think many of them care in the world and that's why they're doing charity works. But not all of them cared for the welfare of the people and help the world here. Although they are not obligated to help the world and the people just because they are rich. Many of these rich people came from nothing and understands the struggle of a normie and that's why they are there to guide and help them throughout the process because that's what they have assigned themselves in doing it. While us, we might work until we are dead and out of this world but we shouldn't compromise the happiness that we can give to ourselves through other means while we work.

[coupable]

In Capitalism societyK the work is seen as a mean to reach financial stability and luxuryK which incentivize people to work hard to achieve their ambitious dreams. Therefore, over focusing on those goals by working hard can lead to damaging personal and social life, which makes the human live to work instead of working to live a life that has realmeaning.
So the challenge is by achieving a balance that allows the person to live his own life life that allows him to enjoy his time, without that the work makes him lose his spirit and purposes in life.

[shinratensei_]

In so many ways,life has proven to us that working to live means our job is a means to an end.Its just that societal  pressure and standards has  become so overpowering and overwhelming that some individuals are left with no choice but to live to work.Its a real concern and there needs a balance without consuming the entire identity.

Job also has become identity these days and I see it more and more in the offices. People just work and go home when it's time to sleep.
Nothing we can do about it because the market is getting tougher and our purchasing power has plummeted.

Apparently it's just human adapting to the market which is doing many jobs and side hustle to make ends meet and to save a little.

[Skjadoon]

People work to earn money for family and life security, but stagnant wages and rising needs cause struggles. Despite progress, many barely meet basics.

[junder]

Job also has become identity these days and I see it more and more in the offices. People just work and go home when it's time to sleep.
Nothing we can do about it because the market is getting tougher and our purchasing power has plummeted.

Apparently it's just human adapting to the market which is doing many jobs and side hustle to make ends meet and to save a little.

With people who work all day and come home only to sleep, I think this is especially true for office or factory workers. I often see so many people going to work every morning and coming home in the afternoon, some even working the same day. And as far as I know, they only get one day off, and that's probably for family. I've imagined working like that, but I don't think I'd be able to do it; sometimes, just the thought of it makes me sick.
But I respect those like this because there may be no other way to survive than working, so they have to survive that way.

[Cryptmuster]

In Capitalism societyK the work is seen as a mean to reach financial stability and luxuryK which incentivize people to work hard to achieve their ambitious dreams. Therefore, over focusing on those goals by working hard can lead to damaging personal and social life, which makes the human live to work instead of working to live a life that has realmeaning.
So the challenge is by achieving a balance that allows the person to live his own life life that allows him to enjoy his time, without that the work makes him lose his spirit and purposes in life.

Most people will follow the path of least resistance, they will look for a job that is available, sometimes one that is not too demanding, and because of this, they may earn less money than they could if they had received a good education and found a high-paying job. If we rely only on an average salary, unfortunately, it is often not enough for a person to become financially independent, because most of the income will have to be spent on housing, food, clothing, and other necessities. Sometimes, such people may not even have any money left to create even small savings.

[Agbe]

The only way to financial freedom is through investment and setting up a financial system that keeps money flowing in and out. in today's world that we find ourselves we can't run away from expenses because expenses is just part of life this is why you can face life only depending on a salary because salary is never enough. Anyone who doesn't look beyond his salary will definitely work to live because, life will make you look like you are not putting in enough effort this is why people are always talking about increasing their salary but no matter how much is added to the salary it's not enough. Looking out for a business is the solution to this and in this digital era acquiring digital assets like Bitcoin will be a good step towards escaping poverty.

[coupable]

In Capitalism societyK the work is seen as a mean to reach financial stability and luxuryK which incentivize people to work hard to achieve their ambitious dreams. Therefore, over focusing on those goals by working hard can lead to damaging personal and social life, which makes the human live to work instead of working to live a life that has realmeaning.
So the challenge is by achieving a balance that allows the person to live his own life life that allows him to enjoy his time, without that the work makes him lose his spirit and purposes in life.

Most people will follow the path of least resistance, they will look for a job that is available, sometimes one that is not too demanding, and because of this, they may earn less money than they could if they had received a good education and found a high-paying job. If we rely only on an average salary, unfortunately, it is often not enough for a person to become financially independent, because most of the income will have to be spent on housing, food, clothing, and other necessities. Sometimes, such people may not even have any money left to create even small savings.

If everybody follows this rule, the whole system would collapse. The majority of people have their lives depends on average salary and in many cases even less than the average. This is fundamental in capitalism that people should suffer from luck of basics so they can stay slaves for the system. Karl Marx tried to describe well the Capitalism, but he described much better how it's another version of slavery, just like feodalism.