Waiting For Things To Get Better Is Not A Strategy

[Majestic-milf]

 We've become so complacent and used to managing to the point that we don't know when we're being cheated or deprived of our rights. The sad thing about this whole issue is that the government that should have made things better are slowly making it worse and constantly, the prices of things are going up without any hopes of it going down. Take me back to days where one can lead a comfortable life with just a tidy sum of money but according to one famous philosopher who said that the more money one makes, is the more thth want and then it creates more vacuum. That was what Benjamin Franklin said and although it's not quoted verbatim, it's the situation with the leaders who prefer to horde than share that's why instead of things to get better, they get worse.

[gibrab16]

We've become so complacent and used to managing to the point that we don't know when we're being cheated or deprived of our rights. The sad thing about this whole issue is that the government that should have made things better are slowly making it worse and constantly, the prices of things are going up without any hopes of it going down. Take me back to days where one can lead a comfortable life with just a tidy sum of money but according to one famous philosopher who said that the more money one makes, is the more thth want and then it creates more vacuum. That was what Benjamin Franklin said and although it's not quoted verbatim, it's the situation with the leaders who prefer to horde than share that's why instead of things to get better, they get worse.

The sad part is that governments that were meant to ease things are doing the opposite. Cost of living keeps rising, wages don’t match it, and there’s zero confidence things will actually get better. People aren’t asking for luxury, just a life where a decent income equals comfort again.

[rdluffy]

Good thread
In my country (Brazil), things are not going well at all. An extremely corrupt and inefficient government only makes things even more difficult for us
Taxes are increasing, basic items are increasing, along with everything else, far above what would be the “natural” inflation of things

I'm glad I learned about crypto, especially BTC, because it gives me a little more security, but the cost of always having to work harder, find new sources of income, change your field, etc. is physical and mental exhaustion, and I see little talk about that

But the problem is real. If you settle or wait for things to improve on their own, you will probably be left behind 

[Bitcoin_Budha]

Good thread
In my country (Brazil), things are not going well at all. An extremely corrupt and inefficient government only makes things even more difficult for us
Taxes are increasing, basic items are increasing, along with everything else, far above what would be the “natural” inflation of things

I'm glad I learned about crypto, especially BTC, because it gives me a little more security, but the cost of always having to work harder, find new sources of income, change your field, etc. is physical and mental exhaustion, and I see little talk about that

But the problem is real. If you settle or wait for things to improve on their own, you will probably be left behind 

Same happening in our country government which is mean to bring flexibility and smooth policies creating problems and giving no relief this is really hurting peoples are feeling stress, but they are not independent to talk about their problems openly because they are scaring.
Some time back many were feeling normal or having some good things but suddenly its gone terrible because now everyone is having issues and life is almost near deadlock inflation utilities bills with new generation is also having no motivation to do something better.

Corrupt peoples are taking control while well-educated and peoples those deserved to be having on right place are not able to do anything positive crypto is surely new fresh air for those are engaging like me hopefully this will bring something better.

[Findingnemo]

30 years back we can buy an individual house with our 3 years of savings but now it requires 30 years of saving, 20 years back we will get a very good paying job just because we got the degree now even with the best college we might have difficulty finding the one, and everything is due to the increase of population, more people chose to do the same things. So gaining success is still possible but they need to explore the ways that many people don't dare to try which ofcourse comes with high risk but instead of going for the big queue and bare minimum why not take the big risk and try we can do it?

[SUPERSAIAN]

We've become so complacent and used to managing to the point that we don't know when we're being cheated or deprived of our rights. The sad thing about this whole issue is that the government that should have made things better are slowly making it worse and constantly, the prices of things are going up without any hopes of it going down. Take me back to days where one can lead a comfortable life with just a tidy sum of money but according to one famous philosopher who said that the more money one makes, is the more thth want and then it creates more vacuum. That was what Benjamin Franklin said and although it's not quoted verbatim, it's the situation with the leaders who prefer to horde than share that's why instead of things to get better, they get worse.

The sad part is that governments that were meant to ease things are doing the opposite. Cost of living keeps rising, wages don’t match it, and there’s zero confidence things will actually get better. People aren’t asking for luxury, just a life where a decent income equals comfort again.

People in many countries dream of luxury. Those who dream of luxury often struggle to make ends meet. In fact, the real problem is that instead of saving, they spend lavishly, even going into debt, despite not earning enough. They buy the latest phone just for show. It might have been acceptable in the past, even if it wasn't always right. But in the current climate of extreme inflation and low wages, it's the last thing anyone should do.

[Zigabel]

Instead of thinking and hoping that things get better, you should rather think of how to get better yourself, if you keeping getting better by improving yourself daily skill wise, mentally and financially, you will most definitely get to the point where you will become above the system and the effect of the difficulty around the system will not be a problem as you will have the capacity to contain it for the longest and still not have to suffer as much as others who are below or within the system.

[M47AK16]

I don't believe this is about blaming anybody or waiting for things to change back or anything. Things don't normally change back. What appears to matter more is asking this question: Given that this is the reality now, what do I need to learn? What do I need to build? How do I make myself less dependent on systems that will not work the way I need them to? Those seem like more useful questions than wondering why things are the way they are.

But, basically we can fight and put hard word work for what is within our control and for the things beyond our control, we need to wait and depend on others. This is the reason, people are believing into the luck factor and then going into religious belief. In our everyday life, not everything within our control but you need to be make sure that you are fulfilling and doing everything perfect on the things which are within your control and the rest are driven by external force, sometimes it is termed as 'fate' or 'luck'.

Waiting for things or depending on others cannot be a strategy, I agree. But we cannot do anything about few other things where definitely depending on others' decision like government or other higher authorities or even our parents.

[eightdots]

Instead of thinking and hoping that things get better, you should rather think of how to get better yourself, if you keeping getting better by improving yourself daily skill wise, mentally and financially, you will most definitely get to the point where you will become above the system and the effect of the difficulty around the system will not be a problem as you will have the capacity to contain it for the longest and still not have to suffer as much as others who are below or within the system.

Development allows for the improvement of many things. It also enables the exploitation of new opportunities. To overcome challenges, you need to take action, and self-improvement is essential to knowing what to do. One of the advantages of self-improvement is having the necessary knowledge to overcome challenges.

Having a plan in place for many adverse situations always gives you an advantage. To be able to plan, you need to improve yourself. A good plan can prevent some negative situations from occurring in the first place.

[Anthony Bill]

Experience and knowledge is the main tool that makes things work the way you want. Knowledge will not allow you to make mistakes or chose wrongly because the knowledge is there to position you not to invest where you will regret when other people are making profit, while experience is another key people use to make things that refuse to work to start working, because they have learned from other people experience to make things get better.

[Felicity_Tide]

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Given that this is the reality now, what do I need to learn? What do I need to build? How do I make myself less dependent on systems that will not work the way I need them to? Those seem like more useful questions than wondering why things are the way they are.

So many points to pick out from this post because it basically concerns every single person, especially those that are not of a good standard financially. You see, the problem with so many today is that they spend more time asking questions, rather than finding solutions. The majority already believes that it is a norm to live an average life where you can basically afford just to feed, while seeing quality financial standards as opportunities that only a very few who are lucky enough, gets.

Personally, I have always believed that opportunities doesn't present itself in the same pattern to every single person. There are people who needs to put in effort to create opportunities for themselves, while there are others that just get, probably based on merits or other reasons. Like you said, the world is changing. The earlier people starts seeing things differently, the better for them otherwise, they will remain stagnant, while allowing those that has figured things out, to feel like the very lucky ones.

[yhiaali3]

Yes, everything is becoming more difficult and complex because people's needs evolve alongside technological advancements. In the past, people didn't need all the things we need today, things we can't do without. Their lives were simpler, while ours are becoming increasingly complicated.
But this is the reality and we cannot simply escape it. We must adapt and learn the struggle for survival to continue in this rapidly growing world. Developing skills and gaining new experiences is one of the best ways to adapt, but this will never be easy as a person gets older.

[iv4n]

What appears to matter more is asking this question: Given that this is the reality now, what do I need to learn? What do I need to build? How do I make myself less dependent on systems that will not work the way I need them to? Those seem like more useful questions than wondering why things are the way they are.

Well, after reading your post, I remembered something, and I think it fits perfectly:

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”
Usually attributed to Alvin Toffler

It's not as easy as it sounds, but once you get into it, maybe you can catch the meaning. Changes are inevitable... we need to learn how to adapt. And the entire life is a learning process... but sometimes, if we wish to move forward, we need to let go of old habits... to unlearn some things and relearn them in a new way, from some other perspective.

By the way, waiting can be a virtue... patience, discipline, control, and all that! But "Waiting for Godot" is something totally different.

[Cheema02]

We've become so complacent and used to managing to the point that we don't know when we're being cheated or deprived of our rights. The sad thing about this whole issue is that the government that should have made things better are slowly making it worse and constantly, the prices of things are going up without any hopes of it going down. Take me back to days where one can lead a comfortable life with just a tidy sum of money but according to one famous philosopher who said that the more money one makes, is the more thth want and then it creates more vacuum. That was what Benjamin Franklin said and although it's not quoted verbatim, it's the situation with the leaders who prefer to horde than share that's why instead of things to get better, they get worse.

You, the sad reality of our society. Your message highlights the serious issue which every individual faces today. We live in a condition where we become so used to adjusting that we forget to notice when our rights are taken  and we are treated unfairly. As we know the government is responsible to protect people and also responsible to improve living conditions of people but actually the painful reality is that the government does not fulfill its responsibilities but it makes the situation worse. As we know income and opportunities remain the same but the prices of basic needs increase day by day so it's a difficult task to survive in this situation. If seen back in the past an individual could live a comfortable life with a very normal income but its seeing is difficult. When people have a lot of  money and they desire more than it leads to greed and it leads to disaster of society. That's the same with the government, leaders focused on collecting wealth instead to solve the public issues and that's the main reason why life keeps getting harder.

[Callido]

I don't believe this is about blaming anybody or waiting for things to change back or anything. Things don't normally change back. What appears to matter more is asking this question: Given that this is the reality now, what do I need to learn? What do I need to build? How do I make myself less dependent on systems that will not work the way I need them to? Those seem like more useful questions than wondering why things are the way they are.

I know what it means to survive in an economy that continues sinking year after year, tenure after tenure, waiting for things to change is one way to commit suicide, revolution usually takes time, thinking to wait until then, not many can survive the hardship without being moved to make wrong, aggressive decisions.

Humans are capable of adapting to hardship, we still have new millionaires who became one during unfavorable economy, all they did was work more and think outside the box to achieve what they have, tough times usually build strong men who will succeed.

[coolcoinz]

I always say that life is short. If there's something you want to try, just do it. It's the same with skills that you want to learn. Don't waste time on waiting for everything to fix itself.

That said, I'm always amazed of how many people are stuck in the economy they don't like , that drains them every day and steals the fruit of their labor, but they're afraid to move and do something about it.
You can do very little but even small steps are better than no steps. People who get stuck waiting usually end up not achieving anything in their lives, because working whole day on minimum wage is not getting you anywhere.

[alastantiger]

I don't believe this is about blaming anybody or waiting for things to change back or anything. Things don't normally change back. What appears to matter more is asking this question: Given that this is the reality now, what do I need to learn? What do I need to build? How do I make myself less dependent on systems that will not work the way I need them to? Those seem like more useful questions than wondering why things are the way they are.

I agree with the framing, especially the part about things not 'changing back.' I know people who struggle with treating today’s complexity as a temporary inconvenience rather than a permanent shift. You know when that baseline cost of participation rises, the penalty for being unprepared becomes steeper and as you are unprepared you pay for it with experience.

Complaining about friction does nothing actually if the systems themselves are not designed to be simplified for you, so, stability now requires more intentional learning, better financial habits, and a clearer understanding of how institutions, markets, and incentives actually work. Self-reliance nowadays is a survival skill just so you know.

[Mikky02]

Things only get better if we understand the world we live in today I'll say we live in a digital era mostly in this era of the Gen-z and we expect things to be thesame I don't think so. Let  talk about the aspect of learning a skill one can acquire a skill today and in the next one year thesame skill has upgraded to another version same goes to our gadgets, appliances and many more to mention so those waiting for things to get better is a pity we just have to adopt to each change cause more are coming waiting is never a best decision

[devlin85]

I always say that life is short. If there's something you want to try, just do it. It's the same with skills that you want to learn. Don't waste time on waiting for everything to fix itself.

That said, I'm always amazed of how many people are stuck in the economy they don't like , that drains them every day and steals the fruit of their labor, but they're afraid to move and do something about it.
You can do very little but even small steps are better than no steps. People who get stuck waiting usually end up not achieving anything in their lives, because working whole day on minimum wage is not getting you anywhere.

Certainly, waiting passively rarely changes anything, but fear paralyzes many people, causing them to postpone important decisions “until things get better,” an improvement that almost never comes.
With a little foresight, you can learn a new skill, explore an idea, save to invest in yourself, or simply change your mindset. That's already progress, but most people remain in a state of constant inaction, and that really kills opportunities.

[Cookdata]

Good thread
In my country (Brazil), things are not going well at all. An extremely corrupt and inefficient government only makes things even more difficult for us
Taxes are increasing, basic items are increasing, along with everything else, far above what would be the “natural” inflation of things

I'm glad I learned about crypto, especially BTC, because it gives me a little more security, but the cost of always having to work harder, find new sources of income, change your field, etc. is physical and mental exhaustion, and I see little talk about that

But the problem is real. If you settle or wait for things to improve on their own, you will probably be left behind 

It seems corruption is too standardized and it's almost the same in most countries. The government don't know anything than to tax, let's not forget they print money anytime while the innocent people suffer their printing with inflation, this is what all countries does including the ones people see as saviors, they print money to pay people that will do jobs they don't create and the same money they looy like it's nothing to them. Sometimes if they explain government for you, you will never have common ground to see them as human


The society has normalize this pattern of go to school-get a job- get married pattern so much that this has affected so much it's too dip in the society but now things have change. I'm not sure if there has been a better opportunity to earn in the history of internet like now, anyone that has the basic and understanding of the internet can survive without government and I'm not even saying anything about crypto earning alone, so much is going on the internet to make yourself become too independent.