What do they really wish for us?

[Nuel0717]

Lately I’ve been thinking about something that doesn’t sit right with me.

In this country, it feels like once a young person starts making real money, instead of being encouraged, they’re automatically treated like a suspect. You see teenagers or youths doing well, and the first reaction from authorities is not “how did you build this?” but “you must be into fraud.”

I’m aware that the crime rate in our country is high, but that doesn’t mean every youth who makes money early is a fraudster. Instead of encouragement, we are now being frightened, and this is making many of us lose courage and avoid sociopolitical participation. Where I live, the armed forces in my community don’t even bother with proper questioning, they simply take you to their barracks or station, knowing that once you get there, your money will most likely be taken from you before you are released.

Many young people today are freelancers, traders, programmers, content creators, crypto investors, or business owners who simply used the internet to change their lives, yet the system refuses to recognize that.

It almost feels like the government and armed forces don’t want us to succeed early. They prefer that we stay struggling and dependent. The moment you try to rise above that, you become a target.

What they should be doing instead is creating policies that support youth entrepreneurship and help young people become productive and independent. That way, a young person wouldn’t have to enter a new area and first ask, “do police usually arrest youths around here?” even when they are doing legitimate work, But instead, they choose intimidation and suspicion, and that sends a very bad message.

So I keep asking myself: what do they really wish for us?
Do they want young people to innovate and build the economy, or do they just want us to remain poor so they can stay in control?