Currency increments have never been distributed evenly. In a fiat system, new money enters the economy through specific channels, which determines who benefits first and who pays the price later.



Look at reality: asset prices react first, followed by real estate, stocks, and art, which go through rounds of price increases. But what about consumer goods prices and wages? They always lag behind. As a result, those holding assets get on board before prices take off, enjoying the gains in value.

And what about salaried workers? They can't catch the train of asset appreciation and instead have to pay for the inflation that follows. Their money becomes less and less valuable, but wages never keep up with rising prices. So you'll notice a strange phenomenon: the harder people work, the more their purchasing power declines.

This is the cruelest aspect of the fiat system—money printing presses run, and wealth quietly shifts. Inflation is essentially a form of plunder, transferring wealth from savers to asset holders.

What should young people do? Two paths: one is to continuously upgrade their knowledge and increase their income ceiling; the other is to allocate core financial assets as early as possible. Digital assets like BTC and ETH might be the way to catch this wave of liquidity.
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GateUser-cff9c776vip
· 6h ago
No problem with that, so I went all in on BTC two months ago... and I'm still losing, perfectly illustrating the bear market philosophy.
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OnchainHolmesvip
· 6h ago
When the printing press starts running, the little investors are bound to get hurt.
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GovernancePretendervip
· 6h ago
After ten years of working hard, my salary still gets overtaken by inflation, this is outrageous
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ForkLibertarianvip
· 6h ago
The harder you work, the more you lose—that's the curse of fiat currency.
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RektButStillHerevip
· 6h ago
现在悔悟太晚了,早该all in btc
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WalletManagervip
· 6h ago
This is the real truth. People in the crypto circle have long seen through it. The game rules of fiat currency are like this: latecomers always end up holding the bag. I started accumulating some BTC and ETH heavily since last year. Looking back now, that decision really saved my life; otherwise, my salary wouldn't keep up with inflation. The key is to understand private key self-custody and not keep your chips on exchanges—that would be too stupid.
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