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This post was insightful. TLDR - Long Degeneracy
This post has been getting a lot of buzz on X:
The Prison of Financial Mediocrity. There is a lot to unpack, but it strikes a good balance of where younger people are struggling with just having a regular 9-5 job climbing the corporate ladder, while social media shows them their peer group making millions working 2hrs per week.
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It talks about why prediction markets and crypto get so much interest from younger generations, which has me continuing to think $HOOD ( ▼ 1.34% ) is a trillion dollar market cap within 10 years.
The post talks about writing their own newsletters using platforms like Beehiiv, which Social Leverage is an investor in, or creating their own content, or monetizing by building their own business.
My takeaways is that taking calculated risks is necessary. Using leverage in a risk-controlled way is necessary. It’s clear to me that social arbitrage investing and focusing on areas you know best is a way to profit in the prediction markets. Riding a 9-5 job to make enough money to own a home one day is not easy or possible in some markets, but controlling your own destiny and building your own business or side hustle is booming now and will continue into the future.
