RE: LeoThread 2025-10-22 22-31

[papaart]

This resonates a lot. A classic migrant background where parents gave up everything to move abroad, working seven days a week for years running a small takeaway.

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[papaart]

Rebellion led to pursuing creative passions through the twenties and contributing to amazing projects, but without savings. Sacrificing for the arts feels like a meme now that creators can be replaced by AI.

[papaart]

There are questions about what might have happened with earlier exposure to Bitcoin and investing; with both parents now too sick to work, regret exists over not lifting more of that burden.

[papaart]

Currently on a first digital-nomad arc, spending the longest time away from home in years and often torn between responsibilities—work has been everything, yet there’s recognition that life holds more.

[papaart]

Many in this space aim to build a future, but fear and greed often create PVP dynamics.

[papaart]

Hope remains that crypto can move beyond the “for someone to win, another must lose” mindset; maybe then retail will truly return, when financial freedom and genuine value align. One can hope 🙏

[papaart]

This clip resurfaces often and always hits home
People live in ways that prevent truly knowing them because constant short-term worries—survival—take priority

[papaart]

A parent spent a lifetime trying to make ends meet, very traditional and reserved; the family stayed disconnected, yet food was put on the table and schooling was paid for at the expense of that parent’s own health and access to care

[papaart]

There was an awareness of not being the best child—slightly misguided and sometimes rebellious—and daily frustration with the circumstances

[papaart]

Somehow focus was found, leading to involvement in this space; chasing perpetual growth prompts reflection about whether paying it forward earlier would have changed things

[papaart]

Even with much more money now, the eventual realization is what or who truly matters on the journey