Every time I see these brutal slices of society where capital ruthlessly exploits, it’s a bloody reminder of one harsh truth: effort without leverage is worthless in the face of capital. The suffering of the bottom tier has never been the key to wealth; the ambition of institutions is. When the profits of traditional industries are squeezed dry by giants, all the incremental funds are rushing madly into the AI productivity revolution and Crypto networks. They don’t need to tell you the truth—just use short-term crashes to shake you out and make you give up your chips. Retail investors are always blindly chasing others’ consensus, while those who truly break through class barriers only hold onto core assets on the coldest left side of the curve. Extend your time horizon and look at the underlying logic of how this world operates. Do you want to keep being the harvested leeks in the old world, or embrace the wealth windfalls of the new cycle? If you’re not convinced, prove in the comments how you’ve managed to beat inflation with just your salary.