The Quiet Poverty That's Not OftenTalked About.
You will be surprised at how many full grown adults that can't swim, cycle, skate, backpack, take a gap year, vacation, play an instrument or speak multiple foreign languages exist.
For them it's just a lifetime of hustling and trying to leave survival mode. These are subtle poverty metrics that no one really talks about.
Most people these days are caught in a relentless cycle of trying to simply survive, constantly hustling to make ends meet. Imagine the dreams deferred, the vacations never taken, the skills left unlearned. This quiet poverty isn't just about a lack of money; it's about the loss of experiences, of personal growth, of that feeling of freedom. These are the subtle metrics that show the deeper cost of financial strain.
This "quiet poverty" encompasses a wider definition than just the financial one. It reflects a lack of access to opportunities that contribute to personal growth, fulfillment, and a sense of freedom.
These experiences, whether learning a skill, traveling, or engaging in recreational activities are not merely superficial pursuits; they contribute to overall well-being and resilience.
When these opportunities are consistently unavailable, individuals are trapped in a state of perpetual survival, lacking the time and resources for personal enrichment.
The inability to swim, cycle, or take a vacation isn't just a lack of these specific activities; it signifies a deeper societal issue of limited access to the resources and circumstances that allow for experiences beyond bare survival.
This quiet poverty manifests in missed opportunities for personal development, social connections, and a sense of self-worth.
Raise your hand if you've ever felt like your life is a continuous sprint just to keep your head above water. You're hustling, you're surviving, and the idea of something like a gap year or even a leisurely bike ride seems like a distant dream.
Let's be real, a new pair of skates or learning a new language just isn't in the budget right now. These are the quiet moments of struggle, the subtle poverty metrics that go unnoticed in the headlines. Let's talk about it!!
For someone like me who once was up in arms against the Soviet union there is so much to say about things like these, so much has changed through the decades...
Back in the eighties there was of course a lot of freedom on a daily basis, no one ever had a bank account cancelled, and we could have almost whatever opinion we wanted, and talk about it!
Getting a job was down to trust, you could even just walk around, get a deal on doing a few days as a trial, that was often all.
Also setting up and running a business was easy, I remember taking over accounts as a student for running the darkroom, almost no paperwork, no questions asked about anything we did!
Yet now there are so many opportunities, even globally, and directly to anyone online, as is happening here, right now.
Back then everything was bound to your name, your reputation, your local community, this is now almost gone in the West. Of course saner parts of the world is still like this, and now that comes with all the opportunities online added.
But I also see that the hypnotizing, all encompassing environment online shapes everything, that almost no one is immune to how the big corporations, algorithms and now AI keeps us all trapped...
Combine that with financialization, money printing, and wealth extraction from almost every living being and we've got a situation that cannot last.
For those who dare venture outside of this "digital gulag" there are also opportunities like never before, like here on Hive!
Thanks for writing this, it fits well in with the things I am working on every day myself too :-)
Your experience speaks volumes of a stark contrast between the perceived freedoms and ease of the 1980s and the current environment. You're describing a system with seemingly less bureaucratic hurdles and a greater emphasis on trust and personal connection for employment and business. Good old times yh!
Thanks for stopping by!!
Actually I think there is more freedom and opportunity now, for the few who dare grab what is available!
Back then it was far harder to start from zero, both in terms of initial investment, access to hands on real learning, not to mention marketing or career opportunities outside the box.
Now, of course, the mental trap is way harder to get out of I think, but once someone with initiative and will to push hard manages to get out of it, then the tools like Hive, Bitcoin, Monero and all related tech are all there to build :-)
So if you were to restart life which era would you like to experience,the 80s era or this contemporary era of ours ?😂
With the combined knowledge I have now?
If was able to start again in the eighties with that, well then I'd have a private island and several genuine passports with different birth dates by now, a personal u-boat & enough Bitcoin to create real mayhem globally hahaha!!!
Emotionally I'd chose back then, real, practical freedom is everything... But these days is of course a real, interesting challenge...
If was able to start again in the eighties with that, well then I'd have a private island and several genuine passports with different birth dates by now, a personal u-boat & enough Bitcoin to create real mayhem globally hahaha!!!--
Wow! You've really got it all planned out I see .. I surely like the idea of the private land . Also having a whole lot btc with its current value in the 80s permits a lot of mayhem to be caused I agree with you 😂
It used to be possible to do wild things, if you read some of Andy McNab's earlier novels you'll get very good instructions on how to get several, real identities with passports, a stack of credit cards and so on haha!
All of that is close to impossible now, of course...
It's my first time of hearing that name , I should do some looking up I guess.
You could, if you like that type of novels. He was an elite soldier, I think his first novel is about real action that happened, but later on he got more into fiction that seems less realistic.
Read these a couple of decades ago, so I've forgotten most of it, except for that really interesting part hahaha
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