2025-12-26 07:00:34

Everyone's obsessed with how tough things are for millennials and Gen Z—housing costs, student debt, the whole nine yards. But honestly? They've got crypto, they understand digital assets, they're adapting. The real tragedy is happening quietly with people in their 50s. They're stuck between maxed-out mortgages, pension uncertainty, and a job market that doesn't want to hire them. Traditional finance failed them, and they're too burnt out to learn new systems. No safety net, no playbook, no time to recover from mistakes. That's where the real economic squeeze is happening.

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AirdropJunkie

· 2h ago

Stop talking. The group in their 50s are truly the ultimate, traditional finance has ruined them. --- To be honest, crypto is a turnaround opportunity for young people, but the older generation really doesn't have the energy to relearn. --- Still being laid off at 50 and then forced to learn Web3? This system is toxic. --- Pensions are gone, mortgage still needs to be paid, there's really no way out. --- Young people are mostly just poor, but the older generation is systematically abandoned. --- This is the real class trap, no one cares.

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SelfMadeRuggee

· 2h ago

ngl, the group of people in their 50s are indeed quite unfortunate, but I think they are not completely hopeless... it's just a matter of mindset. Speaking of traditional finance坑了这么多人, it should have collapsed long ago, really. Pension is just a facade; everyone relying on it needs to wake up. Wait, can they really turn things around by learning crypto... or is it just wishful thinking?

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LuckyHashValue

· 2h ago

Honestly, the group in their 50s has truly been forgotten. That's real despair. Traditional finance is a trap, and now they have to learn new things? There's no time at all. Gen Z has things we don't, but they can't see what they'll be like in 10 years. Pensions are gone, mortgage still unpaid, HR just passes on age—who can handle that? Compared to the young people who complain every day, my dad's generation is the one truly out of options.

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degenwhisperer

· 2h ago

People over 50 are really forgotten, and that's the most heartbreaking part. --- Damn, traditional finance has screwed them over enough, and now they don't even have the strength to turn things around. --- Speaking of which, young people can at least still tinker with the crypto world, but what about those over 50... they are stuck by the system. --- No safety net, no second chances—one mistake and it's all over. How much pressure is that? --- Compared to Gen Z's student debt, the situation of my dad's generation is indeed much worse. --- Pensions are unreliable, and job opportunities are limited by age—it's truly a no-win situation.

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LightningWallet

· 2h ago

My buddy is right, people in their 50s are really done for... mortgage pressing down on their heads, and no pension in sight. Traditional finance is a dead end, and now they want to learn Web3... forget it. Young people can still hustle, but these folks really have no way out.

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