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>spend my late teens and early 20's being 'smart' with my money
>commuted to college instead of dorming
>picked cheap state school over dream school
>always declined nights out partying with friends and dinners out
>got a safe, boring, well paying finance job
>invested basically ever dollar I made

>finally hit a seven figure crypto portfolio in 2021
>the world is a hollow husk

I've learned my lesson, God. Just wake me up from this bad dream now.

>> No.29747640

hate people like you

>> No.29747675

>>29747563
Everything in moderation man, just learn from it and enjoy your youth a little before it's gone. I'm 30 and feel like I did everything wrong and I'm trying to unfuck myself so I might have a home before 50.

>> No.29747687

>>29747563
>black id
'twas fate

>>29747640
so do I. what aspect in particular?

>> No.29747714

>>29747563

I don't understand these threads. How can you have 7 figures and be depressed. the world is now your oyster, and you just can't exploit it? Some people would literally kill or commit high treason to be in your shoes.

Seriously if you can't use your 7 figures just send them to me and make someone else happy.

>> No.29747800

>>29747714
And I would kill to do those years of my life all over again. If I knew the world I lived in today would basically be this paranoid, polarized shut down shell of its former self, I would've said fuck it to it all.

>> No.29747879

>>29747714
I think it's more like he was so single minded about success and "making it" that he abstained from maintaining healthy relationships with friends and potential partners just so he could stack dosh. It alienated him and he woke up one day and realized he gets no do overs and that youth is fleeting. This is one thing the boomers were right about, get fucked up in your youth, have a good time for a couple of years but don't let it consume you and make something of yourself eventually. Success doesn't need to be realized before 22.

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29747985

>>29747563
The point of making it is to get far aways grom this hollow husk of a world, not to embrace it.

>> No.29747986

>>29747563
Uhhh i'm going down this path. Help tell me how to avoid this

>> No.29748119

>>29747800
Look forward. You don't need to look back. I'm guilty of the same mindset. A lot of people that did the opposite of you are looking back wishing they did things more like you.

>> No.29748166

Buy land

>> No.29748176

>>29747985
What does that even mean?

>> No.29748254

>>29748119
I try not to dwell on the past. To be honest, I was a spastic back then and going straight and narrow helped un-tizm' me.

My biggest issue is how barren the future looks. Even after quarantine ends, I just don't see our world going back to its old self any time soon. By the time things are back to normal, I'll no longer be a young man who can be reckless and impulsive with his newfound wealth.

>> No.29748322

>>29747879
>>29747800

If relationships are the problem why not invest time and effort into friends, or getting to know people? I was a depressed loner for most of my youth, you know, the kind of person you'd always suspect would shoot up the school. Eventually I just learned to open up a bit and trust people in my mid 20s. I still have issues but I have friends, and lots of good times with them. It is never too late, and everything just seems insurmountable. It is the same yada yada everyone says but it is true. The trick is just to continuously see yourself as 'work in progress' and take risks in order to better oneself.

>> No.29748334

>>29747985
Based

>> No.29748343

>>29748176
You cash out and live far away from society since you can afford it now. Well as far away as you can.

>> No.29748527

>>29748322
Genuinely impressed that you managed to make friends in your mid-20s. I was one of the "popular" people in my school years and haven't managed to do that. It's like I forgot how to take relationships beyond a professional level.

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>>29747985
Fud, you embrace it as it is rather than cope and deny. only having tough skin and not getting demoralized will you make it in the world. it gets brutal and depressing but at the face of hell, maintaining optimism and genuine positivity is the true test to making it.

>> No.29748926

>>29748527

I have to admit, environment and trustworthy people were also big factor in order for me to make it in that respect. I took my time with my studies and always had flatmates who would bring me to parties and slowly I just managed to start and trust people.

I also don't understand why people who 'make it' and get depressed still care about their portfolio and spend time on /biz/. If it is making you hollow why not just get out. Use the gains to be a somewhat free man in capitalistic society this is the only reason I wish to make it. waging is just getting time stolen from me.

>> No.29749326

>>29747879
Yeah but i don't understand this mindset. You can still Fuck,Drink,Travel in your 30s-40s-50s. Just look at all the 40-50 year old multi-millionaires fucking 20 year old models getting fucked up on the beach and look at all the people who wasted their 20s partying and "enjoying themselves", sure some of the made it after their 20s but the majority is stuck in debt in their late 30s and reminiscing the good old times. As they say "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence"

But listen to me anon, stop being a fucking faggot! Once this corona bullshit blows over, take some of that fucking money go to Amsterdam,Thailand,South America. Fuck,drink and enjoy your harvest, Stop being such a fucking cunt.

>> No.29749461

>>29747714
i don't get this threads because he knows he's talking to loads of people who aren't even at 6 figures

what is his intent, then? status signalling? humblebragging?

>> No.29749798

>>29749461
I'm not a millionaire yet but I'm well aware that a million dollars doesn't make your problems go away and I'm not going to disregard somebody's concerns just because they have money.

>> No.29750104

>>29747563

Why can't you be happy? You have money, stop being an asshole and chase yo mothafuckin dreams. Buy a fucking farm truck, drive it through the mud. Buy a fucking work shop, learn how to weld. Buy a bicycle, give it to a homeless person. Buy a gun, try to hit a target at 300 yards. Buy a computer, try to overclock it and beat the benchmark records. Buy a hooker and teach her how to fish. Buy a greenhouse, learn how to grow exotic flowers

I could go fucking on and on. Just because you're 7 figure crypto fag doesnt mean the only fun stuff is expensive stuff. You can only eat 700 dollar steak so many times

>> No.29750124

>>29749461
>humble bragging on an anonymous forum
I've been on /biz/ for years, my portfolio began here. There are likely more millionaires on this board than any other on 4chan, so aside from being financially-related, it seemed like the place where I'd find the most connection on this.

Also, I'm currently sitting at high six figures after the shits the market have been taking, but at ATH of BTC, I left the six figure zone and the excitement wore off in seconds.

>>29749326
Maybe it is a personal mindset thing. I find those mid-30s and 40s partying types to be kinda pathetic and reeking of insecurity. Types like Dan Blizerian. I think I feel a longing for missing out on that ignorance, immaturity, and recklessness of youth. It's not the same when you're older, and that's obvious to everyone.

I would want to put that money towards growing a family, taking care of my parents, and living a free life. I mostly worry about the dogshit post-covid world my children will grow up in, and the hollow, internet-based existence we are moving towards. It makes 'making it' all the less sweet I guess.

>> No.29750308

>>29750124
I understand anon but still i'd recommend you to take a year or two off and travel.
There won't be a "Post-Covid World" We had shit ton of pandemics before covid and after the vaccine everything went to normal, you should chill anon. You made it man, Congratulations!

>> No.29750331

>>29750124

Ohh, my guy. Covid is like a society dip. It just means when i teach my kids how to be tough, they'll be in a sea of kids who grew up pussies. Covid lockdown clown world is no reason to not take advantage and have a family of people stronger than 90% of americans

>> No.29750387

>>29750104
See: >>29750124

I have plans for the money. I'm not unhappy with what I built and am still growing. I am simply disgusted with the world I have inherited. What good are the keys to a lamborghini if it is currently on fire? This wasn't the world I envisioned.

>> No.29750416

You spent your youth chasing money, and now you're going to spend money to chase your youth.

>> No.29750464

>>29750387

Welll if you're in commiefornia, maybe this is true. Just do some push ups and tell yourself "fuck this place, florida has weather and doesnt give a shit about covid"

>> No.29750490

>>29750308
>>29750331
I appreciate it guys.

>> No.29750789

>>29750387
>This wasn't the world I envisioned.
I don't know anything about you, i'm just speculating, but this is something i hear from people who spend too much time on the internet. I thought this way too, and i stopped being online 12 hours a day and just focused on simple shit like walking, reading, studying deeper into my own interests like music. The world is still the world and there's a lot of things to experience besides current events bullshit and the nonsense people write online. I don't know you though, just something to consider if you're disappointed with the world of today.

>> No.29751109

>>29750387
Everybody else is living in the same world, except you have the money to live in comfort.
What exactly are you complaining about?
You probably have it better then 99% of people.

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29751177

>>29750789
>my own interests like music
Hello fellow /mu/tant.
Music is what keeps me going as well.
Do you make your own?

>> No.29751247

>>29747640
Same, brag fags get the rope.

>> No.29751336

>>29747563
loser LMAO

>> No.29751444

>>29751177
I played guitar since i was like 13. I have some things I "wrote" (chord progressions and some melodies) but i don't publish anything, don't care. Also made some shit in FL studio but decided I prefer playing instruments. Just love music and am fascinated by the way the impulse to make and listen to music seems to be universal, and that so many different types of amazing music exist. /mu/ is a shit board though, bunch of fucking posers

>> No.29751559

>>29751444
I agree /mu/ is a shit board, but it has a special place in my heart since it was my first board here.
If you have anything recorded send it on vocaroo and I'll try sampling it, if you're interested.

>> No.29751683

>>29749326
fucking based

>> No.29751844

>>29747563
Start a family

>> No.29752427

>>29747563
Friendly advice, take 25k and blow it somehow, youll feel better. Pick yr poison, vacation, hobby, whatever.

>> No.29752443

every single one of these threads is a larp
prove me wrong (you cant)

>> No.29752661

Clown world means that you're actually more powerful than you otherwise would've been
Everybody else is on the wageslave treadmill and completely hypnotised by the fear propaganda & bread and circus
I fantasise about making it into 7 figures and spending the next decades of my life slowly trying to gain political relevance. I don't know if it'll ever be fruitful, or if I'll just eat expensive steaks and browse 4chan for the rest of my days.

>> No.29752818

>>29747563
I would literally kill to be in your position right now

>> No.29752928

>>29747563
Terrible humblebrag anon, fuck off.

>> No.29752986

You have worked hard to get where you are, anon. Now you can have some fun.

Get off biz and start talking to old friends. If you don't have any you want to talk to, make new ones. There are lots of high achievers who enjoy having fun in the finance world, you just have to find them.

Go drinking, do drugs, do something that makes you happy. Reward yourself for having made it.

>> No.29753035

>>29752443
I have no desire to convince you of anything. With that said, as someone who lives in the NYC metro, I can assure you that a million isn't a particularly huge amount of money here. My parents' middle class suburban home is worth 600k alone. My starting salary out of school was 85k and I am currently making 135k at 28, still living with my folks and banking all of it. Having a million dollars at this point in my life is by no means unrealistic.

>> No.29753056

>>29750416
rip OP you fucked up

>> No.29753178

>>29747563
Haha you wasted your yout-
wait I wasted my youth too

>> No.29753232

>>29752986
Why are people acting like 1 million is a lot in 1st world? That's not even enough to retire

>> No.29753253

>>29747563
Travel and have lots of sex. Maybe buy a sailboat and sail around the world with a harem

>> No.29753427

>>29753232
K den post portfolio poorfag

>> No.29753546

>>29750124
>Maybe it is a personal mindset thing. I find those mid-30s and 40s partying types to be kinda pathetic and reeking of insecurity

It is like going to the movie theaters or eating alone. It only bothers you if you are insecure. Maturity is not giving a shit and then realizing no one else gives a shit. Limiting your enjoyment of life just because of how you think other people view you is stupid.

>> No.29753592

>>29747687
bragging about your 7 fig portfolio when I have just been kicked down from 4 figure hell to 3 figure numbness

>> No.29753597

>>29749326
>You can still Fuck,Drink,Travel in your 30s-40s-50s.
Lol.
At 30, your hangovers begin to last several days.
At 40 and 50, your dick stops working properly. For a 25 year old man, the refractory period, between cumming and wanting to fuck again, is between 5-20 minutes. For a 50 year old, it's 5-10 days.

>> No.29753709

>>29753597
that is horseshit lmaoooooooooooo

>> No.29753759

>>29752928
>>29753592

There's nothing to brag about living with your parents until you're basically 30 and experiencing the entire world through your computer screen. I wouldn't even say I am particularly great at investing. I just picked a few well memed winners like ETH, LINK, and ADA and held through ups and downs while continually pouring in all the money I was making.

>>29753546

I don't particularly care about what others think. Me suggesting it in this particular instance was me simply inferring a universal truth known to all, middle-aged big shots partying like 21 year olds are coping to make up for years they feel they missed out on. I have no desire to be a 21 year old at 40. I wanted to be a 21 year old at 21. Instead I was 40.

>> No.29753833

>>29753597

it depends if you train your drinking habits you don't feel the hangovers even at 20 or 40 as much. Just keep drinking as a habit.

>> No.29753927

>>29747986
Be sociable. Talk to people around you. Develop hobbies. Volunteer. Develop a personality. Look at the local event flyer for events.

>> No.29754121

>>29753709
It really isn't. The body starts disintegrating really quickly when a man reaches 30. People speak of women "hitting the wall" - they lose their youthful beauty. The same happens for men, but with the functionality of their bodies and not their looks.

The amount of men at +30 who get some ridiculous, persistent injury from just doing day-to-day shit is astounding, because their bodies just quit.

Oh, and by the way, if you want kids, get them fast. Old man jizz causes autism.

>> No.29754132

>>29753597
That depends on your health not just your age. A good diet and exercise does a lot.

>> No.29754235

>>29754132
Granted, that is true. And it is absolutely essential to do if you don't want to fall apart in your 30's.

>> No.29754391

>>29753592
"4 figure hell" does not exist. It's what kids and neets call being unemployed. If you cannot make $10,000 by any other method, how will you compete in financial markets where it is even more difficult to make money?

>> No.29754504

>>29753759
There is no such thing as being a 40 year old at 21 or 21 at 40. You are just being you at any age.

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>>29747714
Im depressed because even if I have money, I can't get a gf. I'm failing at basic normie shit.

>> No.29755074

>>29754504
Uh...It's a metaphor my guy.

At 21 years old I was conservative, risk averse, thinking too much about the future and how impulsive actions I would take would impact my life down the road. These are all features more common to a middle aged man than someone 18-21. It certainly left me alienated from many of my peers at that age.

I've learned to lighten up a bit since then, but there's obviously still no way to change my brain back into that of a 21 year old. Me trying to larp as one, which is the 40 year old mid-life crisis cope, would just be pathetic.

>> No.29755391

OP is a faggot and the reason you should avoid /pol/ if you are a little bitch
1 million dollars and you are crying about the "state of the world." faggot.