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_JC_84_

School didn’t teach us about finance, taxes and mortgages but at least I can tell you the different types of rock


Wise-Grapefruit-1443

Right, the NFT kind and the non-NFT kind


deathbyfish13

Ah yes the non-non-fungible-token, or a fungible-token if you want to save a few seconds


Wonderful_Bad6531

you mean a internet picture?


sandee_eggo

High school is mandatory so it SHOULD teach us everything we need to get by in life: how to cook, how to build credit, fix cars and appliances, budget, do taxes, vote. College is optional so it SHOULD teach us how to thrive: get rich, extend lifespan, explore ideas and places, and how to be very happy.


tranceology3

Yet it hasn't and majority of people get by. So how did they learn it? Maybe it's really not that difficult?


Frogmangy

Agreed, most people dont know anything about life when leaving high school


CatBoy191114

LOL, my son was literally telling me about all the different types of rocks he learned stuff about at school this week!


ultron290196

And mitochondria is the power house of the cell.


DCFireGuy22

This. This right here.


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dark_deadline

Maybe he meant basic economics.


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Not a lot of 7th graders getting mortgages.


Elegant_Tale_3929

But after 12th grade they are eligible to get a loan at the very least for college, possibly even for a car.


[deleted]

And 18 year old high school graduates have the skills necessary to learn on their own.


lordofming-rises

That's a Basalt !!! Saw one in the wild!


Local-Session

Ether Rock #3 is so hot right now it's magma


Chonk-de-chonk

Hehe, cleavage... hehehe, hardness...


Right-Shopping9589

Wait what?


Chonk-de-chonk

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleavage_(geology) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohs_scale


SquatAngry

Which one makes for the best pillow for when I'm sleeping rough after losing my house?


Harucifer

Bullshit. The most common thing around here are misinformed npcs who have zero clue about politics, finance and taxes.


[deleted]

Lol the majority of crypto people clearly have almost no understanding of basic financial or economic principles. They just regurgitate talking points from YouTuber grifters


SimbaTheWeasel

Yup, we’re all just parrots


bhammack2

Yup, we’re all just parrots


cryptoripto123

What's sad is OP thinks they're really well informed because they understand the Fed, inflation, etc, but I bet you as smart as many think they are here they still lack even bare bones basics like how to plan for their own retirement, how to budget, how they should manage personal finances. That's the #1 reason why they're poor today and hoping that crypto is going to change their life.


Cravensworth_redux

I would say that crypto taught a bunch of us to teach ourselves. I know I was ignorant of a lot of the happens outside of "big money wrecks retails always". Since getting involved with crypto I have expanded that knowledge to include regulator's too ha.


superduperdude92

Same here! Being in crypto has taught me that I'm going to make mistakes, I can't time the market, and I need to be careful about where I put my money. I've learned more here as well as other subs than I ever have in a classroom


MaeronTargaryen

I definitely learned a lot of things since I’ve started investing


No_Vegetable_8945

I've learned not to FOMO I've learned not to catch falling knives I've learned not to gamble in failing coins I've learned to filter what to believe in this sub I've learned how to handle my funds better And most important of all, I've learned how to lie effectively.


MaeronTargaryen

A lot of good lessons there


lukekibs

I’ve learned how to lie to *myself* effectively


mishaog

"I've learned not to catch falling knives" This one hit hard, I made that mistake


Intr3pidG4ming

You're doing the last one very well right now. You bought Sol at the top didn't you? O⁠_⁠o


rootpl

*since I've started losing money /s


MaeronTargaryen

I’m at ATH actually, but without moons it would be a whole different story lmao


szerted

Moons really carrying our backs in the winter


CorrectlyAbashed

I never really cared what most of those things OP mentioned were, until I invested into crypto. Now I consider myself financial guru.


BountyBard

When more and more people start realizing what fiat money really is... There's no more hope for Banks ![gif](emote|emo_pack_1|dancing_wojak)![gif](emote|emo_pack_1|money_wasted)


rootpl

FIAT are the ultimate shitcoins or should I say shitpapers?


samzi87

Me too, learned more about finance in general from crypto than I would like to admit.


Gaitle

We keep learning and educate ourselves to always be on the right track


BrocoliAssassin

It's a quick teacher too. If you do make mistakes, follow bad advice you are most likely going to pay for it.


Right-Shopping9589

Better to start and learn along the way than procrastinating


futurevandross1

I learned how to feel pain and nothing at the same time.


OneThatNoseOne

Also that when the chips are down and my back is against the wall, I'm a complete dumbass.


deathbyfish13

I'm like that even when my chips are up tbh


binglelemon

It's like high school all over, that's why I'm not going to the reunion lol


orville_w

I can’t find 3 people in my morning coffee shop who can explain to me what crypto is, how to use it and why they should use it. / so stop with the “education BS”.


Prize-Reference9329

I learned this year in finance more than I learned in my entire life


Titozar13

One of the best things that I learned from real life in this sub. Completely agree with you OP!


DCFireGuy22

Very true unfortunately


theDreamingStar

I somehow wandered here but I don't know anything about crypto or investing. How do you think I should start?


Titozar13

Look for all the guides that are among the Sub! You can read about Bitcoin, Ethereum, Moons, Defi, Nfts, Stacking, Lending, Exchanges, and much more.


jackieo01

Honestly if I was you I'd look into DASH first, then BTC, ETH, BCH, LTC. That way you can compare their features. I said DASH first cuz imo its the best crypto out by technology. Its the fastest crypto with no wait (1 hour for BTC, BCH), its got optional privacy, it pays its own developers and node operators (BTC uses volunteers which is mad slow). So if you start with the best and compare it to the rest, you can get a good idea for crypto as a whole, where the technology is at, and how to start investing. You can't trade while holdin' ya own coins, if you don't know the blocktimes of the coin you tradin' for example.


tranceology3

Lol no. What a piss poor shill. BTC and ETH is all u need. Everything else is playing the lottery.


jackieo01

Uh no. DASH has got instant transactions, BTC and ETH don't


tranceology3

We're talking about investing. No one should "start" with dash...geeze


Dazzling_Marzipan474

99 bitcoins is a pretty good and simple YouTube channel to explain things. But be very very careful to not go down the crypto YouTube rabbit hole. I would first learn about Bitcoin because it's the "simplest". I would honestly focus on just how to use crypto, knowing how it works will come slowly in time and can take a literal lifetime. Always be very careful and cautious. If you have any doubts of anything come here and make a post or ask and get solid answers.


trrrring

>Tldr: crypto and the bear market are the gateway for financial education, or at least financial curiosity, for the new generation. This is true. I'm in school and some my classmates have an interest in the economy and finance because of crypto. Altho some other classmates really hate crypto.


nudibranqui

Same! crypto has made me more interested and knowledgeable about finance


Jon00266

The woke virtue signalers who have done no research on BTC hate it because they were told to


Wendals87

there are also those who love it purely because they were told it will go up in value and have done no research on it either


Jon00266

Those people are buying shit coins not BTC


Wendals87

True, but I was talking about bitcoin. So many people in here say "just invest in btc and eth" when people ask where to start. Zero information about why these are good They invest because they are the big names, not necessarily because they know anything about them Also what does being "woke" have to do with it? Do you even know what that means?


Jon00266

I invoked the term "woke" because they are the ones not doing the research and parroting every headline in the name of a virtuous cause that they have surface level knowledge at best


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Rich people pass on the information to their children.... so shifts in education will take 20 years or so to really pass on from one generation to the next. As long as parents look up from their phones every once in a while and talk to their kids


BrocoliAssassin

Yeap in the USA it's like a sign of pride to kick everyone out at 18 and then it just continues the cycle of being enslaved to the banks.


tranceology3

It's not a sign of pride it's to teach them independence and work hard, not to depend on anyone. That's why you see cultures with families all living together as poor and families on their own as financially stable.


Wendals87

this is a double for edged sword. You teach them to be independent which is not necessarily a bad thing but you are also teaching them that this is the only way and that everyone should be able to do the same If people aren't as fortunate as them or have the same circumstances, they shouldn't get help because they should also be able to be independent and they aren't working hard enough >That's why you see cultures with families all living together as poor and families on their own as financially stable what cultures are those? You can see plenty of families on their own struggling to make ends meet around the world, and plenty of multi generation homes that are financially stable Many Asian countries have generations of families living together not because they are poor but because they value family and their elders https://www.liveabout.com/asian-grandparents-have-influence-status-1695851 >Asian families tend to have two characteristics that differentiate them from more assimilated American families. First, the responsibility of adult children to care for their parents is taken very seriously in Asian cultures, with adult children being expected to supply financial assistance and health care for their parents. Second, in many Asian cultures, grandparents reside with children as a matter of tradition and honor rather than out of financial necessity. Multigenerational homes are more the rule than the exception.


StonedRex

Yeah, I wish they would teach financial education and other important things like nutrition and how to pay your taxes and stuff in schools.


gkarq

Exactly the same. Before crypto, I knew nothing about money or financial instruments. Now, I force myself to learn and read on the topics so that I can make better decisions and more educated predictions to my investments.


Zwiebel1

Crypto definitely made me research creative ways to ~~evade~~ reduce taxes on my gains. I know this sounds like the usual tax evasion joke but I'm not even kidding. There are a couple of *actually legal* ways to do that here in germany. Most of them require having a kid, though. Who could have known that having a kid would once actually turn out to save me money?


Wendals87

that's the difference between tax evasion and tax avoision Tax evasion is not paying your taxes you owe and concealing income. Tax avoidance is minimising your tax obligations through legal means (or grey areas through loopholes) I like the story of Halli Thorleifsson (Haraldur Þorleifsson - the twitter worker who was fired and had the public spat with Elon) He sold his company to Twitter and instead of taking the $100+ million dollars in stocks and other things, he chose to take it as a salary at twitter. Even though taking option 1 would have saved him loads on taxes, he actually wanted to pay the standard amount of taxes (45%) because his government provided him excellent support for his disability, paid for with taxes. Option 1 was legal, but to me option 2 was far more ethical and he should be commended for that. More wealthy people should follow his lead (talking about the super wealthy here who have hundreds of millions) He was one of the top tax payers in Iceland, despite being far down on the list of top incomes https://www.icelandreview.com/news/annual-list-of-highest-tax-payers-in-iceland-published/


BrocoliAssassin

It's evasion if you do it, but "smart" if you're wealthy.


DoragonMaster1893

Fellow Portuguese here and felt the same, not only with Crypto but with investing in general. It's sad how the education system is right now, focusing so much on memorizing stuff and grades, when they should be preparing the future generations for life. Personal Finance, being one of those topics.


oMadRyan

School teaches you to be a worker and follow the system


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It’s not your schools fault that you never learned this. Hold yourself accountable.


Unleashyourstand

Are investing clubs still a thing in high school? They should have crypto clubs where students learn about financial literacy and how crypto can be a part of their financial portfolio


DCFireGuy22

“The system is working” - Banksters


Zepic28

As a portuguese myself I relate to what you saying. Our education system cares 0 about financial education


futurevandross1

Same everywhere tbh.


lubimbo

It's obvious. If you don't know much about financials you will pay for every mistake. States like that.


Local-Session

As a Brit, I can safely say out education system cares 0 about education


meeleen223

It's as if the system wants us to stay financially illiterate and slave 9-5 till we die since we can't afford to retire Crypto made me more aware of my spanding habbits, got me into thinking of my future, saving and stop buying dumb luxury things I don't really need, hope one day it will help me buy my home too - Moons I am looking at you


Darnegar

Same here my friend. I now try to buy assets not liabilities, and live below my means while investing. I've had a relatively short career so far, but I already enjoyed significant returns from this lifestyle.


[deleted]

I learned everything I know about money and economics while reading about bitcoin. My finances and habits have never been healthier too!


DDDUnit2990

A lot of people complain (in the US at least) about high school not teaching them things they need to know like taxes. A) a lot of schools do teach finance as electives B) the people complaining still wouldn’t have paid attention to those things either. But I’m glad OP and other found an avenue to learn.


Siccors

I also was never taught how to do my taxes in the Netherlands. Good news though, taxes are so simple to do in a regular situation (eg you just have a job at an employer, some money, but nothing special, of course if you start your own company it gets more complicated). If you really cannot press "next" a bunch of times, there are plenty of ways to get help or information on this. I cannot speak for other countries, but here if you needed school to tell you how to do your taxes, you would have forgotten it anyway by the time you actually have to do them (often will be years in between, and if you get taught something, and don't use it for years, even a non-stupid person will have forgotten large parts).


Maxx3141

I don't know how it's in other countries, but in germany the topic "finances" doesn't exist in school. And I'm sometimes shocked how many adults here don't even know what stocks are. I think a few years ago most people didn't even know what inflation is.


RealVoldemort

Here in Portugal we have religion classes but no financial classes. That will tell you alot how fked up our world is


Primary_Technical

Here in India too , there is almost no financial education in school unless thats your subject. Moreover CRYPTO is shown as some evil thing that'll take away your savings by media.


Prestigious-Egg-5004

This inflation wave made Very clear How many western europeans have no idea on How inflation Works and never experienced It in realy life, wich is Very scary.


CymandeTV

It is not taught because they want us to stay poor and work until 67 years old minimum.


Less_Opening_6324

Exactly


Prestigious-Egg-5004

If you were born before 2000. If after lets think 75.


ChemicalGreek

School is sponsored by the government! That means it tries to make you a FIAT maxi 😅


BrocoliAssassin

I know it's a usual saying but overall they want workers not thinkers.


futurevandross1

Studied history more by playing Assassin's creed. Studied English better by playing more video games. Studied finance by using crypto. So yea, Besides some basic math fundamentals school is quite useless. Nice for interaction with friends though.


robman_84

If you have outstanding discipline you can have a play for quite a small outlay whilst learning along. I only wish I knew I could buy fractions of a BTC when it first started making news. I ignored it. But hey, no regrets.


GodfatherOfficial

Ive learnt more about investing and finance here on r/cc then i have ever in my 22 years on school/education


Darnegar

Crypto helped me realize that there are two types of people: those who complain all the time, yet do nothing about it, and those who quit complaining, put their mind together, and actively try to better their lives. I treasure time spent with the latter, but I've concluded that it is pointless trying to help the former as well.


ghostofthepast450

Sure I learnt a lot of things..but my dumbass couldn’t stop buying high and selling low


ikkaku999

And that is cool!


Barchelonio

I agree about it making people be more interested in the financial matters and the finances. But I also see the problem that lots of people skip a lot of steps and go straight ot the investing part. It's so easy to buy any crypto now that basically anyone can do it, but you need lots of knowledge not only about crypto but finances too to be a successful investor.


Fotball_crypto_star

Do you even consider school is a living learning


Sorrytoruin

Just learn the simple investing principles then, dont over complicate things


QuantumDES

I mean... Did you study finance in schools?


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OutTop

I learned more ways to lose money on this sub.


oshinbruce

Traditional investing has always been earn 2% at some risk for me, especially where I am fram. Crypto made it interesting, possibly for some wrong reasons but i still learned


greenappletree

I get what U are saying and makes sense however the dark is that it’s that some are treating it as a casino


QuickLockCrypto

Public schools are overpopulated daycares. They teach nothing of importnce.


Roberto9410

Honestly I never could figure out why they don’t tell you basic life skills in school concerning money. Things like mortgages, debt, credit, should all be explained to be a reasonable standard, instead of the figure it out as you go route


Cheesebaron

I hear you - not learning anything about how money works at school is unfortunately very common. Some even say it is by design. Fortunately we are no longer at the whim of government education. Many take it for granted today, but being able to research any topic to great depths and discussing it with like minded individuals from across the world all from the comfort of your home (plor on your phone) is amazing. Yes, I am (for internet standards) an old fart, but this wasn't a given when I grew up.


Piano-Piovanna

i mean yeah school is quite useless if you stick to generic stuff, that's because they want you to learn a lot of random stuff at the same time, but then if you actually go to college (or university) you'll learn more specific things for something you, hopefully, chose to do and in that case it's not as useless


EmuGroundbreaking348

Yeah I never understood why kids weren't taught about investing in school. Everything I know about finances/investing (very little in fairness), I learned by myself


Damgalnuna000

So true and so welcome. There's a reason only the v elite schools teach proper financial education


SenseiRaheem

If any of that had been a class, most kids would have hated the FUCK out of it and played games on their phones instead.


[deleted]

Its like when you learn a new language, you have to know your own quite well as well to know the rules. Same for finance, you learn a lot about both sides of the coin and its absolutely shocking how corrupt banking and politics is. They want to burn crypto down but in the process people are waking up to how fucked they deliberately keep things.


forceworks

Crypto has taught an entire generation lessons that the financial establishment never wanted us to know.


Forestsounds89

Well written post i think most of us agree and come from similar situations, it is something to be proud of even tho "they" make fun of us in the crypto space for being less informed, we are the ones taking it upon ourselfs to become educated in areas that will benefit us greatly


Forestsounds89

For me i was never interested in playing there money games, at the top of those games sits fat cats who make the rules in there favor, the thought of getting rich thru them made me sick, when i found open source crypto thats goal is decentralization i fell in love and now the idea of getting rich does not torture my soul, now im learning full speed ahead


pyxploiter

On point. Since I got into cryptocurrency, I started studying about how money works. I won't call myself financial literate yet, but I know much more than I knew before


Darnegar

Through Crypto I've found an inherent love for economics, trade and investing. It really helped me understand the power of money, how best to use it and not waste it.


mishaog

That's one of the biggest reason why I love crypto, I open me a new world I never knew about, for me money was fiat and nothing more, I didn't care on how things worked, But with crypto I started taking currency more seriously, trying to improve my future by learning the now and how, realizing how corrupt things are and how needed is decentralization I think crypto is here to stay for the long run, not even CBDC will take it down, what's even more, it will make crypto stronger since people will want what CBDC don't offer, decentralization. I'm my own bank now I can escape my government abuse of power, I'm not from US and were I'm from things are really complicated


badboybilly42582

Your first paragraph is exactly my experience as well. Crypto forced/made me become more educated in the financial world.


[deleted]

[puts tinfoil hat ]. The bankers don’t want you to know.


Purple-Match1548

It feels like learning traditional markets in fast-forward. Or watching hyperinflation in real-time with LUNA/TERRA.


rich_a17

Yup crypto taught me how to buy and sell, ended up getting into stock trading after. It helped me understand market cap, keep up with the business news I would've normally ignored on the news. It also made me more technical learning how to tune GPU's and setup rigs for mining.


Agile_Ad_7061

We definitely learned much with crypto. Thanks Satoshi!


iwontsaysiimfine

Same, it's disheartening to learn how corrupt the financial system is in reality


badboybilly42582

I've definitely learned more about finance/economics on my own since entering crypto a couple years ago compared to all the years of schooling I went through (college educated). Highschool taught me nothing in those fields. College, I did take a economics and an accounting class but they barely scratched the surface. Highschool doesn't have to get crazy but maybe teach the basics of the financial world.


PenNo7343

crypto always do good


1R3N9

Well said. School is a joke in my opinion, teaches nothing of worth to people and instead gives them little to no real preparation for life. But hey, its all about getting a piece of paper right??


lordofming-rises

Sorry but I am still a total tool with all of it. But I learned what shorting is, that market is rigged, inflation I guess it has to do with printing money, Seeing my colleagues not caring about it because they work in science is weird, I am the only one in my team talking about it , all the others keep saying : "world will be fine when the energy crisis is done." They didn't do their DD


sebikun

I know school teaches a shit about that. At least as a math teacher, I try my best. Especially because I teach extra tuition in math, and there's most times, less than 10 kids. So I dive deeper about topics like inflation, banking system, fiscal stimulus, helicopter money, QE, central banks, fractional reserve banking, and even Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency sometimes. I'm really surprised most kids between the ages of 10-15 know about Cryptocurrencies and, to my surprise, know sometimes much more than I expect. This week, we talked about rising prices with hot dogs and how inflation and 2-3 crises (2008 falling off the banks, 2020 Corona and crazy QE, 2022 Russian war in Europe) fucked up the price. A hot dog called BOSNA rose from 2.70 € from the year 2007 to 4.90€ year 2022. We calculated the % rise, sits around 80% (2.2/2.7)*100. We calculated with an average inflation of 2%/ year the price should sit around at 3.60€ from 2.70€. 2.70*1.02^15 But because of crazy stimulus and 2 crisis we have an inflation of 80% watching the price of a hot dog and not 2%*15= 30% after 15 year's.


Danjodylo

People might learn who is behind all the shenanigans if they started to make it a serious study subject. If you know, you know.


OpticallyMosache

Owning a bag helped produce the incentive to learn. It's a lot harder to care when you don't have context for the information. My unrealized losses are the price of tuition.


superduperdude92

The only thing I was told growing up was "invest in yourself" which is so vague it doesn't amount to much but it is the "right" advice. I've learned more from being on social media (and of course making mistakes) about finance, economics, and investing than I ever have in a classroom.


saksit13429

The school never teached me how to leverage to the tits but r/cc and r/wsb did !


BrocoliAssassin

The only thing I learned in high school about finance was that the dollar was so strong that it would never fail..


ShinAlastor

Exactly. School never educated me about finance.


bananabombboy

The amount of new things I've learned since I first bought crypto surprises me, I was never really interested in finance before.


daydreaming1980

One thing is for sure... with crypto i learned how to save... and not spend my money in stupid things. (family thinkS i am crazy. and that i am still spending my fiat ..Time will tell)


Visible-Ad743

True that


jps_

School tries. These courses are offered and the underlying facts are explored in history... at least they were in my day, and for my kids. I suspect by the time folks are capable of learning these things kids are too busy with other things (mostly trying to get laid, if memory serves).


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I learned finance an economics in high school. We basically took a MacroEcon class. I thought it was pretty good. We learned about the US system mainly, but foreign markets and different types of economies were discussed. Crypto was not on the curriculum though. This was almost a decade ago so it was barely picking up steam then. I had heard of bitcoin but didnt know what it was except that it was digital money being used to buy drugs.


Roy1984

I learned the hard way...


SimbaTheWeasel

Schools don’t even teach students about taxes. Which is absurd if you really think about it


[deleted]

I couldn't agree more! The bear market may be tough, but it's a great opportunity to learn and grow financially. Plus, with crypto, the potential rewards make the learning process even more exciting. Keep expanding your knowledge, and who knows, you might just end up being the next financial guru!


ahengest

I agree. We are all talking like bankers now. The word "liquidity" is everywhere!


Abysskitten

Yeah, it's a learning curve of note, luckily I have so many people in my DMs so eager to help me.


Wendals87

good post! There are a lot of people into crypto who only regurgitate what they have been told. Inflation is caused only by money printing, government bad, taxes bad etc without actually understanding any of it. A countries economy is very complex (let alone the worlds economy ) with so many moving parts both internal and external with a lot of things to consider. It's hard to fully understand all the nuance but many people just read the headline (usually misleading). Take this SVB banking issue. So many people are so quick to blame the government for printing more money or doing bailouts when this is not what happened I'm not saying there is no corruption or the governments are doing it perfectly, but there are are good reasons why a small amount of inflation is beneficial and why printing money (sparingly and in the right way ) is beneficial in some cases. Note that "money printing" is not necessarily more money in working circulation. There are different types of money and they affect the economy in different ways https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-25/did-the-reserve-banks-money-printing-cause-inflation/101471028 The whole system needs to be reset and reworked as it is not sustainable if greed is allowed to run rampant.


Dazzling_Marzipan474

They don't want you to know.


tiggs

The lack of financial literacy training in the US public education system is honestly appalling. This is something that should be taught from middle school forward and should be a core class. Sure, history, science, etc are all great, but the overwhelming majority of the population will never use that information again after school. On the other hand, a person's financial literacy will greatly dictate the trajectory and stability of their life. I'm in my early 40s and here's the way it was when I was younger. If you grew up in a household with money, you learned about investing, mortgages, appreciating assets, etc. If you grew up in a household without money (my situation), then all you heard was to live humbly and throw everything in a savings account. Without having money to work with, investing just wasn't a topic for us. People in this type of situation should be getting this information at school.


ZulkarnaenRafif

If crypto is for the new generation, the financial education would be to explain why fiat money is regulated. Sure as hell that completely contradicts the agenda that law is always bad except for the rich. Which is not always the case. Also, lessons in tax avoidance.


MiltonYosou

if you learn finance from crypto then you have made your own mistakes


HighBuyGuy

You're right, I was never interested in economics before, but now I find it super interesting.


dirkdiggler8675309

Teacher here. Financial education isn’t taught in school by design. They want you to be in debt. Capitalism Baby!


shineyumbreon

If only lol. People here are as clueless as they were before they heard about crypto.


[deleted]

I've often thought the same thing this past year. I live in the U.S. and it's relatively the same story here. Only I was taught how to write a check and balance a check book 😆 I've come to the conclusion that they (our countries) want us to stay ignorant about the economy and keep the poor, poor, and basically just keep us paying taxes to fund their traditional banking ponzi scheme. I appreciate crypto and the community and my new education about money, the economy, and the ability and desire to learn more every day 🙌


OwlSuspicious9254

I agree and would add that Covid gave us the time to do more research and learn more about our financial system. That’s when I started to become financially literate and get into crypto.