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One year ago, my bank account was drained. I was left with nothing and my heart was broken.
I realized one of my biggest obstacles was actually a life changing blessing
I was told to leave social media, that I would be nothing.
One year later, I went across the world to Dubai and met with the top industry leaders in Bitcoin and finance
I had to be tested- to see the worst of life, to gain trust in myself and that things would get better if I just kept going. To shed the weight that held me down.
If you’re going through tough times, that’s okay. You can start from zero and work your way up. Most importantly- have faith when it doesn’t make sense ❤️
There’s a specific reason this new generation of kids are all going to lose everything…
A quick story from a simpler time:
When I was 14 in the late 1990s, I got introduced to football sheets.
Sheets are essentially a flyer that bookies made, where you pick a parlay like a lottery ticket (attached is a vintage one from the 40s).
Me and all my friends would circle a few teams, write in the amount we were betting then had up until an hour before kickoff to drop it in a mailbox.
That mailbox belonged to a guy named “Vinny Lats” - the 500lb neighborhood bookie on 78th Street in Brooklyn.
If you won, you got paid on Monday.
If you lost, you paid by Thursday.
Vinny was a nice guy, but everyone also knew he wasn’t the actual bookie - he was just collecting.
Those sheets inevitably turned into ‘real’ bets - hundreds, and then thousands wagered on football, baseball, and basketball.
But at a certain point, when losing became a trend and losses began to increase, you always paused before it spiraled.
A friend would say something to you or the bookie would cap you or not take your bets and put you on a payment plan.
Because there was always an underlying feeling every time you bet “if I don’t pay, something bad might happen to me.”
Thats why no one bet more money than they realistically could cobble together in a hurry if they had to.
Not like today.
Back then, there was no leverage of any kind. No promos. No social media picks. It wasn’t talked about in the same commercial breaks as Coca Cola and Disney movies.
Sports betting was a secret, and you actually thought the mob was going to kill you if you didn’t pay.
Today, there’s no fear or accountability, and that collided with apps that allow for betting with no friction.
These kids are gambling away everything because it’s a faceless app. You no longer have the “my bookie is gonna break my legs” feel.
They bet like nothing matters. Because it doesn’t.
That’s how we got here.
I’m fully convinced.
And it really feels like it’s going to start getting bad for the kids who can’t keep it in check very soon.