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2212 sats \ 4 replies \ @grayruby 21 Feb \ on: Stacker Saloon
Two years ago I talked to my wife's nephew about being bitcoin only and also gave him advice on how to start a fitness coach/trainer business he wanted to start. His dad had wanted him to follow in his footsteps and be a firefighter but he didn't want that life.
He is in his early 20s and he had been trading nfts and shitcoins during the last bull and crash. I thought I got through to him as to why that was stupid and he should focus on working hard, building his business and saving in bitcoin. I even told him if he wanted to start up his business I would give him the capital to get it off the ground (not a ton of money but corporation registration, logo design, basic marketing materials).
He and his GF moved into my father in-laws house after my mother in-law passed away. It was supposed to be a mutually beneficial arrangement, where my father in law who has some chronic health issues would have someone around so he could stay in the home and my wife's nephew and GF would have a place to stay rent free if they were willing to help my father in law out with some cooking, cleaning, take him to run errands etc.
Now today I find out from my wife who is in Texas to help look after her dad after a major surgery, that they need to kick her nephew and his GF out of the house because he has been stealing her dad's money and credit cards and degen gambling on crypto and sports. Sad just sad.
Nothing irritates me more than people who squander good opportunities and the kindness of others to instead make perpetually stupid, selfish decisions.
That's my rant. Don't shitcoin folks.
Sorry that your father in law and your family have to deal with that. It always sucks when you have to deal with a thief, but so much worse when the thief is someone you care about, someone from the family. It also breaks my heart to see young people take advantage of the trust family members put in them, then goes to abuse that trust by stealing... sigh.
that's sad...
and even more sad to see how those crypto things ruin the minds of the young - they might keep thinking about how to get rich quick ( fast but at the cost of others' lose ) rather than actually learning real skills and then providing value for others ( the Bitcoin win-win way, slow but solid ).