The Old World Is Falling Apart: Preparing For The New World
122: What once mattered, no longer does.
Welcome reader! If someone told us we would take the 17th spot in Substack's top newsletter crypto category one day, we would laugh them out of the room. Yet here we are. It's just another proof that reality is what you make it out to be… The best is yet to come. It's worth mentioning that the new mental models PDF is out—you can find it in the products and resources. What about the president? Everyone knows who won at this point, and what we have predicted in July became the truth. Congrats. Today’s topic? Big one. What if everything you have been taught was the old-world approach based on methods that won’t work in the new world? Learn how to adapt or be left behind.
Old World
Before We Start: Things are moving rapidly, and keeping up with all the happenings is difficult. Not only is it difficult, but everyone is trying to push their narrative. Making things complex and often confusing. One part of the people gives you old-world advice, while the other gives you emerging advice based on the trends yet to be confirmed. The separation between the old and new worlds? Mostly based on old and new principles, methods, beliefs, and techniques. The idea here is not to explain why someone is giving you certain advice. Some do it because they don’t realize that times have changed. Others do so to have a competitive advantage over those on the other end receiving advice. This website has never been about a doomer approach to life, and this post won’t change that. This post is about the future and how to position yourself. Remember, you always want to bet on the future. Looking at any public media or advice being spread should explain everything. There is a big disconnect between the old and the new ways.
Things Are Changing: To expand on our previous point. The biggest mistake a young person could make is being indifferent to things happening around them. How can you get the best results for yourself and those you care about if you don’t understand what's working? How things are changing, what is becoming a new standard, and what is not working anymore. This is where most of the problem lies. There is no reason for us to go into why that is happening, but having everything one click away with your cell phone plays a huge role. Check the brilliant take from above. No one is to blame when you have everything served on a platter. It is easy to become lazy. You can't disagree with this. Everyone knows someone who has lost all ambition and spent their free time watching Netflix or scrolling social media in the past few years. Many things have changed (post-pandemic), and those cases have become more common… It has never been easier to be distracted. How should you get the most out of your position? Start paying attention to changes that will become the norm—new world approaches. This will allow you to spread your bets and maximize your return in the future. Understanding what is coming is the best way to prepare for the future.
The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters. - Antonio Gramsci
Old World
Common examples — Not in a particular order.
One source of income
You have to go to college
Get a degree
Get a good corporate job
Climb the corporate environment
Stick to safe investments—you won’t lose money doing this
Start saving early so you will have enough for retirement
Debt is bad and should be taken only when necessary
Buy real estate as soon as possible
Never burn bridges
Save as much money as possible
Big emphasis on family and starting one
Always wear your best—dress to impress approach
New World
College is unnecessary
Degrees mean nothing and don’t guarantee a job
Most won’t work for someone else because of a slave mindset
Change your employer often—to get fair market value (salary)
It’s normal to invest % of your NW into no utility token that no one knows about hoping it will 30x
Retirement fund? Ridiculous
Credit card debt is normal—everyone has it
"Real estate? Maybe in the next life when I have enough."
Who cares? All in approach
There are no reasons to have an emergency fund when you can take another card out
Who cares about how you look?
Pessimistic approach to life
Notice The Pattern: We have stopped here because the list could continue for a few more minutes. Everyone reading this should be able to notice the patterns. Can you see the collision between the worlds? No one can deny that both worlds are mixing up and that the influence of each is present in our daily lives. How do you position yourself based on it? Be realistic and extract information from both worlds based on your position.
Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it. - George Orwell