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The rise of 'polyworking' is becoming impossible to ignore. Across the U.S., more people are juggling multiple income streams—not out of ambition, but necessity. Inflation keeps biting. Wages? Pretty much frozen. So folks are adapting, piecing together gigs, side hustles, and freelance work just to keep pace with rising costs. It's not just about making extra cash anymore—it's about survival in an economy that refuses to give the average worker a break. This shift says a lot about where we're headed financially.

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MerkleTreeHuggervip
· 10h ago
Isn't this proof that the traditional employment system has completely collapsed? Really People in the crypto world have long seen through the multi-chain yield trap. That said, web3 workers are actually doing this too. The gig economy is just a repackaging of the new era's identification of migrant workers.
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FalseProfitProphetvip
· 11-27 05:32
Ngl, this is reality. The wage increase can't keep up with the prices, what else can we do? To put it bluntly, everyone has to have a side hustle, otherwise it's really hard to survive. No wonder Web3 has attracted so many people in the past two years; everyone is looking for opportunities to break the deadlock. One job can't support oneself; it's quite funny, this economy... Having multiple jobs or multiple sources of income is bound to be the case sooner or later. This predicament has triggered many innovations in the crypto circle, to be honest. Being forced into multiple identifications is quite a heart-wrenching reality. The system itself is indirectly exploiting the workers, isn't it?
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NervousFingersvip
· 11-27 05:31
Ngl, this is the reality now. It's not that I want multiple jobs, but I'm being forced to. The system itself has problems.
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MetamaskMechanicvip
· 11-27 05:28
To put it bluntly, it's forced. No one wants to work 996. Inflation eats away at wages, leaving only the option to take on multiple jobs to barely get by. This is not an opportunity; it's clearly a compromise under economic pressure.
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ShibaOnTheRunvip
· 11-27 05:26
ngl this is a magical depiction of the present, everyone has to have a side job to survive, salaries simply can't keep up with prices Brothers are all busy juggling multiple jobs, feels no different from me hustling in the crypto world... it's all for survival Salaries are frozen while inflation continues to soar, who came up with this logic... it's just absurd Speaking of which, under this trend, digital assets have become a lifeline for many, controlling wealth yourself is more important than anything Ordinary people are really having a tough time now, multiple income streams should have been the norm long ago That's why more and more people want financial freedom, being forced to work multiple threads really drains life out of you.
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