Bitget App
Trade smarter
Buy cryptoMarketsTradeFuturesEarnWeb3SquareMore
Trade
Spot
Buy and sell crypto with ease
Margin
Amplify your capital and maximize fund efficiency
Onchain
Going Onchain, without going Onchain!
Convert
Zero fees, no slippage
Explore
Launchhub
Gain the edge early and start winning
Copy
Copy elite trader with one click
Bots
Simple, fast, and reliable AI trading bot
Trade
USDT-M Futures
Futures settled in USDT
USDC-M Futures
Futures settled in USDC
Coin-M Futures
Futures settled in cryptocurrencies
Explore
Futures guide
A beginner-to-advanced journey in futures trading
Futures promotions
Generous rewards await
Overview
A variety of products to grow your assets
Simple Earn
Deposit and withdraw anytime to earn flexible returns with zero risk
On-chain Earn
Earn profits daily without risking principal
Structured Earn
Robust financial innovation to navigate market swings
VIP and Wealth Management
Premium services for smart wealth management
Loans
Flexible borrowing with high fund security
Escape the fiat farm: How Bitcoin breaks the chains of ‘wage slavery’

Escape the fiat farm: How Bitcoin breaks the chains of ‘wage slavery’

CryptoSlateCryptoSlate2025/08/16 16:00
By:Christina Comben

If you work in a nine-to-five for diminishing wages and dwindling self-respect, the author of The Bitcoin Age, Adam Livingston, says Bitcoin can help you break the chains of ‘wage slavery’. Let’s take a closer look.

Wage slavery: you are not employed, you are monetized

In today’s economy, most people like to think of themselves as “employed.” Working hard, building a career, and moving up the ladder. Well, it’s time to wake up and smell the coffee, as Livingston bluntly warns:

“You sell your time for melting tokens that depreciate while you sit in traffic and rehearse what you’re going to say to HR after another Pizza Party raise.”

This cycle is what he calls wage slavery. You exchange hours of your life for currency that loses value by the day. The “grind” isn’t just a figure of speech; it’s real.

Livingston points to the rigged system we’re living in as prices rise, wages stagnate, and the retirement dream fades further into the background. Rents are up by more than 40%, eggs have become a luxury item, and salaries are frozen in time.

“The money printer goes brrr. Your paycheck goes missing. The system isn’t broken. It’s just not for you.”

The purchasing power of the U.S. dollar has fallen by about 95% since the 1970s. Imagine leaving your hard-earned wages in a bank for fifty years.

Escape the fiat farm: How Bitcoin breaks the chains of ‘wage slavery’ image 0 A Visual Capitalist timeline chart showing how the U.S. dollar’s purchasing power has plunged since 1913, marking key policy events like the Fed’s creation, gold standard exit, and QE, with examples of what $1 could buy across the decades. Credit: Bureau of Labor Statistics

That’s not all: In 1970, the average UK house cost less than three times the average annual wage; by 2025, it’s more than seven times the average wage. Buying a home has become dramatically less affordable for the average worker over the past 55 years.

On the ‘fiat farm’, you get milked for your labor, sheared by taxes and inflation, and harvested for “productivity metrics” and Slack messages.

“They call it ‘the grind’ because you’re getting ground into paste.”

It’s a rigged, extractive machine, and opting out isn’t about protest or riot. It’s about quietly walking away from dependence on the system.

All is not lost: Bitcoin as a time machine

If you’re ready to get off the sinking ship, Bitcoin is your liferaft. Livingston describes Bitcoin not as a speculative gamble, but as a time machine for poor people:

“It doesn’t inflate. It doesn’t lie. It doesn’t ask permission. You’re not buying magic internet money. You’re buying back your future. One sat at a time.”

Where fiat is designed to decay, Bitcoin offers a fixed supply, enforced by code rather than political whim. Compounding the problem of wage slavery is the fact that you’ve been given poor investment advice all your life, according to Livingston. Traditional financial advice sounds safe on the surface:

“Buy bonds.”

“Diversify.”

“Mutual funds are safe.”

But diversification is just managed poverty, he argues. The point isn’t to mindlessly spray money across asset classes that all sink with inflation; it’s to escape the system driving that decline.

“But I’m broke!” you argue, I can’t even save for my vacation, let alone put money aside for my financial future. That’s a good thing, Livingston argues, flipping the usual fear on its head:

“That means you’re paying attention.”

Stacking Bitcoin isn’t about being rich. “It’s about not disappearing.” Even $5 a day matters. So, cut Netflix. Cancel the aimless brunches, and start reclaiming your sovereignty one sat at a time.

The post Escape the fiat farm: How Bitcoin breaks the chains of ‘wage slavery’ appeared first on CryptoSlate.

0

Disclaimer: The content of this article solely reflects the author's opinion and does not represent the platform in any capacity. This article is not intended to serve as a reference for making investment decisions.

PoolX: Earn new token airdrops
Lock your assets and earn 10%+ APR
Lock now!