Topic: People tend not to move (Read 573 times)

The fear of loss is real and many times it paralyzes people, however we need to understand as well that the circumstances that we are living are out of normal, the pandemic changed everything, I knew a lot of people that lost their jobs so the ones that still have them are afraid of leaving them because if they do and they do not find another soon then they will find themselves in a difficult position, so people prefer to endure a little bit more until things improve and the economy is healthier than right now.

Investing in Bitcoin is always shocking for many, especially when they do not know anything about financial markets and watch a lot of news on TV, which, CNN is a news network that does not speak well of BTC at all, at least CNN in Spanish in their economy space does not recommend investing in BTC at all, the reasons they say are:

1.-Very high volatility
2.- High risk asset

And there are many more that are reasons why they have been made by people who do know economics but who do not adapt to new technologies and if they do not adapt to new technologies they do not adapt to an alternative economy where freedom can be achieved. financial, for them the safe is the traditional thing, where the debt is the one who consumes their clients.

I'm stuck in a job I do not like, while I have recently graduated from university, however, the money is quite decent and at the same time, it's a pretty stable job, one day off per week and two paid leaves per month. I've known the manager for two years now, he isn't the worst, but I've learned how to handle him and usually, my requirements (regarding work schedule) are met.

Despite not liking the job, I still haven't abandoned it. I've graduated, and I'm still there, I haven't even looked to find somewhere else, until a few weeks earlier. I'm basically stuck in a loop just because I'm too stagnant to get out of my comfort zone and try something else, mainly because I'm afraid that this something else, could be worse than my current situation.

I get it.  Not all new opportunities always turn out to be positive, sometimes its even a worst thing that comes. This is the reason why we have to carefully weigh things out if a new offer or opportunity is really better from our current job. Or maybe it might be good at first but later on, we realized its not for long term because its not a stable one. So i really understand for those who did not want to get out from their comfort zone anymore.

However, there are also instances that when a person gets to accept a new job and leave the old one, he gets to enjoy his life more because that is his passion and he knows exactly the flow of his new job.

I was fearing the same thing, I wasn't promoted to higher level in my job for 2.5 years, most anyone has ever worked in that position at my last job was 8 months, I stayed there for 2.5 years, I broke the record and then near quadrupled it, so I was a great employee and they didn't allow me to switch departments in the same place neither stating I am crucial for the work.

However they didn't give me any chief position, didn't promoted to higher level and so forth. Basically, it is not going to be anything good for me there as long as I stayed, so I quit and ever since then I have been a lot better. But I had friends like that who ended up a lot worse, like for example my wife was a teacher and she always wanted to be a teacher while growing up but after she became a teacher during her 4th year she decided she doesn't want to be a teacher anymore and hated her job, cried while going to work she hated THAT much.

So, she quit and ever since then she has been looking for some work that she could do and failed to do so for 3+ years now. So, I would say it is really not all the same and I get the idea of how quitting your job could be scary but if we don't do it then we can't grow and never have a "chance" to fill out the maximum our life could provide us.

It was just my life experience that I did till now. I have a job and I also try my best to be able to invest in profitable thing like crytpo or so on. Without going out of my comfort zone I don't think this will be a problem because I really enjoy both of these things at the same time.

Investing is indeed very profitable, but I also need to work and enjoy life beyond the aspect of how I spend my money on things like investing. I've been doing it for years, and it still makes me feel good.

In our specific space and territory, we're emotionally attached to our loved ones, as well as our responsibilities. Yes, there are better opportunities in other places yet most people are happy and contented with what they have as long as they're comfortable living in peace. Sometimes, it's not only earnings and profits that could make us happy but the way we're living our lives.

I can't imagine how someone who can't afford to work in a field that isn't his field forces himself to try something different just because he wants to gain experience and an opportunity to make more money. I don't think this is necessary because I'm pretty sure he'll have a hard time achieving result from his new job just because it's not his field.

A person with good knowledge and mindset may not need to move from their old job to new job because they just need to work with their brain to make a lot of money. My point is when someone has the desire to invest then this will help them a lot to make a profit regardless of which part they are interested in. A farmer does not have to stop farming just because he has invested in crypto from his crop. He can continue his work while also making a profit from his investment.

Interesting thought process paxmao, but you seem to leave your line of thought when you don't draw the parallel between geographic preferences and money preferences, i.e. the reason why they would move geographically (hunger, crime...). The list of reasons is long and to some degree differs from nation to nation, from person to person, but shortcomings in one form or another might make people move to another location the same way they might seek to join a different monetary system, or at least move their assets into another, more stable currency.

If you see your wealth dwindling away because of a specific currency your assets are predominantly denominated in, you are going to try to move some of your assets into a different currency. Now that this isn't easy because foreign exchange can be stopped, you are most likely going to watch out for a completely different monetary system.I guess it is all about incentive, and as the incentive for speculation/investment is obvious, in many areas of the world there are more pressing reasons that will constantly lead to more and more people getting into cryptocurrencies. That, however, depends a lot on the infrastructure and the ease of access and use that will hopefully be provided by brilliant minds and developers over time.

One thing that comes to my mind is Starlink. One could argue that people in rural areas will get cut off the Internet if the government finds out they are fleeing into cryptocurrencies. Or the Internet will be subject to harsh surveillance. But what is going to happen if all those Starlink satellites are in place? Can that even be stopped? Will Starlink be stopped by governments around the world? There is so much change around the corner the implication of which are not so easy to grasp at this point.

Change isn't necessarily positive, and that's where most people (including myself) chicken out. For instance, leaving my current job, in which I've been working for the past two years, looks like a huge leap to me. I know, that I'm going to get paid each month, with an above average salary, how to manage the job and what to expect from it. However, I'm positive that I've missed a handful of opportunities by staying  stagnant.

It's basically being scared to lose what you already have, moving out of your comfort zone is a copious procedure, not many take such risks.

Basically, humans are never satisfied. but sometimes we see many people who are satisfied with the comfort of the moment. in the sense that they do not want to grow bigger, tend to be grateful for what is already there. but it is different with the young soul who is always curious and wants to try something new, so like today there are many billionaires from young people.

This always happen to those people who's been hype and thinking to earn the same way as other who flaunt their money saying they earning a big money by doing this and those new guys follow those guys aggressively.

But as you said maybe this mindset will be enhance thru times since for sure they will learn from their experience and they will take time to think on what action they do so this flaws for early days is just part of learning process which I'm sure all of us went thru this situation.

Without proper control, this aggressiveness mostly leads them to lose their money. But the good thing is they are not willing to give up right away. They will keep on trying to attain success. It's a good factor being millennia as they are not stuck with what they are currently using, but they are more on exploring potentials.

It can be enhance thru time, if the momentum in learning how to invest or how to find other option to have a better life will be in their mindset, the chance of enjoying what is best for their future family will be secure financially.

This is a sad reality for most of the people. Once they are comfortable with their current status, they will no longer find another option that will make them even more at ease. Instead, they stick to what they believed. But for the newborn millenials, they love to take risks so whatever opportunities they will encounter, they will surely grab for it. And it's a good thing that they are risk takers so they will really find the things that they are looking for and make them satisfied. In fact, this type of individuals are more on achievers but its also undeniable that they are also prone for more losses since they are more aggressive to create profits compared to those adult stages.

It is not always things that are related to psychology or how you may not want to move or want to move but fail to do so. Sometimes it is about responsibilities in the nation you are here that keeps you staying in the house instead of going out. Family is the biggest reason for me, I once got a job offer from UK, it is very recent as well, I believe it was either august or very early September and I rejected it because I have responsibilities here that I need to handle.

After that few things happened and showed me how even if I accepted that, I would have paid so much money to move and then would had to come back only 1 month later, or maybe not even be able to move in time and had to stay here. Which is why I have to say that moving is something I would LOVE to do, specially to a better nation but it is something that I can't do even if I wanted to.

The problem with most people is that whenever they get familiar with something, they find it difficult to leave that particular thing and try something new. A lot of people don’t like trying something new, once they have familiarized themselves with one thing , they just want to stick with that particular thing and not move ahead or check out other things that are around them.

So, this is a serious issue with most people, and it is not a good thing. Sometimes it’s good for us to leave our comfort zones and try out new things that you can find around us. If you continue with only things that you are familiar with and not try to leave that comfort zone ,  you might not be able to achieve anything.

The same goes for me, however, I'm not sure what these good reasons would be to make me move. As a person generally struggling to make decisions, it's easy to settle in a location, job, marriage and so on, just because you're used to it. It's hard to get outside your comfort level. Personally, I often whine about my current occupation, but haven't bothered to apply anywhere else, just because the unknown scares us.

This is one of the reasons I started talking to a psychologist, I'm overly stagnant and rarely make any choices that would upset/change the lifestyle/routine I'm used to.

Many countries that moved to legalized bitcoin in their country are doing well than those that still remain in their comfort zone thinking decentralized currency is not good for a country that have a good future. Those government officials that moved from their country to other countries to know what decentralized currency can do to a country that make it legalized and how it will reduce inflation and increase deflation in the country not to allow any citizens to experience hardship in the country.
Those countries that refused to move to accept bitcoin in their country are still experiencing high inflation in their communities. Many graduate find it difficult to get a good job that will help them to build up their own home.

The comfort zone will be why they do not want to move to the other place or job or other things because they do not want to explore the other.
They do not want to learn the new thing that could allow them to change their lives for the better.
Once they see how big the opportunity they can get, they will try and start to search for the things that can help them change.
Maybe it is hard to start for the first time and many tempt things that can make them go back to their comfort zone and only those who want to have a big intention to change their lives will survive and succeed.

Basically, people move based on three terms.

1. Lack of comfort: one is likely to always be at a place should the person be comfortable with the way of living in that particular zone and doesn't see the need to expand to some territories. It becomes risky to try and expand to some new regions becuase, despite the opportunities that exists there in, there are also constraints that are opposing to foreigners no matter what you tend to offer. Hence, one who is not a risk taker is likely to stick to his or her locality except in cases  where comfort is lacking. Then, it becomes a pressing concern to take risk.

2. Proving to one's self: one typical example of this one is in the person of Cristiano Ronaldo.  This Portuguese @CR7 has been really mobile in terms of his career although, to prove to himself that his better and can do great across all leagues. There are a lot of persons too, who choose to  displace themselves to some completely new ways of doing things and of life in other to prove something to themselves.

3. Marriage: This union has been some reason though, not very many persons are displaced by this means but then, in one instance, one can find himself adopted to some new lifestyle completely.