How Can I Survive this Dog-Eat-Dog World?

I just spent my whole day going from one institution to another and waiting in queue. I forgot to say that waiting in line is one of the most annoying things in the world. So, I went from one bank to another to get some brownie points just so I can continuously get money or live. Yeah living, not as easy as it sounds. But as you all know, banks are damn cheeky. These financial institutions could easily fuck people up. If I get problems while traveling, like being robbed, I know very well that they will not send me anything or not even give me any options to get my money. They will tell me to come back to the country, probably travel halfway across the world just to get that damn replacement cards. That's what I am trying to avoid you know, go back. I don't travel the same route, lonely nomadic life. Sure I know, banks say it is just for security purposes. But I don't want to go through that hell again of not having any way to get money.

I am not going to travel anytime soon but I am moving to another town which is a bit far from civilization. I want to make sure I have everything right before I leave. Because the point is to save money, and the only way to do that is not to go back and forth just for some document or something. I work on my own so I have to live very simply, as minimalist as possible just so I could achieve my life goals.

Anyway, these days our banks now ask for the tax number/card to apply for new accounts, not a surprise after several crackdowns on crypto scams around here recently. The thing is there have always been desperate people scamming other people using fiat. That's what you get when there's high inequality in the society. It just happened that cryptocurrency is so hot right now that it has become the target of the banks. More and more people are seeing its value and claiming their power back. I reckon the banks are becoming strict because our good old politicians are scared of not having enough money to put into their pockets. They work side by side. And that's what you get when people let themselves be eaten by the bigger dogs. We have a saying around here, no one will maltreat you if you don't let yourself be maltreated.

So what happens in this dog-eat-dog world? What happens to the people who don't qualify for jobs anymore due to the ridiculous age limit that they need to live off cash, selling something on the road God knows what. And even if you get a job, you sacrifice your soul working 9 hours a day 6 days a week for peanuts. Real estate will offer you the promising 'your own house' in exchange for paying it in 30+ years or until you die, letting you further sacrifice your soul. Then the banks will promise loans and some imaginary money to alleviate people's lives. Meanwhile, international corporations and ruling elites cheat on taxes while the minimum wage earners continue to feed the politicians with tax money. But hey, what's new in this dog-eat-dog world?

You know the harsh reality of this dog-eat-dog world and if you don't know anything, the strong forces of the society will eat you alive. I am not saying that you be strong, go around and take advantage of other people. I am just saying that don't let the big dogs take advantage of you. Know thy enemy and play with them. Instead of letting them outsmart you, you got to be the one who knows the ways. There is no choice really, people are as cold as F. I realized these past few weeks how much people don't really care. They are just doing their business, protecting themselves, their jobs, their reputation or whatever the fuck they need protecting. They don't care. It sucks to be on your own sometimes, you always have to sleep with one eye open.

After 4 years of traveling and living somewhere, I choose not to be a corporate slave again. I work on my own now however little money I make. But I am free. I am free to work on my project, write about my crazy life and spend my time however I want. Time for me is everything. For the short duration of our lives here on earth, a life well spent is more precious than spending a lot of time to earn money.

The people in each bank got curious about how marvelous my life is as a travel blogger. That's what they thought, but I just smiled and say, it is marvelous. These people are just doing their jobs but the big dogs they work for can easily wipe out people's money. They do that on a massive scale through credits, loans, and some house financing. I complied with their requirements - proof of income, proof of residence/address and bills etc. Yeah, they got so strict with the requirements probably due to a number of cryptocurrency exchanges in the country now.

Because I planned this right at the beginning, I got all the requirements to present (even without having a job, it is hard to be free) and now I have all the accounts that I need. I wish I can live off cash but nomadic life and living off cryptocurrency force me to civil obedience. I got to live. Now it's time to let go of the bills and other obligations that will tie me to a place.

Just in time I'm transferring my internet subscription to another person who is willing to continue my 3-year contract, the internet guys just called and said 'there is no slot' for the connection in the neighborhood of the new owner. Right after I took care all of my bank stuff today, I went straight to this another big dog telling them not to fuck me up. I was promised by one of their technicians that there's a slot otherwise I would not have applied for the 'change of ownership'. I would not have planned to move to another town. If I didn't show them the proof of that agreement, if I didn't get irate enough today, I would still be tied to a contract or worse, be paying for something that I am not consuming anymore. This is how the big dogs make more money off people. They have a monopoly over people's needs.

Do you see what I mean? You need to assert yourself and be larger than life otherwise the big dogs will eat you. Plan how you are going to be safe. With all that has happened to me these past few weeks, I just don't trust people here anymore. I just feel like I have to record or keep documents of everything to protect myself, it sucks. It is such a cold thing to do but what can I do? It's a dog-eat-dog world!