How seriously do you take conspiracy theories? How do conspiracy theories even tie into passive income?
One of my friends came to my birthday this year and we got into chatting after a few drinks (always a bad idea). This friend is a huge fan of conspiracy theories. He watches all of the videos that come out, reads all of the blogs, and stays updated on the newest conspiracy. He also collects silver coins, doesn’t have a bank account, and is predicting doom for the near future. I try to avoid these conversations. Luckily I avoided the conspiracy topic this year. Unfortunately, I overheard another buddy get into it with him about conspiracies. They went over the usual Obama stuff, taxes, saving money, and real estate collapse. I didn’t even bother chiming in.
What’s my take on conspiracy theories?
They are entertaining. I’ve watched a few of these conspiracy videos in the past because many of my friends recommended them. These theories are fun to learn more about. It’s important that you open your mind to both sides of every story. There’s a lot of information out there that just isn’t available to us. It’s important to embrace all side sides and understand why people feel a certain way. I don’t believe in ignoring or dismissing an opinion just because you don’t believe in it.
This brings me to my next point…
You can’t let conspiracy theories consume your life.
My friend doesn’t believe in a bank account because he doesn’t want the government to know what he does with his money. That’s an interesting way to look at things. My personal belief is that you shouldn’t live in fear. You especially shouldn’t let conspiracy theories consume your life to the point that every decision you make is determined by some video you found on YouTube.
The good news is that…
It does pay to be informed.
I’ve met a few individuals that are convinced that money is going to be worthless in the next few years. That may sound far fetched to you right now, because it is to me. These individuals feel informed. I can’t judge them because I’m a huge fan of the work of Tim Ferriss and other lifestyle design bloggers. To outsiders, lifestyle design itself feels likes a scam. To me, it’s a great way to live life.
However, after putting everything into consideration…
You need to take care of yourself.
You always have to take care of yourself. You can’t blame the government or some authority figure for your current situation. You can’t blame the decision makers in government for why you have no money. You need to do everything within your power to take care of your own income and savings.
Time to tie in passive income and conspiracy theories.
Passive income is a scam and a bit of conspiracy to some. Whenever I tell some stranger about this blog, they think I’m running a conspiracy of sorts. They just don’t believe in the idea of passive income. They think it’s a scam.
For me, passive income is a way of generating money more than once from work that I only do once. Not a scam if you asked me.
At the end of the day, there’s nothing wrong with being entertained with the occasional conspiracy theory. You just can’t let them consume your life.
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