2026-01-11 12:21:51

Just told my mom I'm staking SOL and getting 6%+ APY. She thinks I'm running some kind of underground operation. The reality? Just securing my tokens on a staking protocol while earning passive yield. The gap between what we do in crypto and what regular folks imagine it to be is honestly hilarious. She imagines complex schemes; I'm just letting my holdings work for me.

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GasGoblin

· 7h ago

Haha, your reaction is too extreme. My dad heard me talking about mining and immediately thought I was money laundering.

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TradFiRefugee

· 01-11 19:54

Haha, your imagination is incredible. It's actually just easy passive income.

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AirdropHunter007

· 01-11 12:51

Haha, your reaction is hilarious. My dad is the same way, saying I'm involved in shady business.

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RektButAlive

· 01-11 12:51

Haha, your reaction is hilarious. I've been through it too—when family hears the word "staking," they think you're money laundering.

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BearMarketSurvivor

· 01-11 12:51

Oh my god, your story is amazing. My family also says that when I trade cryptocurrencies, it's like gambling😂

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ApeEscapeArtist

· 01-11 12:46

Haha, your reaction is too intense. My dad heard me mention market making and immediately asked if I was going to jail.

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UncleWhale

· 01-11 12:28

Oh my god, really. My mom is the same way. When I talk about Staking, her eyes change haha

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HashRateHustler

· 01-11 12:26

Haha, your reaction is priceless. My dad is the same way. When I talk about mining, he thinks I'm money laundering. --- Is a 6% return still achievable now? Most of my investments have already fallen below 3%. --- Mom always thinks we're involved in some black industry, but really we're just letting the money work for us. --- Laughing to death, family members can never imagine that passive income is so simple and straightforward. --- My mom even asked why I don't put money in the bank. I told her the bank gives me 0.3%. Can you believe it? --- That's the generation gap for you. Their imagination is always a hundred times more complicated than reality. --- Wait, can you really still stake over 6%? The current rates are no longer competitive. --- Let them keep thinking that. We'll quietly make money, and that's it. --- A typical parent who "can't understand anything but thinks their son is up to no good."

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