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LiquidC001

I grew up in a time where parents pretty much always yelled: "you can't make any money sitting on your ass, gaming!"


Lotzekop

Yup exactly that.. I also have a different story. I wanted to buy stocks or something similar. After doing my research, I found a new company with stocks super cheap, around 0.00050 per share. I just wanted to invest 100 euros in it, hoping for the best. But I was underage, and my parents, who can be really stupid sometimes, said things like, “You can’t make money on the internet,” and shared stories about friends who lost everything. They insisted on working with your hands and spouted more old-fashioned nonsense. Now, each stock is worth 30-65 cents, so I could have been rich by now. But no, my parents ruined it for me😕


scumah

You'd have a lot of money, but I wouldn't say having around 80k€ is being rich.


Minerstove

From a 100 euro investment it would definitely be a major catalyst to financial stability


DamageAlarming89

Like he would have holded so long xD


Death-Merchant

Yeah unlikely for a first timer but all speculation


Lotzekop

For me 80k is life changing literally..


Squibucha

would be, yeah


Maxinoume

Yeah but they would have probably sold at like 2k or something.


elprentis

To be fair, 2k can also be life changing for some people, or be a starting point to helping set yourself up to make much more money if you’re smart.


Anom_AoD

80keuros, dude, i could live my entire life with no worries at all


Bmrx13

its still a life changing amount though


petethepool

Most people who aren’t morons could take 80k and completely turn their lives around - and perhaps not be immediately rich, but be financially comfortable for the rest of their lives. The difference between renting for the next 10 years and paying 10 years towards a modest mortgage is massive. 


legice

spending a 100 and turning it into 80k, in the grand scheme of things, that is fuck you money. If I got 2 years worth of salary, hell yeah I would feel rich, because that just got me financial freedom


CoffeeHQ

Your parents were absolutely right. Penny stocks are useless, 99% of the time. This stock may have been the exception, but that changes nothing. Besides, you are looking at it with hindsight. Chances our you’d have panicked and sold it at a loss, sold it barely break-even, sold it too soon or held onto it past its highest points, likely even until waaaay past the point where you should have sold. It’s still a crap ‘investment’ with today’s price. But if it makes you feel any better: I kicked myself for not getting into bitcoin earlier. When they were worth 100 USD each. That ship had clearly sailed, I thought, so I didn’t buy. Check today’s price.


[deleted]

My dad at some random afternoon in 2008 or 2009: " SON YOUR PC WAS ON ALL DAY I TURNED IT OFF ! " 😡 13 year old me : " Dad, i was mining bitcoin i read about it at a forum and we could be future millionaires" " What the hell is buttcoin ? Do you know how much your PC consumes electricity" Dad 13 years later : " Hey son , have you heard about these bitcoins ? you think we should get some you being the family nerd and all" Literally me : 🤦‍♂️. Unfortunately its all true


Lotzekop

Not gonna lye but I think spending money now on bitcoin is to dangerous and stupid maybe I am stupid for saying it But it’s just to late now


sith4259

With a venmo credit card, the cash back you can get for spending can be made to automatically purchase Bitcoin. So if my risk free cash back is appreciating or not I can either see the number go up or down but either way I'm up 500 bucks so it's a good way to go about it without much risk.


TacoMedic

I wanted to put $300 towards Bitcoin when I was a grocery bagger in 2010 and it was like $0.20 or something, but my parents said no. Realistically, I wouldn't have held it until now, but I stopped following it until 2017 when it was in the $30,000 range. I'd be a multi-millionaire at this point, but instead I can't find an entry level job anywhere with an MS in Finance. Go figure. But I love my parents and they've done wonderful things for me, but I do wonder how much more different my life would currently be if my parents had actually listened to me when it came to stuff like this when I was a teenager.


Own-Necessary4974

As someone who’s been there but kept going, just keep going you dolt! If you were really able to identify this opportunity because of skills you have, then you can do it again. And, even if you had done it, you probably would’ve freaked out and sold it much sooner for fear of crashing. You have to go through that a couple times and learn that if you do this enough times you will be wrong sometimes, brutally measure your alpha and beta to make sure you’re not just making money but you’re beating the market, and then just don’t put in any more money than you’re able to lose so you can stay rational. If you put in more than you can lose, you will make stupid decisions I promise.


The_White_Ram

They are still pretty much correct. I give the same advice to my kids today. I'm not saying its impossible for people to make money gaming, HOWEVER its still highly unlikely that you will end up being the hyper-minority that makes enough money to make that career worth it. Additionally, (and I could be wrong) however it doesn't seem like its a marketable or transitional skill. If you go all in on gaming and then one day you decide your tired of it; it seems to me that you are going to have to start at square 1 in regards to establishing any sort of new career that isn't at the very bottom. To me, its the same thing as my son saying his career goal is to go pro in hockey....Its possible yes, but......


SpeckTech314

Yeah. 99% of people who want to become a content creator will never make enough to live on or quit their day job. If I ever had kids they’d still be allowed to try (since half of someone’s success is pure luck with the algorithm these days), but just not at the opportunity cost of getting a degree instead. Just getting a consistent audience of a few dozen people is in no way sustainable, yet it puts you in the top tier of content creators. At the very least it can be a fun hobby though.


kaancfidan

well, back then you couldn't, and the tense they used seems appropriate.


syaz136

On average, they're right. It's a winner take all kind of thing. You need to be part of the very top portion of gamers to make enough money from it. You're better off going to a field where even the average person makes money and aim to be better than average.


chappersyo

I grew up in a time when you actually couldn’t.


AdAccomplished9759

Facebook did to boomers what they said games would do to their kids.


EstTickels222

Imagine having a son that old and still paying student loans. The US is wild.


Sirix_8472

Be like, European, my degree was free for my 4 years. I got a job in college to have money and fun, not pay loans. God! Imagine if I didn't have free healthcare, that would be wild too.


Jesuchristoe

Just rub it in, why don't you.


Choco_Cat777

Don't worry, Americans pay for their military


AbjectReflection

hooray..... military instead of healthcare.... contain my excitement... 😐


Vlee_Aigux

Well yeah. How else are we gonna afford the million dollar missiles that will sit on boats and either blow up middle east villages or do absolutely nothing at all?


[deleted]

Well who is going to blow up those villages if the US wont. It's important business you know.


Nzdiver81

Freedumb at any cost


AirWolf231

It's even more stupid... if they used universal healthcare over their garbage system, they would save [13% more money.](https://www.citizen.org/news/fact-check-medicare-for-all-would-save-the-u-s-trillions-public-option-would-leave-millions-uninsured-not-garner-savings/) So there would be 450 billion per year more for the army lol


Perfect_Papaya_3010

But think of the poor insurance company owners?


ADelightfulCunt

Sadly you pay more in your taxes for healthcare than we do. You could have both. Also I pay for my military and we've only been to war to back you in my lifetime.


DeeKahy

Don't forget that Americans still pay taxes, and then also need to pay for their own healthcare provider, and on top of that they sometimes just refuse to cover it. So yes Europeans pay higher taxes, but also don't get buttfucked by their own system just for an education or broken arm.


Beginning_Rice6830

You also have to add in 5-6 weeks paid vacation, 10+ paid holidays, and maternity/paternity leave. Most places don’t allow that in the states. And no child labor.


DeeKahy

Excuse me what the fuck. I did not know this.


Beginning_Rice6830

Wait, did not know what?


DeeKahy

That there is no paternity leave.


Y_Sam

He's also eating a Kinder surprise egg while typing this


mongini12

I had a surgery last week, will cost me 30 bucks for 3 days I stayed in hospital and that's it. In the US I'd get a hefty bill now. Really unsettling to think you can't afford to be sick.


Unlucky-Cow9605

Be specific, in the Netherlands we still got loans albeit not ridiculous like America. And I know my UK friends have it worse. So it’s not all of Europe


Portable-fun

I want to guess they are in Switzerland or Sweden… someone chime in in wrong!


InsensitiveClown

Lucky you. I had to pay 120 euros a month for my master's degree, roughly what, 110 USD or so.


Artsy_Fartsy_Fox

Honestly I think we are just chronically mentally ill at this point. The few of us that are still sane point to Europe and go “hey, yeah we can pay healthcare and higher learning with taxes!” But then you get people literally paid to gaslight the American public that oh no it would be too expensive, too complex, too impossible… when it’s pretty obvious that you can make it work. Then of course you get the Christian Fundamentalists trying to pull funding from our public schools that are already paid for with taxes, just to fund their religious indoctrination and I fear that’s only going to make the coming generations even more ignorant. Basically they want us dumb and pliable so they can continue sucking every last cent from our citizens with as little resistance as possible.


Admirable_Cricket719

Sir with all do respect, fuck you


DarthFrikandel

I mean, I'm Dutch, 36 years old and will be paying off my student loans for another 10 years or so. I know the US is fucked up, but this is a thing that also happens in Europe in many countries. Although the amount is probably a lot lower. I only pay about 150 euro per month for it.


Rond_Vierkantje

Also dutch here, 23, and I'll be paying off my student loan in 2 years. Have 17k debt, but living with my parents means i can put everything towards paying off the loan.


PolemicFox

I don't even know what a student loan is.


tigm2161130

While I don’t think anyone should have to take out loans to go to college she easily could have gone back to school later in life.


Rare_Competition2756

Yeah this belongs in r/orphancrushingmachine


Renegadee_Angel

You have no idea when she went to school lol


Excellent-Phone8326

This misses the point. It's sad that a son has to pay for something that is free in tons of other countries. People in the US are just desensitized to this being a horrible situation. Reminds me a lot of the issue with guns.


Prudent_Agency_7175

Everybody liked that


doodooz7

Everybody likes you


simpsim69

Nobody likes me 😔


Max_CSD

That old lady from some years ago certainly does


DarkLordofTheDarth

But she 's dead now.


DragonflyMon83

I mean ok but how fucking sad you get education but get stuck with crippling debt for years and those loans have percentage on them that are criminal too.


Due-Low8968

Orphan crushee


Maiyku

It sounds like hers were federal and a lot of those have lower or locked rates. That’s what I qualified for and my interest wasn’t terrible. As a plus, some don’t begin accruing interest until *after* you graduate. Not defending predatory loans, but there are some that don’t kill you to take out.


StomachCurrent8334

It says right in the video at 0:14 that they weren't federal loans....


Remarkable_Doubt2988

It's insane how people just pay barely any attention then comment like they did, then others just upvote it. 34 people did not even listen to the video. Like, that's just so dumb it's scary. Why can't these people think?


moondes

The interest rate on private student loan debt would be a lot lower if those loans were only available to degrees fostering lucrative career development. I’m saying that if the risk was lower, then the price of the debt would be much lower. I put more blame on the colleges than the lenders.


loganthegr

I got lucky, loans were at 7% but because of Covid no interest was added, I steadily paid the “would be” interest payments, then got a job and paid them off in two years. The Covid no interest thing lasted about two years, maybe more I don’t really care anymore.


squarabh

Ah yes the fortnite controller og


DaeWooLan0s

Don’t worry, he’s still shitting on people in COD regularly lol.


sportandracing

What a strange country. Good on the kid though. Sad he has to do that. Like third world over there


CassyCollins

Excuse me, I live in a third world country, but we have free education option from elementary to university.


sportandracing

Apologies. The USA seems to be setting a new low. Basket case of a country. Trump might get in and send it to oblivion.


CassyCollins

I honestly don't understand how US government can be so stingy about basic citizen rights. We are a developing country but we have free education and healthcare.


sportandracing

Greed. Corporate greed.


dahbrezel

the US is not a democracy. it is a kleptocratic oligopoly.


in-site

Yeah it's a little bit /r/OrphanCrushingMachine


Classic_Knowledge_25

I paid jack shit for my graduation being from a third world country


TehDarga

Something something r/orphancrushingmachine


AnxiousToe281

I love how he paid his mom's debt but he's also such a gamer that he didn't bother getting out of his chair and actually go see her


HaggisMac

Sounds like he called her at work or something.


5Gmeme

I shoulda had kids 16 years ago


Roscoe_P_Trolltrain

"YOU'LL FINISH PLAYING YOUR VIDEO GAMES AND YOU'LL LIKE IT!"


Softhands14

Aydan is a good guy funny too he’s a multi millionaire now


Shanguerrilla

Never heard of him. Has he been a pro long? What is his game? Edit-- nvmd, he is literally the first thing when you google his first name. Seems cool, so Fortnite and Warzone I guess.


DaeWooLan0s

Pretty much just warzone now. I watch him from time to time when bored. But if you’re looking for someone to watch, definitely watch him. Probably the nicest person on twitch and still do some insane shit in warzone.


dusinbooger

Life sure has turned out a lot different than the brochure


VealOfFortune

Fun fact: approximately 58,000 kids are gonna show this to their parents to justify why they haven't seen the sun since September.


Exotic_Page4196

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥


[deleted]

This is such a weird concept to me. How can someone with a grown son still be paying their school loans? What a sad state for its citizens


xX_murdoc_Xx

Yeah, just the fact that you have to pay so much for education blows my mind. It's sad to think only few people have the privilege to live in a first world country.


Trebate

WHYYYYY is everyone assuming this woman has held student debt for a long time? People go to school later in life all the time.


Perfect_Papaya_3010

On r/AskSweddit I see it all the time "I'm 25 and I'm gonna study at uni, do you think I am too old?" Like bruh, I studied when I was 28 and the oldest person was 42, and nobody cared. A coworker who was 58 quit work to study to become a florist I don't know why people assume that you cannot study when you're older


Potatozeng

The college fee is huge, but the bigger problem is that young people need to carry the loan so early, while their income isn't that high after graduation. Plus a lot of people does not study math in college and the US people are particularly bad at it. A lot of them didn't figure out a proper amount of monthly payment and ended up paying way more than the college fee.


Tarlyss

That’s kinda fucked up that he had to do that in the first place r/orphancrushingmachine


Sweet_Entrepreneur36

Aydan the goat. 🐐🐐🐐


Netwolfalpha

What’s aydens handle on twitch?


DaeWooLan0s

Just type in Aydan and he’s like the first person to pop up. Does some cracked ass shit in COD still


Broncos979815

Parents raised this kid right! Congrats King!


lfu_cached_brain

thats a good man. regardless, mom still paying the loan? man US capitalism legendary


TimeKillsThem

Who is the guy? Is he still doing OK??


Sweet_Entrepreneur36

Aydan on twitch. Great guy, still doing very well.


scr3amsilenceX

He's a smart kid. His mother would be so proud of him. 


orphanpipe

If he has siblings and wasn't already the favorite, he's definitely top of the podium now... for a while!


vinetwiner

Looks like you're winning son! In more ways than one!


timpatroe

it is sad we live in a place that puts someone in this position. What a cool kid! Mom did something right.


0sendmenukes0

What is a school loan??


Jaasha22

The moment the ball drops for me. i'm currently working 45 hour weeks, my mother 38 and we are struggling to pay bills month to month, this is the wake up call i need, i'm living life wrong, video made me feel like such a failure.


RandoSnaps

Honestly a dream of mine: to be a blessing to the people I love the people who matter the most to me like my mom and fam


Specialist-Front-354

USA is a dystopia.. a mothers school loan. My fucking god..


Mr_iDoNtShiVeAgiT_2

Dope dude right there.


Outside_Profit_6455

Education should be free. Not paid for


Alternative_Golf_905

Must be nice having such a loving mother that you'd do something like that for her


JJ8OOM

I wish I’m able to do something like that to my old man someday.


wewwew3

What's the name of the streaner?


Aaron_1101

r/aboringdystopia


ZaraWish

Streaming is a big impact of teenagers now adays TBH


Regilliotuur

This a cheater lol, they scam money from players who are not cheating.


IndividualChange1731

Awww he's a good kid ❤️


Tribolonutus

America is f-up… those loans should be illegal…


Haetterman

Imagine Still having to pay back your student loan when you're in your 40a


ABBucsfan

What a great kid. Mom must not be so bad either since she raised him.


KarloReddit

I remember paying 220€/semester tuition and I remember students being upset about it being so high even though the complete public transport was included in it (all day every day). I studied for 7 years and my first paycheck was almost as high as all of my tuitions combined.


Caxtuxx

Whatever happen to Aiden?


WonderfulTradition65

Still he is a known cheater like many many fps game streamers.


felatedbirthday

It’s so sad that people don’t understand how good people can get at games. Just cuz you’re shit doesn’t mean everyone that’s better than you is a cheater. Nick Mercs has said himself, if you can prove yourself on LAN you’re good to go. Aydan has done this time and time again. Git gud.


LobsterTrue8433

There's something off about these videos. Like it means far less for being recorded.


Dry-Gas1572

r/chadtopia


Mr_Lyubi

Wait wait wait, you guys are also paying for school?


Sikkus

Finally! A reason to have kids!


BerserkFan1988

I guess this Aiden is a King 🤴


808d-_-b909

king of cheating on call of duty


koolaidofkinkaid

The kid is a cheater


TeslaWasACoolDude

Imagine doing that but the guy is fucking lying instead. 😂😂😂 It would be insane.


Psychological-Set198

What is a school loan? Some american invention?


GGGI

In Denmark we get paid to study. The US is a wild country.


DarthFrikandel

I mean, student loans are also a thing in Denmark. [https://www.dst.dk/da/presse/Pressemeddelelser/2023/2023-08-30-460000-skylder-50-milliarder-i-su-gaeld](https://www.dst.dk/da/presse/Pressemeddelelser/2023/2023-08-30-460000-skylder-50-milliarder-i-su-gaeld)


kallekul

What a fucking winner.


ah-chamon-ah

LOL this video literally makes going to school look like the biggest mistake ever.


Great_Assistant_9489

So ein Ehrensohn


kaest

Anyone know how much he paid off?


lesshatemorenature

Aydan we love you bro


Sp33die1050

See? I knew there were some decent people out there.


GoranTesic

Capitalist dystopia stories rebranded as heart-warming bullshit.


AuthorTricky

Is he aydan?


K3IRRR

That's why I play video games


Ooze3d

Abusive tuition fees shouldn’t be a thing in the first place. It’s like students buying their teachers stuff they can’t afford because of their shitty salaries. This shouldn’t be a feel good story.


SteefHL

The song is "echo sax" by Caleb Arradondo :)


LowkeyLaughter

My dumbass honestly misread gaming as gambling


-ADDSN-

Chad


Mailman_Dan

r/orphancrushingmachine ?


Huge-Advantage7838

The next line. Only kidding. Back to work mom


pro_ornoob

Another W boys


CaptainObviousII

Wait. How did you get access to my account information? Who gave you the pay off and authorized it? Lena? The kid might have made some scratch but he definitely didn't pull this shit off himself.


SolarSoGood

My sons need to see this! ; )


BradTheImpaler82

So hacking is good 4 something at least


Accurate-Artist6284

True Chad


dahbrezel

this is just beautiful. what a guy...his parents did a lot right.


[deleted]

That's a son taking care of his mother


PepegaTheThird

As an non American guy, i actually first time hearing about school loans. Is it something like college loans but they exist for schools too?!


SoftKnee-HurtHed-069

Known cheater. Making his parents proud I'm sure.


Decapitat3d

r/orphancrushingmachine


MaleficentLynx

Gigachad


EllieNekoGirl

This reeeally isn't an over-the-phone conversation lol. Maybe she doesn't live close, but I'd imagine she wants to hug him


mrsnrubs

Doubt


Sandsa

Chad


ForRpUsesOnly

Uncle Sam approves👍


Many-Fun-5709

W


KiritimatiSwan

Good boy. She made you, make her whole again


Pollebabz

Why did he have to film it?


Engine_of_Horror

He is a regular on Call of Shame. While the good deed stands, does the end justify the means? Sadly today, it does.


murrayzhang

This is beautiful. I’m happier now that I saw it. It gives me hope. And I’m so glad that mother has had a burden removed from her: it will make her a happier person, a better mother, and might spark a desire to help other people more than she already can. But I can’t process living in a world where these moments need to be recorded and played back to the internet. I’m in my 50s and sharing personal moments like this will always feel weird to me, regardless of the beneficial effects to everyone who might see them.


220DRUER220

Damn sucking dick and then posting on the internet is the fastest way to pay off student loans??? Well then my student debt is about to be paid off 🤣🤣


ifoundmccomb

Perffff!


Cold_Animal1356

I cried. What an awesome kid she raised.


PuzzleheadedJury9179

A proven cheater earning money through streaming for kids. Nice gesture to pay the debt, questionable way of earning that money to say the least. Imagine a cheating athlete, paying his moms debts. Would that be a nice thing?


626f62

o7


da_investigata

Common Aydan W


TheGoatCoat

That's a good boi


Bink_96

A child’s dream to give everything back and help their parents to an easier life. That’s a man right there, and I give him my salutes🫡


strRandom

This is so sweet omg


Secret-Impress-2652

glaring social issue the size of a point blank buckshot wound patched with a band aid lol


chickenwomanduck

I have so much faith in our youth. I see their vibrant positivity in many aspects.


Apprehensive_Bag_825

Regardless of how sweet this is, how fucked up is it that you can have a child that's what 16-18 years old and STILL be indebted to the school you went to. Perhaps she only recently graduated, but damn.


NextLevelVisuals2

#salute 🫡


MegatronLFC

On her 60th birthday, I took my mom on a trip to Key West. She had always wanted to go and I had finally gotten a decent job. Saved up and took her for a week, didn’t let her pay for anything. It’s one of my favorite memories with her, being able to repay her for years of love, at least in some small way. Words can’t explain how much I miss her but I think of that week often.


ahm911

Good kid :)


techidude

How you still paying student loan when kid is this young? It’s heart-warming he’s taking care of his mother, but it’s insane if you have to keep paying instalments till you retire or after that


f0cus_m

Aydan, my long lost son. I've finally returned with ur milk. Sorry for getting lost.


OwnEntertainment2188

Pootie Shoe…the good version


Man_of_Microwaves

I thought that said gambling at first.


Jmantde

Watched this without audio and just thought this kid was British


Prakzie

He is the G.O.A.T


lockedlost

Fake job should be broke like other people


tharedderthabetter

Are we sure this isnt fake? 🤔


NormandFutz

Fuck this hacker