The stock market was never designed to make you rich.
It was designed to keep you dependent.
Most people don’t realize this because they were programmed early.
- Go to school.
- Get good grades.
- Get a job.
- Work hard.
- Save money.
- Put it in a pension.
- Trust the market.
That script wasn’t written for your freedom.
It was written for your compliance.
Think about this for a second.
If you put $100 into a pension or retirement account today…
When do you actually get that money back?
Not “what does the statement say.”
Not “what’s the projected value.”
When do you personally control it again?
For most people, the answer is:
Decades later.
If the market cooperates.
If the fund manager doesn’t screw it up.
If there isn’t a crash.
If the rules don’t change.
That’s not investing.
That’s hoping.
Here’s the uncomfortable truth most people don’t want to hear:
The average person has been hypnotized.
Hypnotized into believing that delayed freedom is safety.
Hypnotized into thinking volatility equals opportunity.
Hypnotized into trusting systems they don’t understand.
Meanwhile, the stock market is one of the most manipulated environments on the planet.
Liquidity injections.
Interest rate games.
Institutional front-running.
Policy-driven pumps and dumps.
You’re told to “stay in for the long term.”
They’re trading around you in milliseconds.
Ask yourself this:
Why would you put your money into a system
where you have zero control,
limited information,
and no say in the outcome?
That’s why I don’t buy the story that the stock market is the ultimate wealth vehicle for the average person.
It isn’t.
It’s a holding pen.
Real wealth isn’t built by parking money and praying.
It’s built by:
• Control
• Cash flow
• Skill
• Ownership
• Understanding how money actually moves
The goal isn’t to “beat the market.”
The goal is to stop playing a game
that was never designed for you to win.
Most people won’t question this.
They’ll keep following the script.
They’ll keep trusting the system.
They’ll keep waiting.
But the people who break out?
They stop asking,
“How do I invest like everyone else?”
And start asking,
“How do I take control of my money now?”
That question changes everything.