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I’m an 18-year-old from Noida, fresh out of 12th with PCM, and I just got my board results—nailed it, bhai! My parents are over the moon, celebrated in the colony like it’s a T20 WC win. But even with these marks, there’s this weird ache in my chest. I almost fell in love. Almost. And then Noida’s glitzy world reminded me that my middle-class heart can’t keep up with its price tag.
There’s this girl in my colony. Let’s call her A. She’s… yaar, kya bataun? She’s like the first breeze of winter after a sweaty summer. Her smile is like those fairy lights we hang during Diwali—simple, but it lights up everything. We started talking by chance—first about random stuff like the uncle who hogs the society park bench, then deeper things, like her dreams of becoming an artist and my secret wish to just live a little before life becomes EMIs and shaadi talks.
We started talking more—late-night texts, walks near the Atta Market, sharing earphones to listen to Arijit Singh. My heart was doing full-on K3G drama, picturing us grabbing momos at Giani’s or chilling by the Okhla Bird Sanctuary. I thought, bas, yeh toh pyaar hai. But then I’d see her with her DLF Mall crew—guys in Nike Air, girls with Gucci bags, tossing around cash like it’s confetti. Me? I’m flexing a second-hand Activa and a calculator to check if I can afford that next thing.
I can’t afford love. Not now. Maybe not ever.
See, I’m the eldest son in a family where every rupee is counted twice before it’s spent. My dad works 12-hour shifts, my mom stretches one sabzi to feed us for two days, and my sister’s school fees are a monthly jigsaw puzzle. My JEE prep is our family’s big bet—beta, engineer ban ja, sab theek ho jayega. Love? That’s a luxury, like ordering pizza instead of making roti at home.
The rich kids in Noida make it worse. They’re nice, mostly, but their world feels like a different planet. They’re posting Insta stories from DLF Mall or partying at SkyHouse, while I’m calculating if I can afford a second chai at the tapri. A deserves that life—brunches, vacations, freedom. Me? I’m the guy whose biggest flex is a 94% in 12th and a second-hand Activa. She deserves someone who can give her the world, not someone who’s calculating if he can afford her smile. She’s got dreams, and I’m still figuring out if I’ll clear JEE or end up in some shady call center. So, I started pulling back. Fewer texts. Shorter walks. It hurts like hell, yaar. It’s like leaving a movie before the climax because you know the hero doesn’t win.
And yet, A doesn’t let go. She keeps reaching out, bhai, like she’s not ready to let this fade. She sends me random memes at 2 AM, forwards reels about Noida’s street food, even leaves voice notes humming Tum Hi Ho like it’s no big deal. Last week, she showed up at the colony gate with a packet of my favorite Japanese imported chocolates, saying, “Arre, tu toh ab bhoot ban gaya hai, kahan chhup raha hai?”
Yesterday, she straight-up confronted me near the Atta Market, her eyes all sparkly but sharp, asking why I’m dodging her. Yaar, main toh bas chup raha. My throat felt like it was stuffed with cotton, my brain screaming, “Bata de, dil se dil tak baat kar!” But all I could mumble was some lame excuse about JEE prep. Her face fell, and I swear it felt like I’d dropped my heart in one of Noida’s open drains. She’s trying so hard, but I’m stuck, scared that her world and mine will never match.
This isn’t just about A. It’s about being 18 in a city where money shouts louder than marks. My boards are my ticket out, but they don’t erase the gap between my life and hers.
This isn’t just about me. I know so many guys like me—middle-class Indian boys who dream in Technicolor but live in black-and-white budgets. We’re taught to chase stability, not butterflies. Love feels like a privilege for the rich kids who can splurge at Starbucks or the heroes in Bollywood who don’t worry about tomorrow’s ration. For us? It’s a risk we can’t take.
I still see A sometimes, laughing with her friends, and my heart whispers, “Kya pata, shayad ek din…” But my brain shuts it down. Abhi nahi. Shayed kabhi nahi. I’m not saying I’ll never love. But right now, my love is for my family’s dreams, for my dad’s tired shoulders, for my mom’s calloused hands. That’s the only love I can afford.
[Had this conversation with my school friend yesterday night, it's his story, but it felt right here]
Have any of you been here? Caught between what your heart wants and what your pocket allows? How do you deal with it? Batao na, yaar.
FOR EVERYONE:-
1] ChatGPT, yess, bcz i am not a good writer, and lost amongst these vivid thoughts, so just talked to GPT and asked it to structure it so that you could properly understand what i am trying to say.
2] I could go and tell her, she might love me. but it would be a constant battle with others, as we live in a society and her normal lyf is beyond my visionary success.
UPDATE:
Talked and both want to go ahead with it. She was thinking about it for some time too and I would like to quote what she said, "Aree dw baba, I will take you to the best places, It's not like you have to pay for my bills, whoever could afford would do that. So for the first half of our lives lemme do that and then you can take over" with a very pretty smile and a hug. And this is how it actually went.

I asked Chat GPT to rate the comment...
This comment is actually quite strong and thoughtful, especially in the context of crypto and market structure. Here's a breakdown of how I'd rate it across several dimensions:
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Clarity: 7.5/10
It’s dense, assumes some financial literacy, and uses a few jargon-heavy concepts without definitions ("synthetic bond," "rehypothecation," "auction market theory").
However, it’s still relatively coherent and gets its point across clearly to a financially literate audience.
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Insight: 9/10
The author demonstrates a deep understanding of crypto derivatives, particularly the relationship between spot and futures markets.
The idea that synthetic yields signal speculative excess is very well observed, and they convincingly argue that current conditions lack those signals.
The explanation of how FTX distorted the previous market cycle is insightful and goes beyond surface-level chart analysis.
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Evidence/Reasoning: 8.5/10
The author backs their claims with real data examples (Coinbase/Bitmex prices and APY calculations).
The link to T-Bill yields is clever and gives context.
Use of auction market theory as a framing device for trend sustainability is a sophisticated touch.
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Tone: 6.5/10
Slightly dismissive or antagonistic toward "chart doodlers," which could alienate technical analysts and comes across as a bit smug.
That said, it adds a voice and some character—this kind of edge might engage or provoke debate, depending on the forum.
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Overall Rating: 8.3/10
This is a sharp, data-informed, and well-argued comment that adds real value to discussions about market structure in crypto. Tone could be more inclusive, and some parts could use minor unpacking for clarity, but it’s the kind of commentary that stands out in serious market discourse.

Chat GPT wrote the post

I did a quick ChatGPT exercise on this. It would take somewhere in the neighborhood of a 22M qubit quantum computer to crack it. Estimated cost to build it is minimum $50B+. It’s a multi-national effort. Think CERN in France or wherever the heck that machine is in Europe. 22M dedicated for 24hrs could crack it, 220M in 1 hour. To another posters point, everything is vulnerable. There will be so many cyber security layers on top of L1 by then. No chance. IMHO, and that of GPT.

Rely on chat GPT at your own peril, it is full of misinformation , It will sound valid while being completely nonsensical. It can't tell the difference between advertising and facts. It's a useful tool , but it often pulls from sources you yourself would not believe. Use proper sources for Bitcoin education.

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