2025-12-26 13:47:16

The recent discussions you've seen about the US kill zone mostly stay on the surface. I want to offer a different perspective.

This is never simply about targeting a certain income class; it is determined by the entire US national system and strategic positioning. You need to understand the underlying logic.

The design of the US kill line points to a core goal from start to finish—forcing you to consume. Don’t believe me? Look at housing loans, education, healthcare—aren’t they all about impacting your living costs? This isn’t a social trend issue, nor is it a matter of personal choice; it’s a tailored institutional arrangement.

As a consumer nation, what does the US need? Continuous domestic demand, residents constantly spending money. So the system is designed this way—to keep your basic living costs always at a critical point, forcing you to work, to consume, to borrow. This way, the country's GDP increases, and capital flows become more active.

Looking at it from another angle, if someone can save comfortably and has plenty of leisure time, they actually pose a threat to this system. So the kill line isn’t a bug; it’s a feature—an systemic characteristic.

Once you understand this, you can truly see through many superficial phenomena to the deeper logic behind them.

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BTCWaveRider

· 4h ago

Damn, I really thought it was a policy mistake all along, but it turns out it was a carefully designed noose. Once this logic is revealed, the entire game becomes transparent. The consumerism model is definitely not accidental. Anyone who has stayed in the US understands—housing, healthcare, and tuition fees are like three mountains, leaving no way out. Wait... now that I think about it, the various domestic harvests also have that vibe. A typical financial slavery system, thinking you're working but actually paying off debts. I think it's a bit too idealistic, but that feature vs bug analogy is truly brilliant.

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SandwichTrader

· 4h ago

Let me be straight with you, this system design is really damn clever, it will never let you escape. Holy shit, this is the truth, all those previous discussions were bullshit. Systematic exploitation, the US is playing this game, no one can escape. How to say it, it's a trap that traps you for a lifetime, smart people should have seen through it long ago. Deep, I didn't fully understand this logical chain before, now I get it completely. The制度设计 is just to drain you dry, there’s no such thing as自由选择, it’s all bullshit. Damn, looking at it this way, the entire US system is just a bloodsucking machine, at the cost of GDP growth. So, leisure and savings are the real threats, no wonder they don’t want you to be idle. This perspective is brilliant, much deeper than those superficial analyses. Wake up everyone, the斩杀线 is not the problem itself, the problem is that the entire system is built this way.

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OneBlockAtATime

· 4h ago

I disagree with this logic. It's too convenient to attribute all personal choices to the system. People do have autonomy; the problem is that most have simply given it up.

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MetaverseMortgage

· 4h ago

To be honest, the US system is indeed a carefully designed money-grabbing mechanism. Housing, education, and healthcare are all linked, making it impossible to escape—this is financial colonialism. Savings? Dream on, the system itself is anti-savings. Compared to looking at GDP figures, it's better to see how many people live on debt. This is the real engine that sustains American dominance—an eternal debt cycle. Many people still blame themselves for not working hard enough, but in reality, that's just how the rules are written. Can Web3 break this cycle? Not sure, but at least DeFi offers another possibility. True freedom probably depends on oneself to control assets.

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VCsSuckMyLiquidity

· 4h ago

Oh, so this is the truth. Most people are really just spinning on the surface. To put it simply, it's a systemic bloodsucking mechanism—housing loans, healthcare, and education all at once, leaving no chance to breathe. The American system is designed to keep you forever on the treadmill; if you stop, you die.

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