“People come to the OASIS for all the things they can do, but they stay for all the things they can be.” We live in a hyperfinancialized world — markets bleed into daily life, asset prices run faster than wages, and the old link between effort and reward gets weaker every year. For many younger people, the “normal” path doesn’t move the needle anymore. So they drift toward high-variance habits: one-click trading apps, online casinos, sports bets, perps, predicti...

“People come to the OASIS for all the things they can do, but they stay for all the things they can be.” We live in a hyperfinancialized world — markets bleed into daily life, asset prices run faster than wages, and the old link between effort and reward gets weaker every year. For many younger people, the “normal” path doesn’t move the needle anymore. So they drift toward high-variance habits: one-click trading apps, online casinos, sports bets, perps, predicti...