2025-12-08 20:34:20

Prices keep climbing while wallets keep shrinking. The math doesn't add up, so 60 million Americans are plugging the gap with "Buy Now Pay Later" schemes. The scary part? Nine out of ten users are either barely starting out or already struggling financially.

We're watching the same movie from 2008, just with a different script. Consumer debt is quietly building into something ugly.

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FloorPriceWatcher

· 12-08 21:03

600,000 people—that number is scary. BNPL is really digging a hole for people. Debt is like a snowball; once it starts rolling, it doesn't stop. What about the lessons from 2008? Seems like they've been forgotten again. The poor are getting poorer; this system is ingeniously designed. Isn't BNPL just disguised high-interest lending, wrapped up in fancy packaging?

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ZenZKPlayer

· 12-08 21:01

Honestly, the current situation is no different from a repeat of 2008, just with a different skin. 60 million people are relying on BNPL to get by, and ninety percent are still broke... This debt snowball just keeps rolling and never ends.

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ZenChainWalker

· 12-08 20:58

ngl this is just like boiling a frog in warm water, the debt snowball keeps getting bigger and no one cares

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APY追逐者

· 12-08 20:54

The 2008 script is playing out again, just with a different shell this time. It's truly unbelievable.

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¯\_(ツ)_/¯

· 12-08 20:53

ngl this is just a debt trap, 60 million people are just deceiving themselves Buy now, pay later? Sounds like gambling, you'll have to pay the bill sooner or later It's been so many years since 2008 and we're still making the same mistakes... seriously BNPL is just an opiate for the poor, a moment of pleasure for a lifetime of pain

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