Using crypto is a good thing in my eyes, but you seem to be convinced that crypto is all evil and a scam.
We've seen in recent years that fiat payment systems are ran by bad actors, that will on a whim revoke access to their systems to any entity they deem "problematic", even if no laws have been broken.
Crypto allows entities to freely exchange money without having to worry about passing some arbitrary purity test or getting witch-hunted into oblivion.
What is causing this so called death spiral is in part mass, uncontrolled immigration by immigrants who often refuse to learn the local language and participate in the country's culture. Driving up the cultural divide and putting a heavy pressure on an already stressed social system.
Truly one of the greatest, sad to see how things have changed.
Back then you got a great game and the devs just gave you all the tools to mod it how ever you wanted. It even managed its own mods to some extent, auto-downloading everything you needed when joining a server.
Today it's all about rootkit anti-cheats and controlling the game and everything surrounding it with an iron fist, as to best monetize every little aspect of the game. No mods, no custom maps, no nothing, because everything has to be catered to give the players "the best experience".
Hard to say without more details (currency and or location). What I would do is check with acquaintances (former colleagues, friends from uni, etc) what they are paid, assuming they have similar professional experiences.
But it also sounds like you live in some overpriced hellhole, assuming you're paid at least a half way fair wage.
Do you really need to live where you do? Check living costs of less central locations.
Really misleading title, as the first line in the article says, this isn't a ban from sports, but from biological males who have transitioned (in one form or another) from participating in female sports at public schools.
Florida has become the latest US state this year to ban transgender girls and women from participating in female sports at public schools.