It's so funny to see some puppies writing comments that stock markets and crypto are the "21st century economy"! It sounds like you're describing a new religious cult, where the main shrines are chart candles and a divine volatile miracle. The modern market is a legalized scam, where everyone is trying to sell air to others, calling it "innovation".

Under the modern capitalist system, even grocery stores are turning into temples of greed: low-quality goods, inflated prices and marketing that forces you to buy unnecessary things, not to mention securities, stocks or crypto