In essence, to create wealth in the future we have to work extra hard and dare to get out of our comfort zone. Moreover, as you said, in the internet era there are many ways to earn additional income which we can then invest in crypto assets and physical assets. So nothing happens instantly, even if something happens instantly, very few people have that kind of luck.
Yes, we must always work hard to make our future better and we can enjoy old age without having to think about finances. We have to prepare for this starting now and it requires sacrifice. Some people, especially young people prefer to spend their income in a short time. They are actually very capable of investing and such, but they don't realize the importance of investment.
They get a salary every month, but they choose to go on a spending spree. However, when they start to realize what they have been doing wrong, I am sure they will start to regret not investing, even though the opportunity is very open to them.