Gen Zers are over being told they just need to work harder if they don’t want to be stuck living with their parents forever. So they’re gambling their paychecks away in the hopes of becoming a millionaire without having to climb the greasy pole—they’re winning (and losing) thousands, and it’s all on camera.
On “day 3” in his attempt of becoming a millionaire, @chrisoneal4 filmed himself losing $4,000 all in the click of a button in Black Jack.
Like him, many of the mostly 20-something male gamblers start out with $1,000. They then aim to double it to $2,000, then again to $4,000, and so on, until they pass the $1 million mark on day 10.
One user, @tizmtv_, filmed himself turning $1,000 to $256,000—and losing it on day 9. “There’s now way,” he screamed in disbelief to camera, while hitting the dashboard of his car. But he’s racked up thousands of social media followers in the process and now, he’s trying from scratch all over again.
Most of these videos fall under the same style of double-or-nothing template. But others are gambling a dollar (or pound) for every follower they have, “playing for rent money,” and more. One Instagram account is even aptly called “Gambling my paycheck”.
