Wool!

I know it’s a joke but if anyone out there ever feels like they’re always too hot or too cold (and it’s not a medical thing,) check the tags on your clothes. Seriously, the kind of fibre you wear makes a huge difference in how you feel. I live where it gets below 30°C in the winter, where people ask me how the hell I’m not freezing. Well, I have a cotton tee, a merino wool stanfield, thick wool socks, wool fleece hoodie and a wool hat.

Metamask is very beginner friendly and no different from setting up an e-mail.

https://metamask.io/en-GB

It’s called a “non-custodial” wallet, you control your funds so you don’t need ID. Custodial wallets are tied to exchanges that hold your funds, even though they belong to you, and all transactions are approved by the exchange. They follow KYC for legal reasons, like a stock exchange, but they’re also a bit safer to use.

Since you’ll be doing peer to peer transactions, remember there are no backsies. Once you send money, it’s gone.

You won’t be able to cash out at registered exchanges, so it’ll be tricky to get IRL money unless you have buyers you trust.

I haven’t used these guys in a while, but they don’t need ID in Canada at least: https://coincards.com/

Be safe out there. Don’t buy shit coins. Sign up for airdrops. Transfer fees go up and down throughout the day, it’s always cheaper to move larger volumes at night in North America.

Trading platforms and exchanges require IDs, you don’t need ID to have a crypto wallet for peer to peer transactions. I have like five.

Then I donno, man. Pull a Ferris Bueller or work for crypto.

It sounds like the root problem is not being able to leave the house.

Do you know anyone who can escort you? Furthermore, “leaving the house while suicidal” isn’t a crime. You’re a legal adult, so unless there are measures in place the cops can’t force you to do anything. Even if they can bring you back, you can probably set some stuff up before they find you.

So you’re in your 20’s, in the states, and have never had a bank account?

I won’t make assumptions about how that happened. I’m Canadian so I don’t know how helpful this will be since our regulations are a bit different, but have you tried just walking into a bank with everything you have and explaining the situation? If they can’t set up an account they should at least be able to point you in the right direction.

In Canada we can get a driver’s learner permit with minimal ID. Birth certificate, SSN and proof of address should be enough. If you can get that you’ll have a government issued photo ID and you’ll be set. Alternatively, we can get a provincial ID with minimum documentation, if you can’t get a driver’s licence. There must be some equivalent in the states.

Another option is to get someone to notorize a document and photo that says you are you. Just call a notary near you and ask how.

Oh for fuck’s sake. This is the same way I learned the pope died.