A Cute Video With a Bigger Lesson
Aztecross released a video of him and his son playing Destiny 2 together. It’s a cute video. Cross, who plays a Titan, laughed as his son picked a Warlock. The real kicker was his son’s dialogue. Suddenly, he wasn’t calling him Dad anymore. He was calling him “Mate.” Cross’s reaction: “Where is he getting this dialog from? I have never taught him this. I’m not even Dad anymore.”
At first, I just wanted to share the video on Facebook. Then it hit me: it would be a waste of time. My family would roll their eyes at a gaming video, and most of my gamer friends don’t play Destiny 2. They wouldn’t see what I see.
The Skills Hidden in the Game
It’s easy to watch the video and think it’s just cute father-son bonding. But there’s more going on. His son is building real skills. Skills that will matter later in life.
- He’s working with numbers while upgrading gear. That’s math practice without the classroom groans.
- He’s already comfortable in front of 10,000 people on stream, cracking jokes, asking for subs, handling a crowd with confidence. That’s public speaking at a level most adults fear.
- He made his own choice by picking Warlock instead of Titan, showing independence even when it meant not matching his dad.
These are building blocks. They look small now, but they add up.
Generational Wealth in 2025
Here’s where the bigger picture comes in: this is what generational wealth looks like today. Not just money. Not just land or stocks. It’s knowledge, confidence, and a network that gets passed down.
Traditionally, generational wealth meant things you could touch. Land. A family business. Stocks, bonds, maybe gold tucked away. That was the inheritance, assets that gave the next generation a head start.
But in 2025, wealth isn’t only physical. It’s digital. It’s having an audience that trusts you. It’s knowing how to navigate platforms and trends. It’s credibility built over years of content that can be passed to your kids as easily as a storefront used to be handed down.
Look at the stream itself. You can see Cross’s subscriber count. That’s a real income stream. And it’s not even the whole picture. Sponsorships, YouTube, Twitch Bits… he’s built a career on digital platforms. Not everyone can do that, but Cross has. His kids benefit directly from his success.
If his son chooses the same career, he won’t start at zero. He’ll inherit his father’s audience, his connections, and the credibility his dad built. That’s no different than inheriting land, except the “property” here is digital, and it’s alive.
And there’s another layer now… AI. Kids growing up in this era will be fluent in tools their parents had to learn as adults. They’ll treat automation, AI-driven creativity, and digital assistants the way past generations treated calculators or typewriters. That fluency is its own kind of wealth, because it lowers barriers. They won’t be afraid of the technology. They’ll wield it.
The world has changed, and generational wealth has changed with it. Today, it’s not just what you leave behind. It’s also what you prepare your children to see coming.
Stuck in the Past
Meanwhile, my friends and family on Facebook? They’re stuck in the “back in my day…” posts. They value jobs like electricians or manufacturing plant work. Nothing wrong with that. Those jobs built families for decades. But today? Labor shortages are everywhere because fewer people want them.
I get it. The electricians I know are dealing with back and knee issues from years of crawling and bending. Manufacturing plants keep closing. Yet many people refuse to see new opportunities. If you can’t see them, you can’t take advantage of them.
That’s why the video mattered more than just being “adorable.” It’s a reminder that generational wealth isn’t frozen in the past. It evolves. It can look like a father building a streaming empire and a son growing up confident with math, tech, and public speaking.
Cross’s next child is on the way, and I hope the baby arrives healthy and happy. I also hope more people watch that video and realize wealth is more than money. It’s passing down opportunities, knowledge, and vision.
If you can see it, you can build it. If you can’t, you’re already behind.
