"A billion dollars represents nothing but extraction. There is no service to society that justifies one person's control of it. A billion is the mathematical proof that the extraction exceeds the contribution. The wealth had to come from somewhere—labor underpaid, resources exploited, markets rigged, or simply compound interest on stolen time. No single human generates value faster than extraction happens. A billionaire is a system that works backwards: it takes from the many and concentrates in the one. The justification for wealth is always the same lie: 'I earned this!' But you cannot earn what you extract."
The small man
Builds cages for everyone he knows.
While the sage,
Who has to duck his head
When the moon is low,
Keeps dropping keys all night long
For the
Beautiful
Rowdy
Prisoners.
-Hafiz
This is the wake-up moment. The Constitution is now defended by a venture-backed AI company facing retaliation. This United States of America is not a functioning system.