You can see exactly how the Extractive Economy works, and you agree with every critique of it. So why is there still nothing to do on Monday morning? Because overthrow, reform, and exit are all dead ends — and the way out was never on the list.

The digital economy solved coordination. However, it did not solve ownership. This issue is becoming a structural constraint that we must address. Software has enabled us to coordinate people, capital, and decision-making across distances at near-zero cost. We can now organize globally, deploy capital instantly, and increasingly rely on intelligent systems to route work and optimize outcomes. Yet, everything became fluid except one thing: who owns the asset. This layer remain

The Legitimacy Crisis in the AI Age - Part 3 : The Capital Capture Problem