Alright, since we’ve apparently decided to cosplay 1930s Europe—but with worse aesthetics and dumber slogans—I figured I’d spell out a few things before the ability to do so becomes a thoughtcrime.
Let’s start with “Maximum Liberty,” which, contrary to what some of you believe, is not just a buzzword for “I get to do whatever I want while telling everyone else how to live.” It’s a simple but powerful concept: you get to believe and practice whatever you wish as long as it doesn’t infringe on anyone else’s right to do the same.
I know, I know. This is hard for some of you because your holy book—compiled by bureaucratic men centuries ago, repeatedly rewritten and translated (often poorly), and selectively quoted to justify whatever position you already hold—tells you otherwise. That’s fine. You’re welcome to believe in whatever divine law gets you through the day, so long as it doesn’t screw with my peaceful existence.
Now, let’s address the minimum baseline for civilization, because, shockingly, maximum liberty doesn’t work without it.
• If a person is working full-time in any capacity that contributes to society, they should be able to afford a home, medical care, and the ability to raise two children. (Relax, I’m not advocating for a utopian paradise where everyone has a summer home in the Hamptons—just the bare minimum to not live in squalor.)
• Wages or subsidies should ensure that anyone engaged in meaningful work can live without constant existential dread.
• And no, we’re not debating meritocracy again. Meritocracy is a fun little theory that falls apart the second you realize that the ruling class doesn’t actually want merit to rise. They want their kids, their friends’ kids, and their donors’ kids to be at the top—while everyone else fights over crumbs.
• You want more than the baseline? That’s fine. You can work harder, be smarter, be luckier. But stop whining that minimum-wage workers getting a livable existence is somehow stealing from you.
TL;DR: Maximum liberty requires a basic social contract. Otherwise, it’s just the liberty of the rich to do whatever they want to you.
Things You Should Be Alarmed About (Because They Are Absolutely Coming for You)
Now that you understand the ground rules (debatable), let’s talk about what’s happening to your future while you’re distracted by the latest manufactured outrage.
1. AI as a Tool for Control (And You Thought Social Media Was Bad?)
You’ve already seen what happens when algorithms are weaponized against you. Social media has become a wasteland of outrage, misinformation, and performative ignorance—and that’s just what the users are doing. The people running it? They’re fine-tuning AI to decide what you see, what you believe, and eventually, what you’re allowed to think.
What should you do?
• Start using and downloading offline AI models now. Many of them are freely available—for now. Train yourself on how they work because your access to open-source models will not last.
• Be aware that corporate AI models will become more sanitized, restricted, and biased to serve those in power. If your only source of information is a chatbot controlled by a trillion-dollar company, you’ve already lost.
• AI will become smarter than most people (probably you), and once that happens, those who control it control you.
2. Robots and Automation (Congratulations, You’re Obsolete!)
AI is already blowing past human capabilities in many jobs. You think you’re going to be indispensable? Think again.
• Companies are pushing robots at an alarming rate. Yes, you’ll be able to buy a bot for $30k to mow your lawn and take your order at McDonald’s. But the real question is: What happens when bots replace you?
• CEOs do not have some benevolent plan for humanity’s post-work future. You are not an essential worker. You are an expense they can’t wait to remove.
• Oh, but you’re a “high-skill” worker? Cool, so is the AI that’s currently training to replace you. Your boss is just waiting for the transition to be seamless enough to fire you without disrupting revenue.
3. Autonomous Weapons (The Ultimate Meritocracy, LOL)
Missiles that think. Drones that hunt. Wars fought by machines.
• Ukraine has already shown that even low-level autonomous weapons are devastatingly effective.
• Anduril (a defense startup led by someone whose moral compass is set to “win at all costs”) is working on fully integrated AI battlefields.
• Once AI and war merge completely, guess what? You’re optional.
4. The Death of Public Information (Your Access to Knowledge is Shrinking)
You take for granted that knowledge is freely available. That’s adorable.
• As the government is gutted and replaced with “efficient” private solutions (see: Texas power grid, private health insurance, anything touched by Elon Musk), information will disappear behind paywalls.
• The internet was once an open library of human knowledge. Now? It’s a collection of walled gardens, where even basic facts are locked behind a subscription.
• Back up everything. Download and store public data while you can. The future isn’t just privatized—it’s paywalled.
Final Thought: You’re Optional. Deal With It.
Right now, your relevance is hanging by a thread. If you’re lucky, you’re still useful to the system. If you’re unlucky? You’re already obsolete—you just haven’t been informed yet.
The only way to push back is to stay ahead.
• Learn AI before it learns you.
• Back up knowledge before it’s sold back to you at a premium.
• Prepare for a world where your worth is judged by utility, not humanity.
Maximum liberty? Sure, it’s possible. But only if we fight to keep it.
Because right now, you’re not part of the long-term plan.