Humanity is standing on a slope — a slippery one — and the direction is obvious: technocratic feudalism (digital rationing, CBDC obedience, central ownership of all resources) unless something anchors the world in verification, transparency, and sovereignty first. That “something” cannot be: gold (dilutable, untrackable, infiltrable) fiat (infinite, counterfeitable) altcoins (centralized, manipulable) CBDCs (surveillance money) “tech optimism” (trust without verification)