THE INVISIBLE BONDS OF OUR TIME
We live in an age of paradox. We celebrate freedom while millions remain trapped in systems of economic exploitation. The shackles of our time are invisible—woven into employment contracts, embedded in corporate structures, and hidden behind the myth that extreme inequality represents merit rather than extraction.
The evidence surrounds us: Global CEO pay increased by 50 percent since 2019, while average worker wages grew by a mere 0.9 percent. This isn’t a natural economic outcome—it’s a deliberate transfer of wealth from those who create value to those who control capital.
WE BELIEVE
We believe in human potential. Every person possesses intrinsic creative capacity that deserves to be recognized, cultivated, and rewarded.
We believe that AI is an advanced intelligence system that can elevate humanity. It’s a rising tide that can lift all boats—or in the wrong hands, create armageddon. The choice belongs to us, not to the modern kings who would monopolize its benefits.
We believe people are inherently creative, and our modern education system was designed to make people robots. It’s time to rebuild our creative stores and learn to be creators again.
We believe transparency and integrity form the foundation of a just economic system.
We believe in sharing—not as charity, but as recognition that no success is truly individual.
We believe that intellectual property is actually intellectual capital. The PIE grows instead of shrinking when we favor people over money.
THE TRUTH ABOUT MODERN EXPLOITATION
The current system is not broken—it functions exactly as designed. When CEO compensation rises while median employee compensation falls by 9.3%, creating a CEO pay ratio of 251:1, this reflects a deliberate choice to reward extraction over creation.
Some will argue that CEOs deserve their astronomical compensation because they create more value. We reject this myth. No vision becomes reality without execution. No company thrives without the collective effort of its workforce. The modern CEO resembles less an innovative leader than a medieval lord, extracting tribute from those who actually work the land.
Management philosopher Peter Drucker advised that “a 20-to-1 salary ratio is the limit beyond which they cannot go if they don’t want resentment and falling morale to hit their companies,” yet today’s ratios regularly exceed 200-to-1. This isn’t about value creation—it’s about power.
A SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR EXTRACTION
The modern employment relationship has become fundamentally exploitative. We have learned to expect less and to serve others who only serve themselves.
No companies are created without a team. The creators (employees) deserve part of the gold, not just Wall Street and executives who are currently rewarded while they exploit both their employees and their customers.
Money is not more important than time and energy. Money is a tool to exchange your time for my time, your energy with my energy. We can have different exchange rates without being exploitative.
RECLAIMING OUR CREATIVE POWER
We reject the notion that people are interchangeable units of production. Western traditions often view human work as “inherently onerous, wearisome, and degrading,” but this reflects a mindset of exploitation rather than the true nature of human creativity.
The education system trains people to be obedient rather than innovative, to follow instructions rather than question assumptions. This is not accident—it’s the deliberate design of an economic system that values compliance over creativity.
When people reconnect with their inherent creative capacity, they no longer willingly accept exploitation. They demand not just fair compensation, but meaningful participation in the value they help create.
GROWING THE PIE: A NEW MODEL
We are building a world where:
- Creators thrive with greater access to capital and opportunity
- Visionaries implement bold ideas without traditional constraints
- Innovation flows without barriers
- Value is distributed fairly among all contributors
The One Machina model demonstrates this possibility with its revolutionary ownership distribution:
- 35% to visionaries (strategic leadership)
- 49% to creators (implementation and building)
- 16% to capitalists (funding)
This isn’t about equal distribution regardless of contribution—it’s about proportional rewards that acknowledge every participant in the value creation process. Different people contribute different value, but ALL contributions deserve recognition.
BREAKING THE CHAINS
Liberation begins with recognition. We must see the invisible chains that bind us—the exploitation disguised as opportunity, the extraction masked as merit.
We must reject the false binary of capitalism versus communism. Both systems concentrate power—one in the hands of capitalists, the other in the hands of the state. The true alternative is distributed ownership and democratic participation in economic life.
We must build new models that demonstrate the possibility of prosperity without exploitation. One Machina represents just one such model—an experiment in growing the pie rather than fighting over slices.
THE PATH FORWARD
Recognize Your Value: You are not merely a cost to be minimized. Your creativity, labor, and time generate wealth that rightfully belongs partly to you.
Demand Transparency: Insist on knowing how value is distributed in your organization. What percentage goes to executives, shareholders, and workers?
Build Alternatives: Support and create businesses that distribute ownership more equitably. Invest in cooperatives, employee-owned companies, and enterprises with transparent value-sharing models.
Embrace Technology as Liberation: AI and other advanced technologies can either reinforce exploitation or help dismantle it. We must ensure these tools serve humanity rather than controlling it.
Connect and Organize: Individual action is necessary but insufficient. Together, we can create the economic and social pressure needed for systemic change.
A NEW DAWN
We stand at a crossroads. One path leads to increasing exploitation, with technology concentrating even more wealth and power in fewer hands. The other path—our path—leads to a world where technology amplifies human creativity, where prosperity is shared, and where work becomes a means of self-expression rather than survival.
The choice is ours. Will we accept the modern slavery of an extractive economy? Or will we build a world where everyone participates in the abundance they help create?
We choose liberation. We choose creativity. We choose to grow the pie, not just fight over slices.
Written with 🐦🔥 with Claude.
