Introduction: Why Everything Seems Random To most people, the world feels bewildering. Wars erupt without clear reasons. One day, Ukraine dominates headlines; the next, Gaza burns; tomorrow, Taiwan may be framed as the “next flashpoint.” Financial crises seem to appear out of nowhere—the housing collapse of 2008, the COVID crash of 2020, the inflation crisis … Continue reading You’ve Already Been Captured: Debt, Digital Control, and the Illusion of Division