For the past 200 years, the world economy has been on a relentless march toward higher productivity. From steam engines to the Internet, each tech breakthrough sidelined low-productivity individuals as “non-competitive” while serving up economic glory to the ultra-efficient. Yet here’s the kicker — these same low-productivity folks made up 99% of consumers.
Governments, naturally, didn’t address this mismatch. Instead, they leaned into propaganda, inflating a dystopian gap between what low-productivity people earn and what they’re pressured to consume. The result? Populist waves, fueled by frustration, eroding the promise of decentralized, less aggressive societal progress.
Dark times ahead? Not so fast. The very tech that once excluded the “unproductive” is now flipping the script. LLMs and crypto are leveling the playing field. Coding, creating, and tailoring products for niche audiences is now easy. Suddenly, those low-productivity individuals — dismissed for decades — can serve close-knit consumer groups far better than bloated, bureaucrat-infiltrated corporations.
This shift is personal. These small creators offer products that are ‘just what I need,’ ‘cool,’ and made by someone consumers actually know and trust. As decentralized finance grows, individuals could soon secure small but stable incomes, freeing them from reliance on manipulative governments and corporate overlords.
Add in the preservation of personal freedoms (let’s not forget the 2nd amendment), and the future looks a whole lot brighter for the underdog. The megalomaniacs can’t keep their dystopian empires — because the independent creators are rising.