Have you ever found yourself yearning for the simplicity of past eras where work was family-structured or community-driven? Meaning the primary consumer or customer of the work you did was you, your family or close community.

Do you have anemoia (I googled "what is it called to have nostalgia for a time you never lived in" to find this word. I promise it isn't in my day-to-day lexicon.) for the days when people were recognized as blacksmiths, carpenters, or sculptors instead of corporate drones?

In today's world, this old-style life seems unthinkable. Most of us have become stuck in the corporate or governmental machinery, tirelessly working for faces we will never personally meet.

Curious to know how we arrived here? Struggling to comprehend why our collective energy is consumed by faceless employers, rather than our own families or passions?

Fear not fellow pleb!

A disruptive shift is looming. This paradigm combines the nostalgic essence of the past with an innovative modern approach.

A Vision of The Future

Imagine an economy where everyone, regardless of their skill set, can contribute globally and uniquely. A world where work transcends traditional boundaries, allowing unprecedented societal contribution.

Join me as I unfold this revolutionary work transformation. But first, let's dissect the role of ENERGY.

Energy

“Energy is the only universal currency: one of its many forms must be transformed to another in order for stars to shine, planets to rotate, plants to grow, and civilizations to evolve.” - Vaclav Smil

Energy, the power to perform work, is the essence of everything; the beating heart of all systems, big or small. Every system aims to harness energy as efficiently as possible, propelling its productivity while birthing the next, more efficient iteration of itself.

I realize this may sound abstract. Let's unravel this with an apt narration I've termed, "The Efficient Energy Cycle".

This overall concept I learned from BitcoinTruth, so if you want to learn more, please go check him out!

System #1

Consider a thriving entertainments rental store, System #1, the only hub for movie and video game rentals in a time without of more innovative alternatives. This system operates mainly by requiring humans for tasks—inventory management, customer service, processing transactions, and even customer in-person visits from their cozy homes for rentals and returns.

Against this backdrop of scarcity, people revel in this mundane process, sparking System #1's immense success. Hiring ramps up; profits are funneled into promotional content and the acquisition of prime commercial real estate for new stores. It morphs into a colossal corporation.

A Change is Always Gonna Come

Then, a game-changing tool emerges, kindling a revolution.

Someone is constantly striving to streamline processes. This holds true for Blockbuster, the aforementioned System #1. Enter Netflix, a paradigm-shifting platform that rendered the days of movie rentals obsolete. It leveraged the existing infrastructure of the previous system and moved into people's living rooms, offering them a simpler, efficient form of entertainment.

Remember, energy doesn't stagnate; expertise from the old system, Blockbuster, converged on the new entity, Netflix. Capital relocated from one organization to another. Watch both their trajectories intertwined—it's fascinating.

This energetic transfer, this lifecycle of systems, is all around us. Once seen, it's impossible to ignore. The fading energy of a dying system fuels the birth and growth of a new one.

This conversation draws us to a pivotal energy transformation right now—an ongoing battle between a deep-rooted system and its rising challenger.

Current State: 9-5 Corporate Fiat Wage Slave

We're familiar with the dominant system, a seemingly endless 9-5 Corporate servitude, where individuals trade their precious waking hours for sterile corporate work. Jobs here are dynamic voids; duties are imposed, roles are static, commutes are long and there's no direct claim to the value generated by their toil.

Consider a Software Developer I recently heard about who, after getting laid off, lamented over the value he generated over the years by building new tools and features, that is now being reaped by a corporation with no claim to ongoing earnings for him.

But people are awakening to this imbalance. A tide is turning, gearing society towards an alternative model.

Future State: The Bitcoin Sovereign Value Creator.

Welcome the emerging 'Bitcoin Sovereign Value Creator.' Currently a minority compared to the corporate masses, their presence is burgeoning, reminiscent of Netflix's early chart trajectory - initially, for an extended time, flat then dwarfed by the exponential growth to come.

Innovators, groundbreakers—they're always scarce initially, pioneering paths for others to tread.

What is a Bitcoin Sovereign Value Creator?

They are the new wealth generators of a revolutionary network, either an individual or a small, individually governed team, implementing cutting-edge tools to yield economic value, digitally or physically. Currently due to size, they operate in both Fiat and Bitcoin, but a predilection for Bitcoin as a primary unit of account is surfacing among these revolutionists.

Illustrating this concept are personas like Ben Justman (tangible goods), Guy Swann (digital services), and Saifedean Ammous (hybrid educational products). And many others.

This class is birthing new archetypes, from Technologists to Educators, shaping a diverse matrix of Bitcoin Sovereign Value Creators. More on these archetypes another time.

Every day, more skilled individuals relinquish their mundane corporate existence, aspiring to lead fulfilling lives as value creators, realigning energies and spurring adjustment in existing establishments.

There are a lot of no-coiner content creators, builders, designers etc. who over time will recognize the value of Bitcoin. It just takes time and education.

As this seismic shift advances, expect a new wave of organizations to come online. Pre-existing structures will be re-purposed, and borders dissolve.

The emerging economic frontier demands new competencies and tools. Consider yourself fortunate to be here, right now. Prepare yourself, enrich your skills to truly create value and pave your independent way. Have faith in yourself.

A realm of untapped opportunities lies before us. Let's seize them.

HODL T.