drunk on their own myth
#RESIST excerpt: They ran the planet for five centuries and grew drunk on their own myth. They mistook deception for genius, control for godhood, and compliance for consent. But every empire rots from the inside, and every predator eventually misjudges the prey. What you’re seeing now — the digital ID push, the biometric grid, the programmable money — isn’t strength. It’s hubris fatigue : the late-stage arrogance of a cartel that thinks the game can never end. Below is how Glafia —the 500-year global mafia Baaijen described—made its biggest mistake yet. 1. Bait and Switch They promised convenience. No more lost wallets, no more forgotten passwords — just one digital key to rule them all. Every hunter knows the trick: bait with ease, trap with permanence. Modern predators don’t wear capes; they wear badges, lanyards, and corporate PR smiles. “Smart IDs,” “digital wallets,” “frictionless payments” — progress, they say. But behind every glowing app is an invisible leash woven from: y...
