the final battle

Hey friend, 

I believe the great spiritual revolution of our time in centred around entrepreneurship. 

Consider history, 150 years ago in America 40% of men were self employed

They worked their craft, developed their skill, bought land, raised a family, grew their own food, made with their hands what they needed

With very little interference from the government 

They were self governed, self determined men

So much so, that when the government tried to implement just a mere 2% income tax, these men rioted and had it overturned. 

Now consider modern humans

Most are completely dependant on their employer, 90% of workers are not self employed.

A great deal of these are directly dependant on the state- who employs around 18% of the working population (in Australia for example), not including all the government funded programs like the NDIS.

The modern human is told where to be, what to wear, what to think, how to spend their money

40% tax rate is normal for anyone making enough money to live a normal life, plus GST, VAT, fines, car registrations, licenses, tolls, and whatever other taxes that can force on you. 

And people these days, don’t even really own their homes or land. They are on huge 30 year mortgages, with great restriction about how they can use their land, and then there’s extra rates & taxes that if are not paid, their property will be taken from them. 

The modern human is a sad shell of what our western ancestors created.

Consider this, 

While the narrative you were told in school that the 20th century was about liberation and freedom and how lucky you are to now live in the 21st- perhaps in reality there was was no time in history when so much freedom was taken from the free-man in such a short amount of time. 

Over the last 50 years, people have given away all their freedom, for security, comfort and perceived certainty. 

The great spiritual movement of our time is entrepreneurship, because it is certainly the only way to take your freedom back from the systems, institutions, corporations and governments that want a controlled and docile population of obedient slaves. 

And so this will be the final battle;

Government VS Business

Socialism VS Capitalism

Dependance VS Independence

Victims VS Creators

Followers VS Leaders

And this battle will be fought inside of your own heart.

See friend, while learning an online skill & creating a business might not seem so deep and significant,  It certainly is.

-Jay

Jay Topp is a 24 year old writer, marketer, film maker & self-led educator originally from Australia, now based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. You can see his films here. Instagram here. And his business website here.

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