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@ kepford
2025-02-12 19:03:28
In the Matrix but Not of It - TSP Epi-3625
https://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/in-the-matrix
Another great episode from Jack.
> Today we follow up on yesterday’s show and discuss how to engage with the system without being controlled by it. While true independence is the goal, the reality is that you can’t fully escape the Matrix—but you can use it on your terms instead of being used by it.
> Just like Neo and his crew jacked in to retrieve information, fight battles, and manipulate the system to their advantage, we can leverage what works—banking, supply chains, tech—without becoming enslaved to it.
> From strategic engagement with fiat to knowing when and how to bend rules legally, today’s discussion is about operating within the system while building real autonomy. We’ll cover key strategies like statist jiu-jitsu, barter vs. selective purchasing, and psychological resilience, ensuring that when we interact with the Matrix, we do so by choice—not necessity.
> Join Me Today to Discuss…
> * Why we need to acknowledge we can’t fully exist outside the matrix for our own benefit
> * The real danger of claiming that we can is how it will effect others choices
> * The root of today’s title, “In the world but not of it” is a spiritual concept of almost all faiths
> * When The Matrix characters “jacked in” what were they really doing
> * Ten Ways we can be “In the Matrix but Not of It”
> * Strategic Engagement – Leverage fiat tools (mortgages, investments, insurance) while minimizing dependency
> * Statist Jiu-Jitsu in Action – Structuring business, taxes, and legal compliance to maximize freedom
> * Psychological Control – Avoiding mainstream narratives while extracting useful information
> * Parallel Systems – How to participate in decentralized alternatives (private healthcare, local currencies, independent education) while still using mainstream systems when needed
> * When to Take the King’s Coin – Evaluating when government programs, subsidies, or incentives are worth leveraging vs. when they lead to control
> * Selective Rule-Breaking – Understanding which laws are merely obstacles vs. those that carry real consequences, understand the three types of rules
> * Societal – Everyone just believes it, no real consequence to breaking it
> * Weak Laws – Cost of breaking the rule is low or the ability to circumvent is easy
> * Strong Laws – Getting caught risks your freedom or risks economic destruction
> * Debt a Tool, Not a Chain – When and how to use debt strategically rather than becoming enslaved to it
> * Using AI and Tech Without It Using You – Benefiting from automation, AI tools, and online business while maintaining privacy and control
> * Digital & Financial Autonomy – Using Bitcoin, self-hosting, and private banking while still transacting in fiat when needed
> * Total Escape is a Dangerous Myth – How even the most off-grid, independent people still interact with “the system” and why the goal should be controlled interaction, not total separation
> * Life is what we make of it, Modern Survivalism acknowledges this duality, so should Modern Agorism/Anarchism
originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/884023