The Chicago Crossover

There were times when it was hard for me to remain calm in the face of such a vast difference in perspectives concerning the current state of technology. 

One example I have used in the past is that it is like being asked to do complex mathematical calculations using an abacus. In the past, when confronted with cases like this, I have wanted to blurt out "Y'all do realize we have calculators now?"  

In prior encounters, one core issue for me was that I presumed that sharing such information would be well received. My view was that these technological advancements were so great any organization would want to know about them. 

The reality was not like that.

In reality, whenever I would try to offer up a calculator to a corporation still using an abacus, most of the decision-makers would look at me like I was crazy.  In many cases, they seemed not able imagine or conceive that such technological advancements were even possible. 

But, I did have a few encounters where the decision-makers seemed to know exactly what I was talking about.  In these cases, they would usually try to gaslight me into disbelieving something, even when I had directly observed it myself.

It did not occur to me until years later that some of them did hear me. 

Within this group, the "homogeneous group of men with money" would actually listen very intently. I did not not realize it at the time but their entire playbook is about using their quick access to money to steal ideas from people far more gifted and talented than themselves.

So-called "software developers" parading around in the private equity space in "stealth mode" are the worst. During this phase of development, the persons involved in creating the business have no shame about adopting business plans and financial schemes that are clearly and obviously designed to profit off of the exclusion and exploitation of others.

Especially in the very early stages of development, the persons most likely to be involved in the financing of such "risky" ventures are also the most likely to believe that the benefits associated with stealing a person's IP "up front" outweigh any potential future risks associated with such stealing.

In general, they get away with such theft by devising strategies and schemes to silence people. 

They use their dominant position (like the fact that they are the Employer, General Contractor, or otherwise occupy a higher position on the pay rank than You, to procure, maintain, and ensure a person's Silence. They Silence people by playing on their "fear of poverty."  In this regard, they Bank on the fact that most people would opt to remain silent rather than risk being fired, terminated, out of a job, or at worst, homeless. 

Regarded as a highly effective risk suppression Tool, over time, and especially as aided by AI, the fear of poverty has afforded many existing business and financial models to thrive simply by creating an artificial Gap in time, producing an artificial environment which is designed to self-adapt to produce an environment in which they are least likely to be caught. 

By artificially creating a "Time Gap" thieves who seek to steal IP do so by creating a "Time Gap" separating Senders and Receivers of Information by an artificial Gap in Time.

(Sort of answers the question of why homelessness is so prevalent in places like New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco where discussions pertaining to the development cutting-edge and creative content are most likely to occur. Waiting for an existing "Owner" let you "In" and acquire so-called IP interests of your own is like waiting for the Sky to Fall. It ain't gonna happen.  Which is why in this space, such ridiculous claims of Ownership are banned. Here, we don't tolerate Open Sorcery from any Open Sorcerer.