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 Beyond the Cloud: Why We Built the Citadel Author's Note: I haven't posted in a while because I've been really busy with a new project: The Citadel. Read why this will become increasingly important to homesteaders and small communities as we navigate the Age of AI.

Most people remember The NeverEnding Story as a beautiful fantasy film from the 1980s. But the original book by Michael Ende offers a much deeper—and darker—message. In one pivotal scene left out of the movie, a dying werewolf named Gmork reveals how fantasy becomes delusion, and how belief itself can be weaponized. In an age of “wokeness,” culture wars, and technological burnout, his warning feels eerily prophetic.

We Need to Talk About How AI Picks Our Priorities