The data is out. 22,000 tech workers lost their "safe" corporate jobs in January. You have been told that a salary is safety. It isn't. A salary is a single point of failure. Real safety is a treasury you control. Real safety is value that can’t be "restructured" by an algorithm or a panicked CEO. If you are building wealth in a system that can fire you, you aren't building wealth. You're building leverage for someone else. Own your capital.