Farley | Hard Fork Anthems

Pushed a small BCI update today. RPC over onion works — Tor just asks for patience.

Today: Centralized systems feel “normal” Sovereignty feels “radical” Tomorrow: Sovereignty will feel obvious Centralized permission will feel absurd People will look back and say: “Wait… you bought things you couldn’t keep?” “You owned money you couldn’t move?” “You paid for culture that could be revoked?” That’s the funny part.

Ownership vs. Control (the quiet sleight of hand) When you “purchase” a movie from Apple: You do not acquire the movie as an autonomous artifact You acquire a license to view it That license is bound to: Apple’s DRM Apple’s ecosystem Apple-approved software paths The .m4v format isn’t the movie. It’s the container + lock. So while Apple didn’t write the script, shoot the scenes, or edit the film, they control the conditions under which the movie may exist for you. That’s conditional reality. What Apple actually becomes Apple Inc. becomes: Execution Authority – decides where and how the file can be rendered Permission Layer – playback is granted, not inherent Format Sovereign – meaning the “ownership” only functions inside their borders If Apple disappeared tomorrow, your “owned” movie doesn’t age gracefully like a DVD or film reel. It vanishes with the platform. That tells you everything.