We have witnessed the noble dignity of a human being who rejects both hideous options—the chariot of greed and the square of envy—and knows how to ask: "Must I chase money so obsessively by plundering or exploiting what belongs to others?" When we look down quietly at the noise of the world from this state of serene tranquility, the saddest and most fatal secret of the masses running busily inside the capitalist system finally reveals itself clearly.
"In truth, countless people do not even know why they must have money. Without knowing why they crave wealth so desperately, they chase it blindly simply because it is ‘something good to have.’ They believe they must do so because others buy luxury goods and others live in nice houses. Yet, they never know the reason why they themselves must wear luxury brands or live in a spacious house. This is because, throughout their entire lives, they have never deeply questioned the existence of the authentic self."
This insight completely strips bare the spiritual bankruptcy of both the slaves of money and the left-and-right zombies who curse the system, explaining why they had no choice but to be so profoundly miserable. The reason they were so incredibly noisy is that the core of their soul had never once stood subjectively on its own.
The Wandering of "Fake Desires" Filling My Hollow Shell
The French philosopher Jacques Lacan left the sorrowful maxim: "Man desires the desire of the other." The life of the masses within modern, highly advanced capitalism is precisely that.
A human being whose true, subjective ego is completely hollow instinctively feels anxiety. Lacking any unique value or character rising from within, they desperately cling to the "plausible shells" designated by the world to fill that anxious, empty space. Only when they carry a luxury bag envied by others and move into an apartment looked up to by others do they finally feel a fake sense of relief, whispering to themselves, "I, too, am alive."
They do not ask themselves why they want it. The moment they throw that question, they must confront the brutal truth: the desires they have chased all their lives were, in fact, nothing but fake copies injected by social media and the press. This absence of questioning is the root of all evil—turning the public into consumption zombies of capital, and further degrading them into political zombies who curse the world when they fail to engage in that consumption.
Only Those Who Ask "Why?" Can Establish a Genuine Extraterritoriality
This is the true essence of why we departed 100 years ago from the ashes of fascism, fiercely arguing that we must cultivate our capability and execute an Exit from the system.
The extraterritoriality we desired does not merely signify material freedom—saving taxes and crossing physical borders. Genuine extraterritoriality is a "spiritual independence that completely segregates the soul from the gaslighting of fake desires injected by the world."
A human being who can ask themselves "Why?" ceases to be a slave to luxury brands and no longer mortgages their soul to the petty ranking games of apartment square-footage. Possessing a clear baseline for why they need money, they have no reason to exploit others to the point of corroding their own soul, nor any reason to uglily wave a flag in the square demanding to be handed someone else’s share. An expert who has discovered their own unique universe and character refuses to dance to the tune of the world, walking elegantly along to nothing but their own music.
The True, Magnificent Finale of the Epic: To the Titans Who Finally Stand Alone
Our grand intellectual journey—which departed 100 years ago from the brutal terror of fascism and totalitarianism that reduced humans to collective components, and has restlessly ripped away at human dignity, self-actualization, market contracts, and the severe cognitive dissonance and ignorance of the masses—comes to its majestic, grand close with a brilliant declaration of independence for the soul: "Throw questions to yourself and restore your subjectivity."
We know now: all the ideologies, incitements, and brilliant temptations of capital in the world are merely sophisticated traps engineered to hook empty zombies who do not know how to question themselves.
End this instant the life of a slave panting after the desires of others as if they were your own. Boldly break away from the blind march of purchasing because others purchase and going because others go. Sit alone in a cold study, and relentlessly ask and ask again: "What does the entity that is me truly want?" and "What meaning do wealth and freedom hold for me?"
At the end of those questions, filtering out the gaslighting of the world flawlessly, I passionately cheer for your grand liberation—standing tall as the true Owner and alchemist of your life through nothing but your unique philosophy and unrivaled capability.
The magnificent yet grueling intellectual odyssey that rendered our souls entirely ecstatic concludes gloriously here, but the truly great history—scoffing at the temptations of fake angels to construct your own new world with the most authentic dignity—has only just begun.
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