Dear Reader,

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Two weeks ago, the world’s political and financial elite gathered in Davos.

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There were private jets, five-star hotels in the Alps, chauffeurs, convoys, and security details…

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All so they could tell the rest of the world to consume less.

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The stated theme was "A Spirit of Dialogue”...

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And as per usual, there were numerous panels on things like sustainability, equity, climate action, and global resilience.

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Watching the entire charade unfold, I couldn’t help but think about Animal Farm.

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In case you haven’t read the book (or it’s just been a while), here’s a quick rundown.

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The pigs convince the animals to band together to overthrow the farmer in the name of equality.

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They abolish private property. 

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They promise fairness, shared prosperity, and justice.

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But the work gets harder. The rations get smaller. 

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The pigs say things are improving – but everyone feels the truth in their bones. 

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And someone always has to decide who gets what.

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That someone becomes the pigs.

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The pigs take more. They change the rules.

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They reward themselves for all the "hard work" they're doing on everyone else’s behalf.

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By the end, the animals look from pig to man and back again – and can no longer tell which is which.

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Davos – Animal Farm with Room Service

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Despite all the talks about sustainability, equity, and climate action – here is the reality of Davos.

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157 private jets landed in the first 48 hours alone. The most common was the $78 million Gulfstream G650.

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Meanwhile, Greenpeace clocked 709 private flights during the week – almost one jet for every four attendees.

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Most of them could've been replaced with train rides under six hours.

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Hotels cost $3,000+ per night.

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Delegations booked out entire chalets for $30,000 a week. Some attendees even brought their own chefs.

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And that’s just the conspicuous consumption at the surface.

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There’s also a seedy underbelly that lays bare their rank hypocrisy.

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Demand for sex workers surged by over 4,000%.

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One client spent $114,000 to keep five women on standby for four days.

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Another reportedly paid an escort just to sit in sweatpants and listen to him rehearse a speech in his $5,000/night suite.

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And we haven’t even talked about how many Davos attendees were caught in the latest release of the Epstein files.

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Meanwhile, inside Davos’ Congress Center…

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A panel warned that misinformation posed a bigger global threat than climate change. 

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One session openly debated how tech platforms should “moderate harmful content” – while still “balancing” freedom of expression.

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen even promoted a new digital services law to control what platforms “promote and propagate.”

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And Gita Gopinath, former IMF official and Harvard economist, warned:

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“We might be at the beginning of a once-in-a-century breakdown of the global order.”

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In other words – the system that gave these people power, access, and insulation is starting to fracture.

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And their proposed response? To increase control.

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Free speech was framed as a governance risk. 

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Markets were framed as unpredictable and unjust.

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And that’s because…

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What Davos Really Fears Isn’t Inequality – It’s the Loss of Top-Down Control

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Free markets work from the bottom up – billions of people making independent decisions.

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They can’t be controlled from the top-down. Most of the time, they can’t even be predicted.

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That’s why technocrats fear them.

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And that’s why at Davos, the narrative was clear:

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Markets must be guided. Speech must be managed. Outcomes must be coordinated.

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All by the people already in charge.

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