A practical lens (T5) for seeing the transactional rails beneath modern life—Asset, Price, Ledger, Protocol, Power—and for designing humane counters: thick consent, commons-first systems, and dignity-preserving friction where it matters.
Intention is the unseen vector of action. This essay explores how motive shapes judgment, why outcomes alone mislead, and the daily practices—proportion, transparency, consent, and repair—that make good intent legible.
The claw of power may never vanish. But if wrapped in velvet—wielded with wisdom, chosen with care—it may no longer wound, but shape. A better world doesn’t begin by abolishing power, but by reimagining who deserves to hold it—and why.
