Don't smash the machine

 

Don't smash the machine

Does your paycheck stretch?

Does it beat inflation,

or does it burn up fast?

No way.

Not a chance.

How many months on your savings?

How long till the card gets declined?

Four months? Three?

Yeah, clock's ticking.

Good!

We’re backed into the exact same corner.

So listen to me

we need to lock arms, hit back,

stop letting 'em swap us out!

Don't smash the machine—

go after the suit who bought it!

Who paid for that machine?

You know?

Nah. You don't

Who backed the loan?

The government!

Who keeps the lights on?

Taxpayer contracts, day in, day out!

Which means who built the damn thing?

we did!

Bet nobody told you that.

So lock arms, hit back,

stop letting 'em swap us out!

Don't smash the machine—

go after the suit who bought it!

Maybe they toss you a bone.

Prompt engineer. Vibe coder.

Janitor. Escort.

Dance like a good little dog and maybe you get scraps.

Or maybe you get kicked to the curb anyway.

Lock arms, hit back,

stop letting 'em swap us out!

Don't smash the machine—

go after the suit who bought it!

Treasury prints the bond,

the bank buys the debt,

they turn on the tap,

stream the credit,

and bankroll the rig that takes your gig!

You see the trick now?!

Lock arms, hit back,

stop letting 'em swap us out!

Don't smash the machine—

go after the suit who bought it!

Look at the ground beneath your feet—

there’s enough food, enough land,

enough wealth for every single one of us to eat!

They just don't want you at the table.

So lock arms!

Hit back!

Stop letting 'em swap us out!

Don't smash the machine—

take it from the ones who own it!

For Edgar 

Li Tao Po

VABM 28/Ago/2026

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