Permission to be Powerful

Permission to be Powerful

Walking Barefoot During the AI Apocalypse

(Plus One Hundred More Humiliations)

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Tony V.
Aug 15, 2026
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Dear Permission-to-be-Powerful reader,

For two years, I’ve lived what other professions are only beginning to understand.

I’m broke.

And my way of life…

That I depended on for 15 years…

Is gone forever.

I was patient zero.

Millions more will follow.

And yes — AI made me obsolete.

You want to know what’s going to happen?

Then pay close attention…

Because I’ve alre…

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