Episode 5 – Strip-Mining the Empire

In this episode of The Lucid Blur, Sayed unpacks the final phase of American empire — not as a sudden collapse, but as a deliberate process of extraction. Why is a nation built on services so obsessed with the “Made in the USA” fantasy? Why are the ultra-wealthy preparing for crisis while insisting the system is stable? And most urgently: who benefits from collapse, and who will shape what rises from the wreckage?

Drawing from themes explored in The Philosophy of Power, this episode challenges listeners to rethink the myth of mismanagement and confront the cold logic of late-stage capitalism. This is not just about decline — it’s about design. And the future it creates is still unwritten.