“The old power structures were splintering.”

The elite, visibly shaken. Their concentration of wealth—and covert political influence, once hoarded safely within the top 10%, was being diluted—toward a 20/80 split. And to the elite, that wasn’t progress. That was collapse. Ray carefully read the writing on the wall, sensed the desperation bubbling just beneath their polished surfaces. The old power structures were splintering.