In the Seleucid Empire, Jews were told if they just abandoned the Sabbath, circumcision, and dietary laws to embrace Greek culture, they'll be safe from attack.
In Inquisition-era Spain, Jews were told if they just converted to Catholicism and accepted baptism, they'll be safe from attack.
In Napoleonic France, Jews were told if they just renounced their distinct national identity and gave absolute loyalty to the state, they'll be safe from attack.
In the Soviet Union, Jews were told if they just abandoned Hebrew, Zionism, and religious practice to become secular communists, they'll be safe from attack.
Today, Jews are once again being told weโll be safe, if we just give up core elements of our identities.
This bargain has never been about protecting us. Itโs always been a threat.
This is 2026. People cosplaying as things they donโt have the authority, the talent, or the track record to actually be. Just for content.
A mayor playing president. A founder playing operator. A content creator playing one-on-one thinking heโs a pro. A 25yr old with a ring light playing economist. Everyone auditioning. Nobody building.
Were raising a generation that learning the reward isnโt in doing the thing itโs in looking like you did the thing. The clip is the career. The pose is the product. The soundbite is the substitute for a lifeโs work.
Don't fall for distractions