Why Can't I Reach My Peak Alone?

An Interactive Journey Through the Architecture of Value Extraction

"Even monks are trying to merge with something greater"

Enter Your Current W Score

Rate your overall performance optimization (0-1000)

500

Optimization Comparison

Individual optimization plateaus around 760. Your biological systems can only take so much.

The Corridor of Commitments

Six simulations. Six possible lives. Each archway leads to a different extraction pattern.

NGO

Impact through institutions

Government Service

Security through bureaucracy

Corporate Job

Growth through hierarchy

Startup Hustle

Disruption through sacrifice

Entrepreneurship

Freedom through risk

Non-Profit Founder

Change through conviction

Master Ledger

Path W Score Value Retained Burnout Ownership

The Floor of Flows

Watch your time convert to capital for others. It's not theft. It's design.

Speculation (100X → ???)

Time: 0 Retained: Infinite

Capital (20X → 100X)

Time: 0 Retained: 20-40%

Founders/CXOs (5X → 20X)

Time: Medium Retained: 30-50%

Operators (X → 5X)

Time: Mid-High Retained: 10-20%

Builders (0 → X)

Time: High Retained: 5-10%

Time-to-Capital Conversion

Level Time Logged Value Retained Risk Type Upside

Quiz Question 2:

A startup engineer logs 60 hours/week, builds a product, gets 0.3% equity, no exit. Which pyramid layer captured the most value from her work?

The Human Cost Ledger

They called you capital. Then logged you as overhead.

HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RESOURCES
COST TO COMPANY
OVERHEAD
OPERATIONAL EXPENSE

Corporate P&L Statement

Software Licenses $250,000 Asset
Goodwill $500,000 Asset
Employee Compensation $1,200,000 Cost
Office Rent $180,000 Cost

Capital vs Cost Comparison

Software License

Booked as: Asset
Treatment: Amortized
Long-term value: Yes

Employee Salary

Booked as: Cost
Treatment: Recurring
Long-term value: No

You

Booked as: ???
Treatment: Overhead
Long-term value: ???

Quiz Question 4:

According to the Human Cost Ledger, how is 'Employee Compensation' booked?

The Debrief Pit

A stone amphitheater. No projections. Just protocol dialogue.

Choose Your Voice:

"I worked hard. I showed up. I stayed loyal. Why don't I feel like it mattered?"

"If every system extracts us, is it naïve to believe in building a new one?"

"How do I even know what collective is right for me?"

"What if I just want to rest?"

"I don't want to be an entrepreneur. Does that mean I'm opting out?"

Seraphina's Reel

A reflection from the other side of the extraction.