The Subscription Illusion rips the mask off modern life and exposes the shocking truth: you don't own anything anymore. From the software on your computer to the roof over your head, from your labor to your very body, every aspect of existence has been captured and resold as a subscription. Richard Sweeney delivers a blistering manifesto that traces the slow, deliberate replacement of true freedom with managed liberty-a system of permissions, renewals, and fees that keep humanity shackled. Drawing inspiration from esoteric researcher Jordan Maxwell's warning that liberty is not freedom but permission granted, Sweeney shows how governments, corporations, and financial institutions have turned daily life into one big recurring bill. Covering everything from driver's licenses and property taxes to streaming platforms, health insurance, digital censorship, and even your own memories stored in the cloud, this book reveals how "ownership" has been erased. With chilling clarity, Sweeney explains how society has been engineered into the world Danish politician Ida Auken foreshadowed: "you will own nothing and be happy." Yet this manifesto is not only diagnosis-it is weapon and blueprint. By recognizing the Subscription Illusion, readers can begin reclaiming pieces of their sovereignty, whether through decentralization, alternative economies, or rejecting unnecessary contracts. The Subscription Illusion is a warning, a wake-up call, and a path toward liberation from the prison of permission.
