Illusory Progress โ Day 27: Leasing = Freedom? ๐
Short Recap
Yesterday we kicked off the Illusory Progress series: how things sold to us as โmodern and convenientโ often increase our dependence, costs, and loss of control.
The Narrative
Leasing is flexible, hassle-free and affordable. You always drive a new car, have low monthly payments, no worries about maintenance or selling. Pure freedom.
The Reality
In November 2025 I wrote the Accu-Manifest after a simple empty battery of โฌ130 exposed an entire chain of dependency: lease emergency number, roadside assistance, replacement car with two people, dozens of calls and โฌ1,500โ2,000 in total costsโฆ for a โฌ130 battery.
Read the full Accu-Manifest here:
https://openinternetmanifest.org/en/accu-manifest
This was the turning point. This manifesto became the true mother of the Open Internet Manifest. What started as frustration over a dead battery grew into a broader analysis of parasitic overhead and engineered dependency.
The OIM Way Out
Pay cash where possible or buy second-hand. Pay it off. Build ownership instead of monthly subscriptions. Choose small teams, open-book finances and real profit sharing.
You may have noticed our posts look cleaner on Facebook lately. Thatโs thanks to the new Nexus Quick Post tool we built.
Feel free to try it:
https://openinternetmanifest.org/en/nexus-quick-post
Question to you
Is leasing real freedom, or an expensive illusion that makes us increasingly dependent?
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**Illusory Progress โ Day 27: Leasing = Freedom?** ๐
**Short Recap**
Yesterday we kicked off the *Illusory Progress* series: how things sold to us as โmodern and convenientโ often increase our dependence, costs, and loss of control.
**The Narrative**
Leasing is flexible, hassle-free and affordable. You always drive a new car, have low monthly payments, no worries about maintenance or selling. Pure freedom.
**The Reality**
In November 2025 I wrote the **Accu-Manifest** after a simple empty battery of โฌ130 exposed an entire chain of dependency: lease emergency number, roadside assistance, replacement car with two people, dozens of calls and โฌ1,500โ2,000 in total costsโฆ for a โฌ130 battery.
Read the full Accu-Manifest here:
https://openinternetmanifest.org/en/accu-manifest
This was the turning point. This manifesto became the true mother of the Open Internet Manifest. What started as frustration over a dead battery grew into a broader analysis of parasitic overhead and engineered dependency.
**The OIM Way Out**
Pay cash where possible or buy second-hand. Pay it off. Build ownership instead of monthly subscriptions. Choose small teams, open-book finances and real profit sharing.
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You may have noticed our posts look cleaner on Facebook lately. Thatโs thanks to the new **Nexus Quick Post** tool we built.
Feel free to try it:
https://openinternetmanifest.org/en/nexus-quick-post
**Question to you**
Is leasing real freedom, or an expensive illusion that makes us increasingly dependent?
#IllusoryProgress #AccuManifest #Leasing #Ownership #ParasiticEconomy #OpenInternetManifest
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