The Economics Lab
Some truths are hidden in plain sight—until you know where to look.
Money is something most people never question. It exists, it moves, it buys things. And yet, behind its simple function lies a system of control, one that has shaped societies, manipulated economies, and quietly extracted wealth from the many to benefit the few.
Taking the Orange Pill is not a book about Bitcoin mechanics. It is about seeing the world as it really is.
It was written not to convince, but to reveal—to peel back the layers of history, economics, and power structures that most never think to examine. Because once you start seeing the patterns, you can’t unsee them.
An Exploration, Not an Explanation
This book does not teach you how Bitcoin works. It explores why it matters.
- Why the financial system you were born into was never designed to protect you.
- Why inflation is not an accident, but a deliberate feature of modern economies.
- Why every past attempt at sound money has been systematically dismantled.
- And why, for the first time in history, an alternative exists that cannot be controlled.
It is not an argument. It is an invitation—to think differently about the structures that govern daily life.
A Personal Awakening
Like many, I once took the financial system at face value. But the deeper I looked, the more contradictions I found. The more history I uncovered, the clearer the patterns became.
This book was written to connect the dots—to lay out the case in a way that makes the invisible visible, so that anyone, regardless of background, can see the full picture.
Some ideas, once understood, change everything.
A Question, Not an Answer
At its core, Taking the Orange Pill is not a manifesto—it is a question:
What happens when people realize they no longer have to play by the old rules?
The world is shifting, quietly but unmistakably. The systems we rely on are becoming more fragile. And somewhere in the background, an alternative is taking shape—one that offers a different kind of future.
In Taking the Orange Pill, written in 2021, I anticipated that Bitcoin would face major setbacks. Within months, regulatory attacks, financial scandals like Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX, and coordinated efforts to diminish its credibility began to unfold—delivering what seemed at the time to be a devastating blow, eroding much of Bitcoin’s value.
I also predicted that, in time, governments and central banks would be forced to buy Bitcoin as a result of its built-in incentive system. Just days ago, at the time of writing, the U.S. government announced that Bitcoin is now a strategic reserve asset—an implicit acknowledgment of its growing role in the global financial system, exactly as foreseen.
Even as the book begins to age, it is striking to see how the underlying principles remain just as relevant—if not more so—than when they were first written.
Whether Bitcoin is that future is not for me to decide. But to ignore it is to ignore a moment in history as it unfolds.
