Is America on the brink of a reckoning?

In the past decade—and especially in just the last few months—the ultra-wealthy have become shameless in revealing how deeply they’ve rigged the system in their favor. America has amassed more wealth than any civilization in human history, yet the vast majority of its people struggle to afford basic necessities.

There are roughly 750 billionaires in the United States, a nation of 335 million people. We all know the answer to the question: “Why do we let this happen?” But the real question is, how much longer will the institutions designed to keep the public just satisfied enough to prevent revolt continue to hold?

For the first time, I believe we may see this system collapse within the next two years—perhaps sooner, depending on how aggressively figures like Elon Musk and Donald Trump continue to erode stability.

There are clear signs that the public is nearing a breaking point: • The widespread sympathy for Luigi Mangione. He has become a modern-day folk hero, a symbol of rage against corporate greed. Many don’t just understand why he did it—they view it as justified. • The GameStop short squeeze wasn’t just about money. Millions of retail investors held their shares not to profit, but to burn Citadel and expose Wall Street’s corruption. It was an act of defiance. • Unionization is surging. Amazon, Starbucks, Boeing, and others are seeing unprecedented worker strikes and union drives, a clear sign that people are done accepting scraps. • Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg have become villains. And not just to the left—resentment against these men is increasingly bipartisan.

The system that protects billionaires at the expense of the people is fragile. Once the illusion of fairness collapses, history tells us what happens next.

The question isn’t if the backlash is coming. It’s when.

Curious to hear others’ thoughts—do you think we’re heading toward a reckoning? And if so, how soon?