Fortress Leader

Power has always been the greatest currency — but in today’s world, it is both a promise of progress and a perilous burden.  We live in an age where wealth and power are often seen as the twin pillars of success, where influence is measured not only in currency but in how many people fall under one’s orbit. This obsession is hardly new, but the way it manifests today feels both magnified and more intimate than ever before. In the early twentieth century, men like John D. Rockefeller and J. Paul Getty were icons of immense fortune, operating in a world where power was measured in oil barrels, steel contracts, and sprawling industrial monopolies. Their wealth allowed them to stand almost above governments, reshaping economies and dictating the rhythm of progress. Their power was visible, raw, tied directly to the industries that fuelled modern life. Yet even in their dominance, there was a clear simplicity: control the resource, control the market, control the world around you. Power...