John D. Rockefeller: The Man Who Created The System You Can Never Escape

John D. Rockefeller: The Man Who Created The System You Can Never Escape
1870: 31-year-old man in Cleveland controls 4% of America's oil refining. 1880: Controls 90%. 1904: Controls 91% of oil production, 85% of final sales. His name: John D. Rockefeller. The system he built didn't die when Standard Oil was broken up in 1911. It evolved, spread, and controls your life RIGHT NOW in 2025.
The gasoline you pump. Drugs you buy. Tech platforms you use. Food you eat. Banks you borrow from. Every single one uses the Rockefeller playbook. Vertical integration, horizontal consolidation, regulatory capture, tax-exempt foundations shaping policy, market dominance so complete competition becomes impossible. Rockefeller didn't just build an oil empire. He built the architecture of modern corporate control. And you cannot escape it.
THE ROCKEFELLER PLAYBOOK:
STEP 1: VERTICAL INTEGRATION
Control every stage of production. Rockefeller didn't just refine oil—he owned barrel factories (15¢ vs...