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1. Wealth

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   Resource Extraction and Lydian Precedent
   Historically, control over geographically specific, naturally concentrated resources drove massive accumulations. The classical example is the Lydian Kingdom, whose immense wealth originated from the Pactolus River, which, due to unique geological friction in the upper reaches, deposited native electrum [Anchor Reference 1]. Modern analogues involve the monopoly control over rare-earth elements or, more recently, proprietary access to…