The seventh chapter of What Was Meant for Harm: A Media Memoir of Faith, Fracture, and the Fight for Truth is now available.
This chapter explores the rise of the parallel economy, the fracture of trust in legacy institutions, and the resilience that carried us through.
2021 was the year the country diverged.
Federal mandates, the Afghanistan withdrawal, and the tightening of institutional control pushed millions of Americans toward alternative systems. Independent creators rose as Big Tech aligned with government pressure. Rumble, Substack, Locals, and GiveSendGo became lifelines for those who refused to surrender their voice. People were choosing where to place their trust, and they could support the voices they wanted to hear directly.
For my family, the Hill Country became a refuge. Life wasn’t locking down. It was opening up.
👉 Read Chapter 7: The Parallel Path now.
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