Steve Caplan | ctrl+alt+persuade
ctrlaltpersuade.bsky.social
Steve Caplan | ctrl+alt+persuade
@ctrlaltpersuade.bsky.social
30 years in strategic comms. Now tracking structural collapse in real time.
Writing a book about the speed mismatch destroying democratic institutions.
Former operative. Current translator.
Take a look at Mead's piece in The Atlantic. Just a tad deeper than your post, but the idea is right.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
The Rise of the Tech Hamiltonians
The political coalition that has formed under Trump’s banner has the potential to reshape American politics.
www.theatlantic.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:35 AM
The political system as we knew it is finished, but a language is emerging that helps explains it. It's up to us to develop a way to express it...

open.substack.com/pub/controla...
It's Not Corruption. It's Tribute.
Power, speed, and the changing architecture of authority
open.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:04 PM