Prismatic Glass Physics
Economics 2026

The Physics of
Leverage

Archimedes' Law

"Give me a lever long enough, and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world."

In business, Leverage is what disconnects your inputs (Time) from your outputs (Money). If you are paid by the hour, you have zero leverage. You are lifting the rock with your bare hands.

The 4 Forms of Leverage

Naval Ravikant defines four classes of leverage. The first two are "Permissioned." The last two are "Permissionless."

01
Labor: People working for you. (Requires money and management).
02
Capital: Money working for you. (Requires savings).
03
Code: Software working for you. (Permissionless. Works 24/7).
04
Media: Content working for you. (Permissionless. Zero marginal cost).
LEVERAGE SIMULATOR
40 Hours
EFFECTIVE OUTPUT 40 Units

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The Axiom

The goal of the Solopreneur is to move from Level 1 (Labor) to Level 4 (Media/Code) as fast as possible. You want a robot army (Code) and a broadcasting tower (Media).

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