I heard that the tech park had been funded by some evil man.

Who told you that? 

Somebody. Everybody knows that. Didn't you hear?

Yeah. But I was just wondering.

What?

If. You know? It's true.

Do you think so?

I don't know. Do you really think Joe Peterson--

My friend looked around before quietly continuing. 

--actually committed suicide?

I like to believe so. It's too scary of a world thinking it's actually controlled by a select few holding all the strings. 

But what's scarier. That? Or being the puppet master, and knowing there are billions of peons out there... waiting to bash your door in and eat you?

Don't they have security guards with guns and stuff?

It only takes one crazy pleb. Run in and just shank the flesh. Bullet to the head. Just one random day. Security can be on their A game 365 days a year. And then that one odd day on leap year. Smack. That's all it takes. 

Hm.

We got it good. Think about it. We don't ever have to worry about people killing us. 

This is true. But we also have no power. 

If you have power then all you use it to do is prevent people from killing you. If people aren't trying to kill you why do you need power?

I got to go. I'll get the coffee next time alright?

Sure. Nice talking with you.

I left the cafe and walked home, thinking about 

Peter Thiel

and 

Jeff Bezos

. Constructions of flesh, with massive amounts of money assigned to their ownership. Flesh.