Christmas Eve 1992: The Jeep of Theseus
Every part of the Jeep had been replaced. Was it still the same Jeep? The platform has been rebuilt from scratch three times. Is it still the same idea? Yes. That’s the only answer that matters.
Identity
G.I. Jones: Because I Was a Soldier
The ‘G.I. Jones’ alias is not a gimmick. It’s a structural identity claim: the Founder is a soldier who happens to be building an economic platform, not a tech entrepreneur who happened to serve. The order matters.