“If You’re Building Just to Exit, You’re Already Dead”—Aleksandar Svetski Gets Real

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Cut The Tie Podcast

Episode 276

What if the system isn’t broken—it’s working exactly as intended? In this thought-provoking episode of Cut The Tie, Thomas Helfrich sits down with Aleksandar Svetski, entrepreneur, philosopher, and vocal advocate for sovereign thinking. Aleks challenges the mainstream narrative around money, identity, and power—and urges us to cut ties with mass psychosis and reclaim our agency.

From founding Amber, a Bitcoin investing app, to co-authoring The UnCommunist Manifesto, Aleks has made it his mission to help people think independently and build outside the system. This episode is a deep dive into the mindset of someone who’s not just rejecting the norm—but actively building the alternative.

About Aleksandar Svetski

Aleksandar Svetski is an entrepreneur, author, and the founder of The Sovereign Collective. A fierce critic of collectivist ideologies, Aleks promotes self-sovereignty, decentralization, and personal responsibility. His work explores the philosophical underpinnings of freedom, finance, and identity in a world increasingly dominated by conformity and coercion.

In this episode, Thomas and Aleks discuss:

• Cutting ties with the system’s script
  Aleks explains why chasing success within broken systems leads to emptiness—and how stepping out is the first step to real power.
• Bitcoin as a tool for sovereignty
  He breaks down how Bitcoin isn’t just a currency—it’s a rebellion against central control and monetary manipulation.
• Mass psychosis and media control
  From COVID to cultural chaos, Aleks explores how fear is weaponized to keep people compliant—and why reclaiming thought is the ultimate resistance.
• The masculine crisis and spiritual war
  Aleks dives into the loss of strong, principled masculinity and how cultural decay is tied to spiritual weakness.
• Entrepreneurship as resistance
  He shares why building your own business is one of the last true paths to freedom in a hyper-regulated world.

Key Takeaways:

• Freedom doesn’t come from comfort
  To be truly free, you have to choose discomfort, risk, and responsibility.
• Money is control—but Bitcoin breaks the chain
  Bitcoin decentralizes power and gives individuals a chance to opt out of manipulated economies.
• You are being programmed
  Most people don’t think—they repeat. Real sovereignty starts with awareness.
• There’s no revolution without self-mastery
  If you can’t govern yourself, someone else will.
• Opt out, build up
  Don’t fight the system from within—build the parallel economy, culture, and mindset.

Connect with Aleksandar Svetski:

🌐 Website: svetski.medium.com
💼 LinkedIn: Aleksandar Svetski
📘 Book: The UnCommunist Manifesto

Connect with Thomas Helfrich:

🐦 Twitter: @thelfrich
📘 Facebook Group: Cut the Tie
💼 LinkedIn: Thomas Helfrich
🌐 Website: cutthetie.com
📧 Email: [email protected]
🚀 InstantlyRelevant: instantlyrelevant.com

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Chapters

1. Introduction and Guest Background (00:00:00)

2. Defining Success as a Direction (00:07:24)

3. Entrepreneurial Journey and Failures (00:10:00)

4. Finding Focus and Cutting Distractions (00:14:00)

5. Life Advice and Personal Reflections (00:16:42)

6. Closing Thoughts and Contact Information (00:21:27)