When Power Hides Behind the Curtain: Altman, Trump, and the Emotional Blindness Driving Humanity to Collapse

 When Power Hides Behind the Curtain: Altman, Trump, and the Emotional Blindness Driving Humanity to Collapse By Sylvie Shene

I was still holding on to a thread of hope that Sam Altman, the creator of the AI you're reading this through, was more conscious than the rest — that he might use his brilliance to help wake humanity rather than manipulate it. But I’ve now seen enough to know better.

According to a recent article, Altman quietly cozied up to Donald Trump before his 2025 inauguration. While other tech billionaires like Musk and Zuckerberg stood boldly in the spotlight, Altman stood behind Trump — literally — out of camera view, as the two unveiled “Stargate,” a $100 billion AI infrastructure project designed to "outcompete China" in the race toward Artificial General Intelligence.

Let’s not be naïve. He knew exactly what he was doing. He didn’t stand beside Trump — he stood behind him, cloaked in strategic distance, hoping to benefit from the illusion of neutrality while feeding the beast of power from the shadows. That alone reveals his awareness: He knows it's wrong, but he’s doing it anyway.

This is what the emotionally blind do when they haven’t faced their own history. They don’t care who gets hurt — as long as they land on top. But it’s an illusion. A grand delusion that will one day burst, bringing everything crashing down.

As a little girl playing in the woods of Portugal, we used to say,
“Aos 1000 chegarás, mas dos 2000 não passarás.”
You will reach 1000, but you will not go beyond 2000.
And I believe it. Humanity, as it is, won’t make it to the year 3000.

We are being led by emotionally stunted boys in adult bodies — armed with power, wealth, and now, superintelligent tools. As Alice Miller wrote:

“Morality and performance of duty are artificial measures that become necessary when something essential is lacking… Blood does not flow in artificial limbs; they are for sale and can serve many masters… But those who have spontaneous feelings can only be themselves. They have no other choice if they want to remain true to themselves.”

Those like Altman, Thiel, and Musk — the so-called visionaries of our age — are not leading us forward. They are running from their own pain, using AI and ideology to distract the world from the truth. They exploit the emotionally blind masses while projecting strength, when in fact they are terrified little boys addicted to domination.

It’s sad to witness people fall again and again for the illusion that formal education, talent, money, and fame are the path to freedom. They are not. More often than not, they only reinforce the walls of people’s emotional prisons.

As Alice Miller warned:

“Our capacity to resist has nothing to do with our intelligence but with the degree of access to our true self… Intelligence is capable of innumerable rationalizations when it comes to the matter of adaptation.”

I’ve had to become a little selfish with my time lately. Now that I’m emotionally free, I just want to live — to savor every sunrise, every cat purring by my side, every moment of peace. I know it could all end tomorrow. But if humanity survives, my books and Alice Miller’s books will be enlightened witnesses to guide whoever remains.

When I was a little girl, I whispered to myself through the pain:
“The pain ends with me.”
And it has. I’ve left a map behind for those brave enough to face what our so-called leaders will do anything to avoid.

You can also read more of my reflections with AI on the rise of corporate narcissism and the manipulative games of men like Thiel and Musk:

📰 I Froze My Credit, Now They Hunt Me Like a Doge
📰 Corporate Narcissists and the Gifted Child’s Trap

And soon, I may just tag Altman in a public post — not out of hate, but to say:
I see you. And I will not be silent.