Welcome. You’re Not Imagining It.
If you’ve landed here, you already feel it—America is being hollowed out.
Our towns, our grocery stores, our public spaces, our sense of belonging… all quietly stripped down by a culture of greed disguised as “growth,” “innovation,” and “market forces.”
I’m a full-time nomad living this reality every day. I’ve parked in mountain towns that locals can no longer afford, walked into grocery aisles where packages shrink while prices balloon, and listened to people all over this country ask the same question:
“How did we get here?”
This site exists to answer that question—honestly, directly, without the corporate-friendly filters.
What It Means to Be a Proud Have-Not
Being a Have-Not is not a flaw.
It’s a vantage point.
It means you aren’t insulated by wealth or illusion.
You see clearly.
You experience the repercussions of choices made far beyond your control.
And you’re part of the growing majority who knows something is deeply wrong.
To be a Proud Have-Not is to reject the idea that your worth is measured by what you own.
It’s choosing community over competition, truth over illusion, and connection over consumption.
This movement is not about envy or resentment.
It’s about naming the systems that exploit millions—and lifting up those who refuse to be blinded by them.
Our Mission
ProudHaveNot.com exists to do three things:
1. Expose the patterns of greed hollowing out this country.
Housing. Food. Healthcare. Telecom. Corporate media.
Everywhere you look, a small group profits while everyone else pays the price.
2. Translate the psychology behind it.
Greed culture doesn’t just appear—it’s engineered through marketing, policy language, status symbols, and economic myths designed to keep people docile, confused, or blaming themselves.
3. Build a community of clear-eyed truth-tellers.
Not influencers.
Not experts in suits.
Not gatekeepers.
Just everyday Americans who still believe in honesty, fairness, and humanity.
Start Here: Choose Your Path
➤ Understand What’s Really Going On
Read the cornerstone articles that unpack the biggest forces shaping your life right now:
- How corporate greed is hollowing out the middle class
- Why housing feels impossible
- How shrinkflation works as psychological manipulation
- Why policy language is intentionally designed to mislead
- How experts and professionals miss what everyday people feel
These aren’t rants—they’re explanations of the patterns most people were never shown.
➤ Learn to Spot Greed in the Wild
These short pieces break down the subtle tactics used every day:
- Emotional manipulation in marketing
- “Success” myths that keep people silent
- How corporations shift blame onto consumers
- Why people with degrees often don’t see the problem
- How wealth builds a bubble of detachment
Once you see the pattern, you can’t unsee it.
➤ Watch the Short Videos
I create quick, gritty, anti-greed visual shorts that hit harder than long essays:
- Shrinkflation exposed
- The grocery aisle illusion
- Housing companies disguised as neighbors
- Why status symbols don’t equal wisdom
- Real stories from the road
These visuals capture people’s attention — then connect them to the truth.
➤ Take Small, Real Actions
You don’t need to join anything, buy anything, or fake anything.
You can start small:
- Share a message that resonates
- Comment on a post and tell your story
- Call out greed when you see it
- Help someone in your community
- Support those who are struggling instead of judging
This movement grows one conversation at a time.
The Human Cost — Stories From the Ground
A teacher forced out of her hometown.
A grocery worker who can’t afford groceries.
A senior outbid by investors for a modest apartment.
A nomad pushed farther into the desert each year.
A young worker juggling three jobs to stay afloat.
These are not personal failures.
They’re outcomes of systems designed by people who will never feel the consequences.
And yet — people still care, still help one another, still fight for dignity.
That’s the part of America worth saving.
What You’re Really Noticing
If everything feels off, that’s because:
- Greed isn’t a glitch — it’s a strategy.
- Policies don’t fail; they succeed for the people who wrote them.
- Financialization is quietly replacing community with profit.
- Corporate media reports symptoms, not causes.
- Experts rarely understand the realities they don’t personally feel.
The Have-Nots feel the truth first.
That’s why your perspective matters.
The Proud Have-Not Manifesto
I refuse to measure my worth by what I own.
I refuse to stay quiet while greed destroys communities.
I choose truth over illusion.
I choose connection over consumption.
I choose community over competition.
I see what’s happening, and I will not be fooled.
I am a Proud Have-Not — and I am no longer alone.
Ready to Go Deeper?
Here’s your next step — choose whichever resonates:
- Read the latest article
- Watch the newest YouTube short
- Explore the anti-greed toolkit (coming soon)
- Join the conversation on Substack
- Share one message that spoke to you
This isn’t just a website.
It’s a counter-narrative.
A challenge to the systems that divide us.
A gathering place for people who see what’s happening — and won’t look away.
Let’s get started.
We have a lot to rebuild.