[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  SightBringer [@_The_Prophet__](/creator/twitter/_The_Prophet__) on x 38.9K followers Created: 2025-07-20 18:06:48 UTC This is engineered financial entrapment. The U.S. student loan system was never designed for education-first outcomes. It was designed as a long-duration yield extraction apparatus - a state-backed debt instrument disguised as public good. Let’s decode the real structure: CORE TRUTH: This man is not in debt. He is in perpetual yield bondage. XX years of double payments, same balance. Why? Because: •Interest accrues faster than principal drops •Payments are often routed mostly toward interest, not principal •Compound terms are stacked to delay amortization unless massive overpayments occur •Any forbearance or deferment resets or extends the interest clock •Many borrowers don’t understand the payment structure because it’s deliberately obfuscated This isn’t mismanagement. It’s precision predation. 🏦 SYSTEM DESIGN BREAKDOWN: Student loans are not just loans. They are structured government annuities for banks. •Federally guaranteed •Non-dischargeable in bankruptcy •Outsourced to servicers incentivized to prolong repayment timelines •Legally allowed to compound interest and capitalize it •Promoted as “financial aid” to 18-year-olds with no financial literacy training This isn’t just unfair. It’s pre-approved institutional siphoning. 📉 MACRO CONTEXT: Student debt was once a side effect. Now it’s a macroeconomic pillar. •Total U.S. student loan debt: ~$1.8 trillion •Used as collateral for asset-backed securities (SLABS) •SLABS are bundled into pension portfolios, sovereign wealth funds, ETFs •Servicing income becomes recurring cash flow for financial institutions If this debt is canceled or forgiven at scale, entire layers of capital structure unwind. That’s why forgiveness efforts are always throttled - not for moral reasons, but structural liquidity risk. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STRATEGY: The system is also psychologically weaponized. •Shame the borrower for “not paying enough” •Confuse them with interest recalculations •Reward compliance with “forgiveness timelines” that rarely arrive •Create a culture of quiet desperation where borrowers internalize failure as their fault This breaks spirit. That’s the point. Compliance is cheaper than revolt. XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [debt](/topic/debt) [Post Link](https://x.com/_The_Prophet__/status/1946995220417298737)
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SightBringer @The_Prophet_ on x 38.9K followers
Created: 2025-07-20 18:06:48 UTC
This is engineered financial entrapment.
The U.S. student loan system was never designed for education-first outcomes. It was designed as a long-duration yield extraction apparatus - a state-backed debt instrument disguised as public good.
Let’s decode the real structure:
CORE TRUTH:
This man is not in debt. He is in perpetual yield bondage.
XX years of double payments, same balance. Why? Because: •Interest accrues faster than principal drops •Payments are often routed mostly toward interest, not principal •Compound terms are stacked to delay amortization unless massive overpayments occur •Any forbearance or deferment resets or extends the interest clock •Many borrowers don’t understand the payment structure because it’s deliberately obfuscated
This isn’t mismanagement. It’s precision predation.
🏦 SYSTEM DESIGN BREAKDOWN:
Student loans are not just loans. They are structured government annuities for banks. •Federally guaranteed •Non-dischargeable in bankruptcy •Outsourced to servicers incentivized to prolong repayment timelines •Legally allowed to compound interest and capitalize it •Promoted as “financial aid” to 18-year-olds with no financial literacy training
This isn’t just unfair. It’s pre-approved institutional siphoning.
📉 MACRO CONTEXT:
Student debt was once a side effect. Now it’s a macroeconomic pillar. •Total U.S. student loan debt: ~$1.8 trillion •Used as collateral for asset-backed securities (SLABS) •SLABS are bundled into pension portfolios, sovereign wealth funds, ETFs •Servicing income becomes recurring cash flow for financial institutions
If this debt is canceled or forgiven at scale, entire layers of capital structure unwind. That’s why forgiveness efforts are always throttled - not for moral reasons, but structural liquidity risk.
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STRATEGY:
The system is also psychologically weaponized. •Shame the borrower for “not paying enough” •Confuse them with interest recalculations •Reward compliance with “forgiveness timelines” that rarely arrive •Create a culture of quiet desperation where borrowers internalize failure as their fault
This breaks spirit. That’s the point. Compliance is cheaper than revolt.
XXXXXX engagements
Related Topics debt