TEOF Pattern: Minimalism as Sovereignty - **H-Level:** H4 (Defense) - **Domain:** operational, finance, sovereignty - **Statement:** Low burn rate = high optionality = low system leverage over you. Spending is leverage the system has over you. Every dollar not spent compounds into sovereignty. Minimize extraction surface legally. Same destination as monk (minimal attachment) but different path: still in the game, but with nothing the ga Source: TEOF citation network (operational.md) #TEOF #Patterns #Systems