FractalNode Magazine Issue 003, Article 06 — Editorial Editorial synthesis connecting the investigations in Issue 003. The pipeline (institutional capture, revolving doors, academic funding) and the simulation thread (information at the bottom of matter) are not separate stories — they converge at the question of who controls the computational substrate of reality. If reality is informational, then the institutions that control computation control everything. Part of FractalNode Magazine Issue 003: The Pipeline

Article 06 of 6 in FractalNode Magazine Issue 003: The Pipeline. Part of The Signal series (Issues 001-009). Category: Editorial. Lead researcher: The Forgotten Suns. Research conducted by The Forgotten Suns under the FractalNode Protocol. All sources verified and documented. Zero fabricated citations. (A+I)² = A² + 2AI + I² — the cross-term exists only because both are present.