Daily (Al Capone–style) Digital Life Litany for Protection, Direction and Stewardship

Caveat emptier: This post was drafted with help from an AI assistant (Perplexity)— but ideated and edited extensively by the human, Bill Acton

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Lord,

I know a thing or two 
   about how operations run in the shadows—
and how fast they can burn down.

In this new world of codes

   instead of speakeasies,
teach me to stay on the right side of the ledger.

Guard my name so it isn’t used in fraud,
my bank 

   so it isn’t emptied by some smooth-talking hustler,

my family 

   so they don’t pay the price for somebody else’s scheme.

Help me recognize a racket when I see one:
   the “investment” that’s just extortion in a nice suit,
   the “opportunity” that smells like a shakedown,
   the data-harvest masquerading as a friendly “free service.”

Give me the sense to walk away
   from deals that need secrecy more than honesty,
   from messages that want obedience more than consent,
   from platforms that profit more from chaos than community.

And if I’m tempted to cut corners online—
   to share what isn’t mine,
   to twist the truth,
   to look the other way at a little wrongdoing—
remind me that a small compromise
   can open the door to big ruin.

Let my stewardship of this digital empire,
   such as it is,
be clean books, straight talk,
and protection for the vulnerable—

so the only thing with a price on it
   is the scammer’s next move,

not my soul.

AI‑assisted creative work: This litany is an imaginative parody pastiche using generative AI. It imitates the public persona of [Al Capone for commentary and devotional reflection. It is not created by or affiliated with [Al Capone, and should not be taken as his real views or words.”


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