The Disney Paradox: Have We Gained Knowledge and Lost Wisdom?
By Matthew McKean, CEO and Co-Founder of Frontieras North America
There is a question I have been wrestling with lately:
Have we gained knowledge and lost wisdom?
At first glance, it sounds absurd. We live in the most technologically advanced era in human history. We deploy artificial intelligence at scale. We simulate industrial systems before a shovel ever touches soil. We move capital globally in milliseconds.
We have more data, more computing power, more engineering tools, more environmental modeling capability, and more access to capital than any generation before us.
We have knowledge.
But wisdom? That is something entirely different.
Knowledge is the accumulation of facts, data, and capability. Wisdom is the proper application of knowledge.
Wisdom requires prioritization. Wisdom requires courage. Wisdom requires execution aligned with physical reality.
A society can be flooded with information and still fail to build. And I believe that is where we are.
The Disney Paradox
In 2026, we mark the 70-year anniversary of Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
Construction began on July 16, 1954. Disneyland opened to the public on July 17, 1955. One year and one day.
In 366 days, Walt Disney and his team transformed agricultural land into one of the most ambitious entertainment environments ever constructed.
Today, we cannot build a pipeline without years of delay. We cannot expand a refinery without layered federal and state review cycles. We cannot deploy large-scale energy infrastructure without ideological crossfire.
This is not a knowledge deficit. It is a wisdom deficit.
When Commentary Replaces Construction
Somewhere along the way, commentary replaced construction. Activism replaced engineering. Ideology replaced physics.
AI requires energy. Cloud infrastructure requires energy. Robotics requires energy. Defense systems require energy. Agriculture requires energy. Water systems require energy.
Energy is the apex predator of all industry. Everything else feeds downstream from it.
Constraining energy is not environmental leadership. It is economic self-sabotage.
Where Frontieras Fits — A Solution for All Sectors
At Frontieras North America, we are building infrastructure — not commentary.
Through our patented FASForm™ Solid Carbon Fractionation process, we unlock the full molecular value of coal and other hydrocarbons — transforming them into liquid fuels, hydrogen, fertilizer, industrial chemicals, and clean solid carbon in a zero-waste, closed-loop system.
If energy is the apex predator of industry, then improving energy efficiency, yield, and reliability strengthens every other sector of business.
Our first $850 million facility in Mason County, West Virginia will serve as the blueprint for scalable deployment across energy-constrained regions worldwide.
Frontieras operates without reliance on government subsidies. Our strategy is rooted in disciplined execution, commodity economics, and infrastructure-grade returns.
Energy. Reimagined. Abundant, affordable, and available for all.
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Learn more and become an early investor at: invest.frontieras.com
Matthew McKean
CEO and Co-Founder
Frontieras North America