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Research Report: Network of Network Needs
Sideways seeks to develop and evolve shared infrastructure for planetary governance. For this report, we interviewed “groups of groups”, including coalitions, consortia, associations, umbrella organizations, and ecosystems. We found that most groups were loosely...
Is it collusion, cooperation, conspiracy, or cooperation?
As we discuss planetary regeneration and planetary regeneration, Sideways has stepped forward into work with the bioregional movement and stirred the pot around collusion and cooperation. What does it even mean to cooperate? I mean, logically shouldn’t there be an...
Network State: It’s not about a clean slate
Persecution, really. “We want to be able to peacefully start a new state for the same reason we want a bare plot of earth, a blank sheet of paper, an empty text buffer, a fresh startup, or a clean slate. Because we want to build something new without historical...
Recognition? We don’t need your recognition.
One of the fundamentals that Balaji Srinivasan speaks of in his Network State is that the state becomes recognized by other states. We find that ironic, after his excellent and well-researched description of what happens to “recognized” states when...
Your Crypto Won’t Get You Too Far
One core conversation on the Network State is the issue of having an independent currency. Oddly, we are seeing some trends which would indicate that an independent currency is not a necessity. The Euro is an obvious example, as is the adoption of Bitcoin by El...
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Your Crypto Won’t Get You Too Far
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One Purpose: Divided We Fall (VoH)
For the purposes of a Network State, according to the author Balaji Srinivasan , there must be one, and...
Money Vs. Currency (VoH)
In the currency design discipline, we don’t use the words “money” and “currency” interchangeably. We use the term...
Three Currencies (VoH)
Sufficiency is the measure of what an individual or community has to offer and what they need for sustenance. Do all...
Market Economics Alternatives (VoH)
Market economics is one way that people have invented for distribution of goods. It isn’t the only way. Money is a human invention. It’s not like air. People can, and did, live without it. It’s probable that some other technology will replace money and market trading because eventually every technology becomes outdated. We aren’t talking about moving from gold to cash to cards to bitcoin—we mean that all forms of market exchange will be replaced by something else.
Research Report: Network of Network Needs
Sideways seeks to develop and evolve shared infrastructure for planetary governance. For this report, we...