Blue Check Manifesto

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Freedom is not given; it is taken and protected. Our liberty is being worn down on almost every front yet couple of push back, blinded by greed and desire. Most with impact in our society shepherd us towards darkness for more power and more cash. The rewards are created by huge, corrupt organizations and billion-dollar business concentrated on ejecting as much cash as possible from billions of digital servants.

Tracked. Manipulated. Censored. Sold. This is our truth.

Can you see it? Can you see where this leads? “Everything I do is tracked. It is already a lost cause” is a typical story, frustrating and aggravating. Millions see the issues, however many have actually quit hope.

How did we wind up here? Humans have actually counted on trust given that the dawn of time. We constructed households. We constructed neighborhoods. We constructed companies. We constructed brand-new innovations. We constructed federal governments. Trust is how human beings have actually enhanced our standing on the planet. Trust will constantly be important, however at scale it stays susceptible. Systems that need trust are quickly damaged. In the modern-day age, this vulnerability is enhanced due to the scale of these systems, managed by an effective couple of whose rewards are at chances with the millions who rely on and count on them blindly.

I was as soon as a Twitter power user — my just social networks for the previous years. It was not without fault, however it was an extremely effective tool. It held the pledge of billions having the ability to interact easily and develop off of each other’s ideas and concepts. Then censorship intensified. Then identity checks started. Refusing to comply successfully shadowbanned you. In retrospection, it was unavoidable. Trust does not scale. The systems we count on are too quickly damaged.

The huge central organizations that govern a lot of our lives are broken. What has actually operated in the past is not enough for the future. We can do much better. We need to do much better. Nobody is concerning conserve us. We need to conserve ourselves.

We have the tools — the tools that empower people and lessen trust. Protocols such as Bitcoin and Nostr that are not managed by any entity allow us to interact and connect easily and without approval. Freedom tech is our hope, however genuine modification will need millions to stand and take duty for our future. Say no to TikTok, Google, WeChat, PayPal, Facebook, Twitter/X, and the numerous digital slavery business that join their ranks. Their reward is to manage you and they are winning. Build, assistance, and use liberty tech tools rather.

If not us, then who? If not now, then when?

We will not reside in a pod.

We will not consume the bugs.

We will not get the blue check.

We will not utilize CBDCs.

Use Freedom Tech.

Live Free or Die.

– – ODELL (https://primal.net/odell)