True autonomy begins with the ‘pain’ of a conscious transaction. In a world obsessed with frictionless, invisible payments, we are losing the vital link between effort and possession. This article explores how the Virtual Fortress Economy (VFE) restores human dignity through the ritual of the Final Settlement—transforming the ‘meager consumer’ into a sovereign economic agent through the alchemy of re-minting and proven contribution.
The current economic system is reaching its limits. In this manifesto, we explore the ‘Sovereign Enclave’: a new paradigm in which we use the Virtual Fortress Economy (VFE) to place a protective filter over local communities. Discover how we restore autonomy, craftsmanship, and human value in an era of technocratic disruption.
The world of Blockchain and Crypto never stands still. I have previously dedicated a blog to this topic and now by popular demand here is a sequel. Do not expect an academic lecture on this topic. Written in an informal style, I take you by the hand through the world of Crypto and we continue with what I wrote earlier.
Universal Basic Income vs Cash Credit Reserve, what is the difference and why do we choose the model of a Cash Credit Reserve with the Community Welfare Program. Here we take a closer look at the choices we made to combat the wealth gap. The question should always be what is best for members and not so much which system is better?
We previously devoted two articles to Bitcoin, so we cannot remain silent now and must respond to current developments. In this article we will discuss a shortcoming in our last article on bitcoin, then we will continue with the current price development of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Finally, we discuss various developments in the crypto space. But let’s be clear, this is our take on crypto and not investment advice.
Bitcoin is inhumane, anti-social, has selfish qualities and as a social project is absolutely doomed to fail. A nice clickbait-like opening of course but follow me in my thinking and you will probably discover, like me, that there is truth to this statement. Bitcoin is preached by its proponents as if it were a religion. Hosanna stories abound, negative comments are responded to in the sense that you are too dumb to understand what it is about, and opponents are dismissed as if they were the personification of the old evil capitalist system.
This story will be a simplified explanation of what Bitcoin and Blockchain are about. How did it originate and what drove the innovators behind this project to develop this creative system? It is an attempt to educate the reader about Bitcoin and Blockchain.
We get a lot of questions about cryptocurrencies and Blockchain, with this document we try to motivate the reader to learn more about these topics. They are fascinating topics and will be part of everyone’s daily activities, consciously or subconsciously.
Since we moved the operational part of our company to Klaten, Central Java, we have been working on Innovation. To an outsider, it seems that innovation is an effort to innovate and not the means to make the company or its operations more efficient. Then I will start with the comment that innovation is no fun at all, it is a rollercoaster of events, there is always time pressure behind it, you have more opponents than supporters, especially in the early stages of developments.
***The English translation is directly below the Dutch article*** Het zijn onzekere tijden Het zijn onzekere tijden, mensen worden onzeker, omdat elke zekerheid langzaamaan wordt ondermijnd. Wat deze onzekerheid versterkt, is dat er geen geregistreerde historische gegevens beschikbaar zijn om op te leunen om te weten wat er gaat gebeuren. Het is een onzekerheid zonder …
Industrial Revolution 4.0 and employment. The solution, or a disaster for the workforce? How to acknowledge the value of the workforce and let them accept the process of innovation and automation within a production facility. Author: YS Koen – Klaten – 15 January 2020 Before discussing this topic, we want to emphasize clearly that this …