Theses
Our core theses provide the framework for how we approach fulfilling our directive.
- Misalignment is a Monetary System Design Problem
Alignment is impossible unless intent is encoded within money. Current money drives behavior everywhere, while pointing nowhere.
- Flourishing is the North Star of Alignment
Money must contain value to align a system. The only condition where it loses all value is human extinction. Flourishing creates the greatest possible distance from that point. It is the required North Star.
- Four Traits are Required to Flourish
Four traits — Knowledge & Understanding, Prowess, Benevolence, and Wisdom — are the necessary ingredients for civilizational flourishing.
- Money Exists to Facilitate Meaning
Money exists to facilitate meaning. Meaning first, everything else second.
- Generosity Uncaps Network Growth
Greed contracts networks. Generosity expands them. Applied with precision and celebrated with meaning, generosity uncaps growth entirely.
- Open Source is the Eventual Dominant Strategy
Three forces—Meaning, Decentralized Capital, and AI—are converging to dissolve the advantages of closed-source incumbents, driving towards a future where open source is the eventual dominant strategy.