Throughout the course of development within the cryptocurrency space we have had occasion to observe some of the issues inherent in decentralized communities.
To make a caricature of the cryptocurrency space we might liken the whole of it to a great assembly of pirate rafts all paddling furiously in their own directions, lest they be overtaken by their brethren. Meanwhile, all around them the enormous ocean of the legacy financial system churns with tempestuous force.
It is not surprising for communities to coalesce around geography, technology, ideology, and other unifying principles, however, the cryptocurrency space is quickly approaching a crossroads within the arc of history where the wisdom of consolidating our gains is becoming increasingly evident.
So, rather than fighting over hearts and minds to populate our own tiny rafts within the socio-economic ocean, it is time to begin lashing our rafts together. It is time for us to begin seeking symbiotic relationships among fellow activists and innovators within the space; strategic alliances which can help us to realize the goals which our respective communities have in common.
With this awareness, and in the spirit of cooperation, I wish to heartily extend an open invitation to the FairCoop Community to join forces with the community on Steemit.
I have been impressed to discover the depth of local organization which animates the FairCoop community and the extent to which they have managed to seize the opportunity to empower local communities using blockchain technology.
It’s not my goal here to go into an extensive breakdown of the FairCoop Community or the FairCoin currency, and the unique experiments of community consensus which have been demonstrated by the innovation of Proof of Cooperation, local exchanges, and so forth.
Nor is it my goal here to explore the unique features of the Steem blockchain, it's novel approach to rewarding content creation and community development, or it’s capacities as a third generation (DPOS) Delegated Proof of Stake, Graphene blockchain.
Surely both of our communities are comprised of thoughtful, intelligent individuals capable of surveying the terrain, and drawing conclusions themselves.
I simply wish to get both communities in the same room and ask that you discuss the possibilities for collaboration; I believe they are vast.
Conclusion: It's a win win all the way.
The Steemit and FairCoop communities have a lot to offer one another!
I believe that if FairCoop makes use of Steemit to further their own goals, they will find themselves empowered by a censorship-resistant, content publishing blockchain which will reward them for their content. For now, the use of tags can be your organizing method, but soon, Steemit will be introducing a new feature: 'communities', which will allow for a much easier organization and a better reward structure and incentives for sub-communities to flourish.
Steemians for their part, will find the FairCoop to be comprised of some seriously thoughtful and passionate people who are looking to empower local communities the world over. They will find a group of people employing powerful, bottom-up, grassroots organization to leverage blockchain technology in service to humanity. They may find a novel approach to realizing stable growth in cryptocurrency, and who knows what else.
All I know for sure, is we're better off working together.
"If you want to go fast, go alone; but if you want to go far, go together."
I've said my piece. I leave the rest to you.
Best wishes to all!
@lovejoy
PS - #faircoop members, if you join us here on steem, we will know you by your tags! You get five tags per post, so make one of them #faircoop and give me a shout-out so I know you're here. Cheers! :)
Thank you for your very kind welcome @lovejoy and @neil-haran for connecting. As part of the #faircoop community I'm very much looking forward to get to know you guys and for the collaboration ahead...think you are great people :)
So great to have you! Here's to the beginning of a long and beautiful friendship! 🍸
Hi! As a member of the #FairCoop ecosystem just want to say to you thanks for such a warm and kind welcome! There are also some other members already contributing here! So we'll be glad to share, collaborate and exchange experience, knowledge and real stories on how FairCoop ecosystem contribute to make a fair and better world.
Soon we start to writte more about #FairCoop to let you know more about this amazing community!
Love!
Awesome! Glad to have you here, and you're most welcome! :) Thanks for commenting, and we look forward to reading more from you all.
Being founder of Faircoop and user of steemit since july 2016, I am happy to welcome this proposal.
I will try to get time for some writings in collaboration with all of you and will be happy to participate in an AMA soon.
Lets think in practical ways how this collaboration can make each one of us stronger, and make concrete this win win idea!
Btw I own the domain steemit.coop which can serve this cooperation between steemit community and Faircoop cooperative movement. Lets think how!
Great to hear from you @enric! I think in a basic practical sense, if nothing else.. FairCoop benefits from the platform, it's tools, and exposure to a new audience, while Steemit benefits from exposure to an increased, quality user base. We can come up with more creative avenues for exploration I'm sure. Glad to have you here, and looking forward to some insightful discussions! Cheers!
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Long live Steem and Faircoin!
That's the idea! Cheers! :)
Sounds good..now, what do we have to do?
Thanks for your question! Support for this post will help signal to the FairCoop community that they will find a warm welcome here on Steemit! :) We're discussing the possibility of doing an AMA with @enric and @neil-haran here in the weeks ahead.
Great..am following you so i'll see future threads regarding this :)
I checked out the FairCoop page and really like the way it's set up. A cooperative venture with Steemit sounds like a good idea...what you call a "win win."
Yeah, I do believe we are natural allies. :) Thanks.
@lovejoy I am very exciting about FairCoop joining.
Me too! Thanks for your comment. :)
"I have been impressed to discover the depth of local organization which animates the FairCoop community and the extent to which they have managed to seize the opportunity to empower local communities using blockchain technology." - I completely agree with you @lovejoy! Since i've heard for the first time for #Faircoop and #Faircoin and since i've got to know some of the people from organization itself, i can only say that indescribable amount of energy, motivation and inspiration was unleashed from the bottom of my heart, body and brain, so only thing that i can say at the moment is one BIG THANK you for everything you did until now, you are doing at the moment and you are planning and intending to do!!! <3
Wow, thank you! I'm only one person, but I'll do what I can to bring all these wonderful communities together into a constellation bright enough for all of crypto to navigate by. :) Cheers!
I'd certainly welcome them. :)
Excellent concept. We are happy to support your efforts.
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Awesome! Thanks for the comment, and the support! Blessings, b
Excellent post! I like your work My friend
Great suggestion! I can see some potential synergies for sure.
I know right?! :) Thanks for chiming in!
Here is another #faircoop member arriving to Steemit rather late but full of enthusiasm!
its very nice to see you post on Togetherness. I hope to join your community but the problem is I'm new to steem it and i don't know how to join
can you please help me out in this matter
Well, if you're posting here then you've joined already! Welcome. Ask any questions you have.
what i have to do while posting new blog? Should i tag faircoop
use whatever tag is appropriate for the content you are creating... so, if your post is about faircoop, then yes, use the tag faircoop.
am looking forward to meeting the some if not all of the community member #faircoopmembers
Joining today
Hi I am a member of steemit and like this movement, I hope I am welcomed?
Great musings. Please have a look at my last article about faircoin here on steemit:
https://steemit.com/faircoin/@johano/faircoin