Because accountability is foundational for a successful community, we are reporting on our production.
We are a sustainable community of full-time volunteers and have been blazing a new economy for years. We are creating the world we want for our children, and everything we do is in support of that.
Even though we still don't have a finished living room floor, we have maintained our standards of feeding free meals, saving trash from the landfills, enjoying a negative zero carbon footprint, and living honestly and responsibly over the last four days.
In honor of full transparency, we'd like to share our accomplishments during that time:
- invested 44 man hours in Steemit
- wrote 8 Steemit articles, the proceeds of which are dedicated to creating a healthier world for ALL
- updated our website to accept Steem dollars in trade for our new line of Steemit Ts
- designed several steemy new products for our fashion line
- celebrated 2 birthdays
- raised $287 from our operations that is dedicated to feeding, clothing, housing, and educating people
- harvested and processed 10 pounds of herbs for drying
- harvested 20 pounds of okra, tomatoes, and greens
- rendered 17 gallons of dried lemon thai basil
- processed 5 orders for health supplements
- produced 83 pounds of compost
- took 812 photos
- saved 610 pounds of trash from the landfill
- fed 140 free meals
- harvested sustainable building materials
- cleared the sunflower patch
- organized the shed
- harvested scrap metal from discarded electronics
- organized our next Feed the Need event to be held in a few days
We are investing a considerable amount of time and man hours in the success of Steemit, because we see the revolutionary potential for this platform. Adding the capability to accept Steem$ donation exchanges to our website is a significant and meaningful step towards expanding the marketplace and increasing the worth of Steem/SBD. We're grateful to participate in a cycle that turns cryptocurrency into real, physical resources!
We have valuable contributions in creating a successful community and want to participate in mutually beneficial exchanges. Thank you for your continued support!
We will continue to share what a small group of dedicated individuals can accomplish in a short amount of time when we focus on BEING the change.
www.intothegardenofeden.com
What a week this has been!!! And...it's not over yet. Living on the edge is quite a ride. Glad to be sharing some of the valuable community contributions we are a part of. Thanks for putting it down and into perspective.
Quite a ride indeed! What will tomorrow bring??
Thanks for being part of this adventure! Grateful to be doing it together!
Wow you guys are busy. Such great work your are doing. Such inspirational efforts.
Thank you! We have 15 full time volunteers right now, and every day we focus on building a better world for all.
This is great, thanks for sharing!
You're welcome!
never a dull moment
That's the truth!
great, thanks!
You're welcome!
Amazing how much can get done when people work efficiently for common purpose!
Yes! We show that a better way is possible!
Quite impressive I must say! UPVOTED!
@kus-knee (The Old Dog)
My question to you is: How does de-centralization work within your network (both metaphorically and... literally - because wasn't the above link you provided just an advertisement for your network??
If we're talking about network structuring (and at the foundation, this IS what a market IS), centralization as a starting ground has the possibility in being completely superior to "complete de-centralization": (notice the air quotes).
In a true completely decentralized network, the starting ground is completely open to a group of organized thugs - let us call them "the illuminati" to pay homage to your username - taking over the system and robbing the power of the creators almost instantaneously (who BUILT the system, who SUSTAIN the system, who PROTECT the system) and, in a very literal way, be having the creators of the system working for "the illuminati" - from a standpoint of network influence. If the creators were kosher with it - why not? If they weren't, they'd probably end up pulling the plug on their own creation for reasons of "content value digression" (let's just say from "the illuminati" ignoring valuable content in general... and/or by being assholes in general... which would translate into users ceasing to use the network in general)... and by incurring this process (in general), "the illuminati" has succeeded in destroying the existing starting ground completely decentralized network...
It is then easy to build upon the ruins by copying much of the former network's structure - altering it's dynamics slightly (enough to obfuscate that it is actually a centralized network *in secret) while wearing the label of "completely de-centralized" - luring the users of the former network to participate within it... At this point, it is easy for "the illuminati" to become whales (in the Steemit terminology) with zero accountability measures and have it appear that the users themselves are choosing what is valuable content and what is not.
In this manner, the users who participate in "the illuminati" network are blindly following a network structured in zero-accountability with the delusion that it is actually a network that posses it...
In many ways, I see the genius of a "completely de-centralized" starting ground network with obscured accountability and can appreciate it on that level. However, as I see it, "the illuminati" network itself is eternally and inherently weak in structure... If the actual truth were ever to be revealed, the entire network would collapse and all resources of both the participating users and of "the illuminati" would vanish into the aether from which they were conjured...
Centralization as a starting ground is completely necessary if there is going to be any kind of accountability or long-term sustainability... So in the end, it really depends upon the principles and standards of the creators in the starting ground centralized network, and how they play out with the principles and standards of the users - given that the network itself is able to be held accountable.
For now, I believe it is best to trust in the creators of Steemit (the true whales) and believe that they will help nurture their creation into greater development... and as long as this information is present and available to see for the users, isn't it true that the network itself is then being held accountable? :-)