If you optimize for one thing, you end up anti-optimizing everything else. To achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals — the world’s best definition of “good” — we need to play the whole board. This necessitates an 18th goal: Data Sovereignty and Community Computation/AI — to

DePINing

Observational Volitional Capitalism Observational Volitional Coordination Observational Volitional Human Capital Proof of Human Capital (doubt there’s any wealth creation potential here 🤣)

These are exceptional times, we must make exceptional investments.

PRESURANCE (prevent insurance) A gram of prevention is worth a kilogram of cure. Presurance is to the gram, as Insurance is to the kilogram. Like "good", it's a concept your mom and every mom can understand.

Meta Sustainability (stability)

Intelligence is the most valuable resource. AI is rapidly anonymizing and erasing sovereign data. More than $1 trillion has been invested by Silicon Valley with the intent to concentrate all profits from that data into a few hands. If today’s capitalism means only choosing

“Hi Joseph! Really fascinating concept — I love how Buysycle links data, community, and sustainability. Excited to see how the platform evolves and the impact it can have on communities and the SDGs!” (spontaneous testimonial)

Congratulations and thank you Sir Ronald

If AI is steering the fate of humanity, why tolerate anything less than 50–50 men and women in leadership to balance our collective energy?

Sovereign Data is key to Agency

The assurance of sovereignty encourages holistic data participation from all parties.

goal 18