Let me say it loud and clear, again, for the ones in the back: #P2P systems that tether their tech to #encryptionsist#/blockchain economy are a dead end, full stop. Tying “native” #openweb paths of distributed technology to the idea of selling “resources” doesn’t just miss the point, it’s engineering a system that’s designed to fail from the start. It’s self-sabotage, shooting yourself in the foot while you’re still lacing up your boots…

Why? Because these systems, heralded by the #Bitcoinbros and their ilk, are about enforcing artificial scarcity into spaces that could, and should, be models of abundance. Instead of embracing the revolutionary potential of #P2P networks to unlock and distribute resources equitably, they double down on the same tired “#deathcult” economics that brought us the current mess in the first place.

Coding scarcity into abundance, is a fatal flaw, the beauty of distributed systems lies in their ability to facilitate abundance, bypassing the bottlenecks and hoarding inherent in centralized paths. Yet, what do these “geniuses” do? They take this fertile ground for innovation and graft onto it the same broken logic of capitalism, instead of using resources efficiently and equitably, they introduce a transactional economy that prioritizes profit and competition over collaboration and sharing. Death by design paths choke out their own potential, What could be a fertile cooperative garden becomes a battlefield of extraction and exploitation.

The Bitcoin and crypto crew, with their get-rich-quick schemes, aren’t building the future, they’re pushing us back into the past, rehashing old hierarchies in a new digital wrapper. Their vision of the world isn’t radical or liberating; it’s just #techshit wearing a suit made of gold leaf and bad ideas.

Then we have the #encryptionistas and their “common sense” cult, with the mantra of 90% closed, 10% open might sound like “common sense” to those steeped in fear and control, but what they’re peddling is the same #deathcult ideology to stifle collaboration, and strangles the potential of the #openweb paths.

Both are enforcing scarcity as though it’s inevitable, despite all evidence to the contrary.
They frame their closed systems as “security,” but what they’re really doing is hoarding power and excluding voices. This isn’t progress, it’s regression, the equivalent of building a massive wall in the middle of the commons and selling tickets to access what was already there for everyone.

The radical alternative is abundance by design, where we don’t need scarcity baked into our systems, we need abundance. We need tools and networks designed to share resources, knowledge, and opportunities without the artificial barriers of token economies and closed ecosystems.

• P2P systems should empower cooperation, not competition
• Decentralization should facilitate access, not introduce new forms of gatekeeping.
• Abundance is the point: The beauty of distributed networks lies in their ability to amplify sharing, not enforce scarcity.

This is where the Open Media Network (#OMN) comes in – a vision rooted in the values of the #4opens: Open Data, Open Source, Open Process, and Open Standards. This isn’t about creating a new “elitist” crew or another #dotcons “marketplace” policed by the #geekproblem.

What are we to do with the Bitcoin bros, the #encryptionistas, and their #deathcult economics? It’s simple, compost them, take their #techshit, strip it of its toxic scarcity mindset, and use it to fertilize better paths. Systems that prioritize people over profit, collaboration over competition, and abundance over fear.

To those still clinging to the Bitcoin fantasy: Grab a shovel – you’re going to need it – not to mine more tokens, but to bury the bloated corpse of your scarcity-driven ideology. It’s dead weight, holding you back. The future belongs to those who can imagine abundance, build it, and share it. Please let’s stop walking down the “common sense” dead-end paths and start digging our way out of this mess, composting matters, you likely need a shovel #OMN