Thank you all for the feedback.
When I originally posted the coin, what I had was a concept, a pattern or architecture and what I was seeking was anyone available to help refine those details. I've been a part of a few ANN's (as a lurker) and saw many develop with just a concept, watched whitepaper's added later and so hoped if I was honest with what I wanted to build and in seeking advisement from the community for those who would want to be part of this with me; that I could receive guidance and refine it.
Aioc you mentioned this as more a Pre-ANN than an ANN, and I realize now that this was part of my mistake. I didn't realize that what I had looked at were Pre-ANNs initially. Thank you for helping me express this, all of that is accurate.
So I have some updates I want to share with you guys, because I've been refining this more and more and gaining more support in helping to realize this:
What is The Hero Economy
The Pay It forward Hero Economy, now just called the Hero Economy, is a type of sharing economy that seeks to distribute and redistribute resources that have been raised and allocated into the company's treasury to reward people who pay it forward in some way for those who choose to participate.
The Hero Economy on its own is no different than any coin. The complexity comes when trying to describe what the Economy is attached to, a system. The total number of coins is always going to be backed by whatever resource we have available. The resources we have available will always be shared and distributed to the community. The way we gain resources to give people will be through:
(1) Selling products ( books & games) & Services
(2) Tiered Memberships
(3) Hero Kits, Self-sufficiency Kits and other types of Kits
(4) Workshops, Education Resources
(5) Our One Million Hero Showcase (where people can sponsor their Hero , donate and network, this showcase was inspired by the onemilliondollar homepage, but instead of companies purchasing this space, we depend on people nominating people in their life who have made a difference to sponsor and be added to it)
(6) And more (such as our local food-energy-water initiative)
All of these products and services are still in development, and this January I'll be meeting with a team of people in one of our local areas to discuss a system I'll be explaining next by which the Hero Economy will be implemented. I'm pretty excited because this past year I've been so focused on the technological aspects that I didn't realize all of this stuff could be implemented now. 2017 is the year we bring this economy to the real world.
The goal is to team up with Heroes from all over the world who may specialize in one or more areas, to help bring resources to people that help us be more reliant and self-sufficient, less dependent on big companies and corrupt politicians.
More about How It works
Remember when I said Game Developers by day, Heroes by night? Well Game development has just been the goal to gamify and reward giving. The economy is designed to have a built in mechanism that helps people associate giving as a form of self-investment. There is a built in mechanism in place that will help destroy poverty mindset and traps, encourage saving finances, giving finances, and showing how when we both take care of ourselves, and give extra, and to show that we're benefited indirectly and directly when we contribute actions that strengthen the system.
The shortest possible description For what it is:
People who contribute resources (time, energy, finances) to the system can get paid back with Hero Points & Karma which can be spent within the system or redeemed for cash or used to nominate others who have taken initiatives in their community
Technology as a Bridge
Before there were computers and things like blockchain, there were physical books containing ledgers. The system I am designing and working on building is planned to be launched with or without blockchain/databases. I believe with blockchain the system we're building will be stronger, more decentralized, and resistant to censorship and control. In essence what we're developing can continue to exist and spread so that we're not just restricted to 'local' regions as I am right now. What I mean is that databases and blockchain can make our job easier to manage, by reducing the work load, but this is something I want to start: Now, I am not going to be waiting for the technological aspects to be developed first, I'll be implementing the system in real time and developing the technology in tandem to support those goals, with technology being used as a 'tool' to make life easier, more efficient, and so on.
What's the real goal here:
Harvesting & Making accessible: Food – Energy – Water
Helping people Access: Shelter – Medical
Locally Zenratstudios is working to team up with people from all over the world, to:
Food – helping as many people as possible grow their own food, in smart, efficient, low-maintenance ways. Using technology like Farmbot to reduce labor, designing self-watering gardens, and recycling water and the like. We also want to support our community gardens and link forces with them using a service like unsung to help get food to: Low income, middle income, and no income people.
You don't have to be a member to receive help, but those who are members receive benefits for taking part in strengthening our world together.
Water – droughts are a real thing. Where I live there hasn't been any winter as is usual, water has been scarce and no frost or dew in the morning. But we have high humidity. The goal is to Harvest water from the air and purify it using or utilizing low-cost materials and services. The Lifestraw is an example. We can Harvest water from the air in various ways, Atmospheric Water Generators do this. The problem is they use up a lot of energy and cost 1k or more. Our goal is to help people create their own water reserves cheaply and affordably, for less than the cost of a PS4 or XBOX 360. I am working on getting together people to help design and build this system and then will work to help teach people to make them themselves using available resources in their environment, or help to make them for people.
Energy - solar energy gets better and cheaper each and every year. Installation is what takes the most work. any systems we build today will be obsolete tomorrow. The best way to get into this is to start slow and gradually build up. Solar Energy is not the cheapest renewable energy, we have geothermal energy, and wind and water energy, water being the cheapest. A self-sustainable system might be able to utilize and upcycle water used in plants and vegetation ready to be picked, water extracted from the air, and drinking and use the excess water for generating energy. Cheap and renewable and PORTABLE energy is essential, I'm working on designing and building these plans -- would anyone like to add their brain power to mine. I'm not incredibly intelligent, just visionary based. And I really believe we can gradually offset the rising cost of energy and any financial collapse by moving to self-sustainable resources independent of what political force is in power. Community action is required.
More – I'm working with a group of heroes locally and internationally. Any input you offer will also help to refine and implement a system that is both effective, works and helps us to get enough people.
My goal is to create a network, a coalition of heroes who support each other and can by changing their own lives, help change the lives of others and in doing so save the world.
All of this is to help us be less reliant on politicans, corporations and governments, and more self-reliant. To reduce the cost of our living expenses if not down to nothing, so that we can afford the things that really matter in our life.
The Goal of the Hero Economy
Is to support our vision of a free world where everyone independent of their location is given the means and opportunity to survive. This is an outreach effort, the economy is meant to be independent of the government, and something available to anyone able to participate.
Think of it like Costco, WWOOF but bigger. Think of it like decentralized ecohomes connected together by ecovillages around the world that serve as refuges for individuals.
Conclusion
I know that I am not the best at explaining or communicating this, and I am failing to do so now. This is no hype. You're not being asked for your money, but I am asking for your help (your time and advisement on the technological aspects) so that we can create a system that removes our dependency from a system that doesn't have our best interest in a way that helps us connect to the masses directly at the heart of what we all really need.
I will edit this subject to say "Pre-Ann"