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What is the dark forest?
The dark forest is an idea, it's a place to be, it's a societal structure, a way to look at the world.
It is not the mainstream society nor it aspires to be.
It is a parallel society and parallel economy. It is a place where we value anonymity and human creativity.
Inside the dark forest, it is more important what you create (produce) than who you are. This has many reasons. Anonymity removes status games and hierarchies. You either provide a good product or service or you don't. It does not matter what school you went to, how rich you are, if you are someone's boss or a freelance. Political affiliations don't have any meaning in the dark forest either.
The other reason is that anonymity takes away the power of the state. When the body that can be put to jail disappears, the state is powerless.
The dark forest thrives on bitcoin, one of the few things you can actually really own. It can't be confiscated.
The dark forest is a place you enter with your mind.
The dark forest is a place where you can be free from the influences of a sick mainstream society, where you can thrive and grow.
It is not a "safe space". There are tricksters and scammers, anonumous souls are often mean, but conflict and bad attitude does not help them much in creating and mutually beneficial exchange. Opinions don't matter in the dark forest as much as producing.
The dark forest embodies a societal structure that values anonymity, creativity, and meritocracy over traditional status markers like wealth, background, or political affiliations.
Come in!
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2023-11-12 02:41:10Event JSON
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