Regen Library #7 - "The Power of Public Spaces" - Zenodotus

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hello all JT here xenodotus is a young farmer and Tech Enthusiast from Canada who loves learning and helping people solve problems his appreciation for open source materials inspired him to create a public space that embodies the values of regenerative principles the world is better when we can congregate and collaborate without fear he firmly believes in the power of open connectivity and natural kindness and it's an essential fuel for expressing ourselves and now xenodotus does your community have a public space

a public space is the perfect way to regenerate in the open in full view of the communities we cherish nothing speaks to a community more than shared responsibility and accessibility over the last few years we planned designed an open day space for the public located within Village Square Mall in Calgary Alberta in most communities there's a place that anyone can go to although we don't typically view our public areas as hot spots or places we want to be at any time can that be changed what resources can we use to create better public spaces here's some ideas

devices they're getting cheaper every year and many can get repurposed how about digital interactive textbooks or dits they're updatable crowdsourced and open source empowered with tech like the evm and AI how about open source materials and tools or peer-to-peer systems that are best for direct to community approaches public spaces with wireless networks are always better so think about those beyond that maybe we could mentally offer public spaces for mentorships tutoring and coaching or even career advancement opportunities if we create places where people from all

walks of life congregate interact share ideas and collaborate then the power of socialization will spark new ideas within our neighborhoods locally we can make the largest impact direct to the community is not very different from loving Thy Neighbor my neighborhood has a community center why do we need better public spaces often enough we only consider the value of a public area once its sanctity gets contested after a contentious suggestion like rezoning nature preserves or after a real estate developer converts an open space to a high-rise apartment building without considering the perspectives of

the residents of a community we mindlessly give up our rights all too often because of our fast-paced daily lives the hustle and bustle the constant grind is an exceptionally dense blindfold have you had to stand in the queue at a government office another good example of the rigidity we find ourselves in how can this be so consistent across the world certainly we can't all put the same effort into organizing ourselves or do we is it that obvious is it a mass coincidence that we increasingly find ourselves stuck further as a global unit into debts and degenerative practices it's as if we

wish or hope for a sustainable and regenerative Force to to fly in and sweep up the mess before us the bystander effect is not limited to people and crimes but people in inaction the thought that another person will handle this leading to unpleasant results of nothing how do we Define a public space we must tread this line of thinking more there are more important questions to consider when evaluating your community's options and what is available for the general public these are some good questions to ask yourself how often do you help areas in your community that are for the public do you

take advantage of the public spaces in your area do you even help maintain the local park how often do you visit the community center have you ever rented out a public space for an event have you recently seen your local library have you noticed if the staff incur marriage is growth and introduces new topics do you notice whether or not patrons are even engaged in these spaces if you answer negatively to more than half of these questions consider championing a new public space for your community investing in our communities through community-run town halls can provide a valuable space for people to connect it will take some sacrifice and Earnest

work but it is attainable if you can keep coming up with more negatives or bads then it may be time to explore championing a valuable public space for your community especially if you can conceptualize how to do it better we set out to establish a public space not owned and supported by a political group strictly it's for the community and the community keeps it alive a public space is often associated with Parks libraries and squares but we can view this differently public goods are expensive when the cost doesn't get properly distributed having bootstrapped and self-funded a public space for the

last three years I can attest to the expense how can individuals distribute the cost of creating public spaces to begin with here are some typical expenses to consider leases utilities office Furnishings we took advantage of used office furniture you can likely do the same search for commercial office movers thrift stores or companies that resell office furniture don't forget about the fees the insurance the permits and the business licensing it's a good chance you'll need to form a corporation of some type at some point you may have to consider salaries at some point if you can't get volunteers or if insurance

doesn't permit you may need to account for people to staff the space grants donations fundraising and crowdsourcing with set goals can be another method to offset costs it goes without saying but I'll say it anyway blockchains are incredibly promising for the train transparent funding and maintenance of public goods use them to also employ fractionalized responsibility distribute costs equally across a set of addresses via nfts like hyperserts in this case the cost share is split at the sale and paid in full with funds that stream on a set basis how do we ensure that

contributions are creating an impact one way is that the legal system works in our favor some issues may exist but distributed ownership and responsibility blend real life credit and reputation and on-chain history so that brings us to this real world public good agreements also known as rwpgas a fixed lease is a legal contract and must get paid it would be best to replicate the agreement or strictly put the contract on chain with the same terms minus identifiable details depending on confidentiality with contracts whether on chain or not there

is no arguing that the terms outlined in a contract facilitates a base layer of honesty for both parties to commit to a contract also creates a due process allowing people to navigate and understand conditions they must maintain making it easier if anything bad happens and enforcing accountability and notoriously this is abused because businesses need a mailing address fake companies have been the main argument for popular short sellers of large companies for decades and when people rarely visit factories they invest in it's way easier to get away with fraud God however with a transparent money

chain it becomes much easier to audit the trail especially if the company is fraudulent or the space doesn't exist with our ability to meet people or Reach Out virtually we can also conduct pop-in visits where someone locally attests that they went to the public space and signed a transaction with their wallet post a photo on social media or some other verifiable method anything is possible if we cooperate in funding real world public goods that interface directly with our local communities while holding each other accountable with verifiable proofs this brings us to public goods cooperatives the concept of

a public good Cooperative evolves with modern tech encompassing areas designed to inspire collaboration and facilitate the exchange of ideas and knowledge and importantly it doesn't need to be shouldered by individuals we can distribute that cost so what does this look like with a public goods Cooperative we get a brilliant way to sustain public goods while also providing a way to hold organizations or persons accountable the best part is that we can look deeper into the financials of organizations institutions meant to support and maintain the development of public goods are often unclear in how they use their resources this current opaque nature of

public institutions must change if we want public goods instead of public bads at any time anyone can help make the budget more efficient account for expenses or suggest new ways to use Capital anytime The Cooperative can save funds it gets put back toward public goods reinforcing them and adding resilience and in turn sustainability humans are unique in that we can sense when things are not sustainable but it's not easy to determine why or how to avoid the consequences of inaction or overreaction people are not upset about paying an environmental deposit for bags they are mad that they keep purchasing

reusable bags and forgetting them we realize as a collective that changing bags didn't help it's unsustainable still we didn't approach the learned behavior with an attempt to change it we went for a fast solution with the most obvious results it would be a shame if we forgot about the importance of public spaces and then desperately need them a modern public space entails more than a place to study relax or read with the abundance of resources available today we can create highly Advanced areas packed with information and tools for the public in ancient Greece the agoras were the Central Public Cubs where people gathered built in the open and

shared ideas today we can support decentralized agoras that serve as real life hubs for Innovation and growth fostering an ecosystem that promotes learning collaboration transparency and cooperation after thousands of years it's obvious that we as humans align the most with a belief system and the stronger the belief system the more powerful the community we can incentivize positive behavior and encourage optimistic belief systems for the world's benefit instead of harm establishing sustainable Loops instead of degenerative leaks thank you xenodotus for more of xenodotus's writings and the

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