We’ll be doing our first drop on April 4th.
There will be five days of drops … three poems each day …
I’ve purposely been living beneath the US, and Colombian, poverty line for the entirety of my adult life because it has been quite literally too risky to attempt making any more money. Lack of community makes one an easy target for predators of all types.
Ergo, I ended up in jail (a few times); and received this inspirational souvenir.
Waiting to take the approach that is now being presented, an exploration of communal solutions to, what are ultimately, communal concerns.
Climbing through the tax brackets, together, we will discuss, and assess, the opportunities, and pitfalls, within each; while building possible solutions, and communities with the resources needed, able to continue refining them.
Documentation will be made using audio, video and text tutorials covering topics such as financial maintenance with GNUCash to full-stack development and more.
The Drops
The first drop will consist of 15 poems by Culture Clap, opened for minting over five/nine (?) days; 315 editions in total to be made available.
This initial drop will provide seed funding for three projects here in Colombia, kicking off the comunacolombia.com project. And the remaining funds will used to further additional DFLDAO projects.
My apologies if any of this is confusing to you …
I am Culture Clap, or that is my nom de plum digital; I’ve created the outline of a DAO, and called it DreamFreely Labs.
The idea is that a community is best able to support various lab projects. One of these lab projects being comunacolombia.com; other projects include Conscious Crypto, idioke, and Rebel Coding.
Drop #1: Poetric Roots
Each Poetree Holder is granted labcoat (voting) status within all DFL spaces.
You will help shape, and define, all that emanates.
Consequently, you also have first access to all things DreamFreely.
Revenue sharing will be placed into a separate fund, of which Poetree Holders will exclusively decide how to use …
Culture Clap is a moniker representing an individual. It is not reasonable to become decentralized, though we will talk towards these ends together, to create new beginnings.
Seed-Starters
Approximately 50 SOL from this initial drop will go directly towards the seed-funding of the three remaining drops, and their project leaders.
We are not just working across geopolitical lines, but socioeconomic lines as well; and for this reason we pursue an education-based path. We begin by preparing each participant for success, by fortifying their ability to communicate.
Three project leads need to upgrade their phones (imo), and at least two leads need updated computers. While all of the project leads should have their phone bills paid over the next year.
We can do this; and put surplus funds into a vault, available as needed.
When on-boarding individuals to new paradigms; find community leaders, who can help others. Our work with our project leads allow us to dog-food our own processes for on-boarding individuals to web3, and financial security. Because the two topics really should go hand-in-hand.
Drop #2: Jewelry & Journeys
This drop will begin the tradition of collectors receiving the physical piece that their NFT represents. Additionally, each NFT will be made into a limited edition NFT available in various virtual worlds; of which holders will be part beneficiary.
Though the primary beneficiary of this work will be the those living in the streets of Bogota; as this money will support an individual who hosts soups kitchens and is able to use this money to provide food and clothing to those who need it most; indigenous people, displaced from their land, and in need of food, clothing, and shelter.
Immediately we can provide the first two, while working towards solutions to the third.
Admittedly, there are complications with returning surplus funds directly back to the originating artist in this specific instance, as the original art is purchased on the street, from individuals who do not always have contact information, or means. This has been heavily considered, and the solution awaiting confirmation of agreement.
More details soon.
Drop #3: Textiles & More
We are working with a small variety of indigenous artisans and weavers to provide a custom selection of hand-woven clothing and accessories. Again, holders will receive the physical product of which their NFT represents.
The beneficiary project is a small urban garden, run by an indigenous collective upon whose land the city of Bogota was built. They provide classes and more, using the space as a cultural center.
We will help them to expand their gardening and educational capacity, by improving their tooling, and expanding their network reach.
Drop #4: Medallo
We’re going to bring it home to Medellin for the last drop and include some music, graffiti, and more … Here we’ll be looking to support an individual within a community, so as to set a model for the community; while building structures enabling others to follow.
Much of this project has yet to be fully defined, though this is also due in-part to the plethora of opportunities to be found in the city of Medellin … te gusta la rumba?
More info soon.
My payout …
I get the chance to run around a country I love serving the land, and people, that I love.
Ten percent from drops #2, #3 and #4, are meant to partially support this work.
This being one section of DreamFreely Labs; and these being three additional experiments, where we can come together to, not just uplift one person, nor one community, but to build a system by which community members can lift up their own, and can we all celebrate the cycle of life and humanity.
Funding from Drop #1 also provides initial funding for idioke, and the tech updates to facilitate Rebel Coding & Conscious Crypto more fluidly (a second screen, etc).
These projects having their own revenue streams, will also help financially support the work.
Poetree Holders have access guide these affairs, and share the benefits of their success, with minimal loss should failure subdue us.
Though I’ve been building these projects for nearly 15 years at this point … one may check the Minnesota Secretary of States business registration records if needed … and lil’ desire to stop anytime soon, if at all possible.
Current Status
Currently I teach English, and these classes are sufficient to pay for my rent and food each month here in Colombia. The goal is to begin receiving all of my funding through banking entities in the US, or web3.
I’ve recently been accepted as teacher on italki.com; which will enable me to continue the paid user-experience testing of DFLDAO projects. Additionally Rebel Coding’s monthly course is an impending income stream.
The point being that the money raised will not be used to feed the monthly burn; we are running cash-flow positive each month. This is a business venture frens.
My largest financial weight is approximately $65,000 of student loans, locked into a fixed rate Direct Loan at a 6% interest rate. Since I will be rising above the poverty line this year, next year I will need to begin repaying those loans.
With the power of community, I seek to overcome these obstacles, while creating mechanisms and structures that enable others to do the same.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaSdK02DcEU
Thank you for taking the time to read my invitation, and I do hope you will join us on this journey … oh, I suppose, I haven’t introduced the team even!
There are a few of us scattered across the Western Hemisphere … like I said, I’ve been building this dream for a few years decades; and I even found a few friends to join me.
Minting for the poetry drop will be on April 4th, 2022; links available at whitelikeme.xyz.
Thank you, and may your moments be one with the ocean, that perhaps we’ll meet again on the crest of a wave overcoming the moment; finally at one with the goal …
But ‘til then, we combat the land b’cause we don’t wanna believe that the rain already owns it … see …
Pinnacle precipices are cynical medicines, though many may message how many listen, given the notion that “time is money” and both are social constructions considerably killing opponents … y’all
It’s a pistol-gripped potion embraced with emotions we’ve no control over.
Salvaging souls with soliloquies meant for militant molds and hope ...
Learning to let it all go …
As such is maybe the meaning of a …
idioke
idioke was created after an individual asked me to help them pronounce the lyrics to a song … after which I had that more dastardly idea … that’d make a great app.
The challenge was to create the app as-soon-as-possible; I had the framework, now it was time to put it to the test. Within 96 hours I had an app up on the Google Play store, but I did zero promotion … I have achieved my goal, and the seed had been planted.
Since then I’ve created a companion app for contributors that enables users to add their own content to the platform.
Rebel Coding
Presently there are two programs available. A two-week email course, and a four-week course with live lectures, and video-feedback outside of lectures.
The trick of the program is that by week two learners know how to build web-scrapers, that can then be added to another application; which serves as a public good.
Learn more at ScreamFreely.Org.
With these two products we are targeting very specific markets, initially those interested in learning English & Spanish; and secondly those looking to get into technolgy via web development, with an interest in civic engagement and data.