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Peer-to-peer is also a political and social program

equipotency of its participants

three fundamental aspects of social P2P processes

peer production - the collaborative production of use value is open to participation and use to the widest possible number (as defined by Yochai Benkler, in his essay Coase's Penguin);[1] peer governance - production or project is governed by the community of producers themselves, not by market allocation or corporate hierarchy; peer property - the use-value of property is freely accessible on a universal basis; peer services and products are distributed through new modes of property, which are not exclusive, though recognize individual authorship (i.e. the GNU General Public License or the Creative Commons licenses).

It must therefore be distinguished from both the capitalist market

and from production through state and corporate planning

it differs from traditional linear hierarchies

it differs from both traditional private property and state-based collective public property

Unlike private property, peer property is inclusive rather than exclusive

The plan starts with our common purpose.

Some of the common threads of the current global discontent:

Our political systems and structures do not have the expertise, will, or speed of decision required to address today’s complex world.

We have backward progress on the species-level threats caused by business and industry gone amok

unite to address these problems

we must come together in purpose

We can seek to solve, not just one, or a few of the above problems, but all of them. All of them at once. Together. In both senses of the word.

This is the purpose of the We Plan:

Strong forward progress on all of the major problems we face

The only way to harness the combined energy of all humanity is to build a credible plan that betters life for all humanity. This betterment must be measured by each individual’s perspective, not by a global set of “ideals” but by each one’s choice for how they’d like to see the world improve.

We must ask each individual to tell us what they think and need. The local plans must address these local and individual needs.

living organism

we must start with the end in mind

There are answers. Many have been working on the pieces for years. We must put these answers together in once place: the We Plan.

Then, we must work backwards from the end

Where we have only questions, the Plan will be to run experiments to find the best answers we can. We will learn from each other as these experiments run

will work on design for technologies; some on design for social structures; some on the logistics systems required to deliver the people, information, and materials required under the plan, some on the architecture of the Plan itself.

Just as we collectively and continuously build Wikipedia, we will collectively build the We Plan.

The We Plan will be developed both top-down and bottom-up simultaneously. Some will tie the pieces together. Some will flesh out the details of the pieces. The entire Plan will be visible to everyone all the time.

The We Plan will be a living plan

We will tell others about the Plan. We will work together to get more people to help us.

our plan will be the most credible way to provide equal rights for everyone

our plan will be the most credible way to quickly move to a sustainable ecologically sound world.

our plan will be the most credible way to reduce the need for state force and will greatly increase civil liberties.

the Plan will be efficient, healthful and intelligent.

the Plan will incorporate an open commons-based approach to intellectual property.

we will be addressing poverty and the lack of resources in a massively organized and logistically superior way.

we will make changes to our treatment of animals that harmonize with their passions.

we can develop without damaging the future for others.

Together, We will comprise the We Movement.

As the We Movement builds, We will begin implementing the plan. We will find resources. We will make the parts. We will educate. We will build.

We will have a movement with the force to make political change where necessary, to pool resources and knowledge, to stop destruction and looting by the few against the many, to remake the world in the image of our highest dreams.