Āut Labs

This one’s for the Web3 hacktivists who are seeking ‘true’ decentralization. Y’all are free to express, rant away, and write your hearts out on your anger against the monopoly and manipulative centralization over our space - the Web3 space that should be truly decentralized. Āut Labs and HackerNoon are glad to announce the Opt Out Writing Contest! The Opt Out writing competition series grants $9000 in USDT to the best web3 writers, and it expands over three (3) main themes for nine (9) months - making it one of the longest writing contests in the history of Web3. Opt Out & the Hacktivists What do we mean by Opt Out? it’s a call to all web3 "hacktivists" and thinkers who dare to question and challenge the status quo, the societal construct where we live in. Using decentralized technology and collective autonomy to shake its very foundations - made of bureaucracy, institutions, and authoritarian legacy. It combines the core principles of decentralized technologies, inviting hackers and writers to push them forward - exploring these concepts from a creative and/or technical standpoint alike. We start by opting out of a system that doesn’t represent us, and after 9 months, we arrive to define a whole new #system shaped through collective autonomy. About Āut Labs Āut is a collective building decentralized standards for self-sovereign Identity (SSID, IAM), Reputation and Communities (DAOs, Hacktivists, Network States, etc.). A laboratory of experimentation, pushing the boundaries imposed by the status quo. Our protocols are designed to implement autonomy and personal freedom at a systemic level - in an effort to accelerate the transition from hierarchical power structures, to self-organizing forms of coordination. Theme # 1: Opt Out of a System that doesn't represent you. There are three main topics of this theme with $3k (in USDT) rewards: #autonomy #identity #selfsovereignity Decentralized technologies are designed to implement “unstoppable, self-enforcing rules (and logic)” at a systemic level - pretty much the very definition of Autonomy. And yet, a quick buck or a brief moment on the spotlight, constantly draws us back - with enthusiastic disclaimers about “crypto main adoption.” 💡 Reminder: we won't take back our rights by "dialoguing with institutions." Decentralization gives us the chance to rebuild a more human society from the ground up - from financial systems to governance and the very concept of “state.” We have the responsibility to use that chance, and do something with it. So don't settle. Don't negotiate. Don't compromise. By “opting out”, we commit to more than a mere gesture – we are opting out of a system that doesn’t represent us, and in turn we're accessing a web of trust, where connections and actions are verifiable and intentional. Opt out of a system that doesn't represent you. Here's where you start --> https://lnkd.in/eCrEG742