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milliongenerations.org is a not-for-profit [[foundation]] | milliongenerations.org is a mostly informally organized volunteer effort around a formally organized not-for-profit foundation based in The Netherlands: [[Milliongenerations:foundation|Stichting milliongenerations]]. It site and the foundation exists to enable the exploration of the perspective created by the [[assumption]] that civilization(s) continue for very long periods on this planet, quasi in a steady state (though not necessarily static and unchanging). | ||
The question was conceived around the question of maximizing happiness, | The question was conceived around the question of maximizing happiness, itself feared too diverse for direct approach. Existence seems a prerequisite for happiness and the future would overwhelmingly contribute to happiness if [[civilization]](s) managed to continue. And although milliongenerations.org hopes that civilization(s) will continue and let individuals realize the wonder of being alive, there is no agenda for any particular outcome nor do we have answers we intend to promote. | ||
The [[Milliongenerations:Operational strategy|plan]] is to organize a [[Milliongenerations:Prize |prize]] to go to the most positively cited contributions. The [[Milliongenerations:Environment for the contributions | environment of this site]] will have to be substantially adapted to achieve that. There currently is no promise of such a prize for contributions now made, and the [[Milliongenerations:Prize |prize concept]] may be abandoned altogether if better solutions are found or if it proves infeasible or unnecessary. We hope to accommodate contributions in different languages and it would be welcome if the format turned out to be useful to also help explore other questions. It may take a while before such a model can be implemented. | |||
The Wiki approach may not be ideal for the purpose. We are, however, very grateful to the [http://wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia Foundation] for providing the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki] environment. We plan to use it until we have and can implement a concept that is more suitable to a focused discussion. We are especially grateful to [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] for changing the way we share and access information. And for giving us hope that inspiring things can come from this initiative. | The Wiki approach may not be ideal for the purpose. We are, however, very grateful to the [http://wikimedia.org/ Wikimedia Foundation] for providing the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki] environment. We plan to use it until we have and can implement a concept that is more suitable to a focused discussion. We are especially grateful to [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] for changing the way we share and access information. And for giving us hope that inspiring things can come from this initiative. | ||
Revision as of 16:05, 12 June 2009
milliongenerations.org is a mostly informally organized volunteer effort around a formally organized not-for-profit foundation based in The Netherlands: Stichting milliongenerations. It site and the foundation exists to enable the exploration of the perspective created by the assumption that civilization(s) continue for very long periods on this planet, quasi in a steady state (though not necessarily static and unchanging).
The question was conceived around the question of maximizing happiness, itself feared too diverse for direct approach. Existence seems a prerequisite for happiness and the future would overwhelmingly contribute to happiness if civilization(s) managed to continue. And although milliongenerations.org hopes that civilization(s) will continue and let individuals realize the wonder of being alive, there is no agenda for any particular outcome nor do we have answers we intend to promote.
The plan is to organize a prize to go to the most positively cited contributions. The environment of this site will have to be substantially adapted to achieve that. There currently is no promise of such a prize for contributions now made, and the prize concept may be abandoned altogether if better solutions are found or if it proves infeasible or unnecessary. We hope to accommodate contributions in different languages and it would be welcome if the format turned out to be useful to also help explore other questions. It may take a while before such a model can be implemented.
The Wiki approach may not be ideal for the purpose. We are, however, very grateful to the Wikimedia Foundation for providing the MediaWiki environment. We plan to use it until we have and can implement a concept that is more suitable to a focused discussion. We are especially grateful to Wikipedia for changing the way we share and access information. And for giving us hope that inspiring things can come from this initiative.
If you have ideas on how to arrange any aspect of a model that could work, if you want to support us in any way or help to better define and communicate our questions, please share your thoughts in the community or check out what needs to be done most urgently.
A note on hosting: for the hosting of this site, milliongenerations.org uses the services of NXS Internet BV in the Netherlands. NXS states that it uses only "green electricity" for their data center since mid-2008 and plants oaks in the "Dutch Internet Forest" in Winterswijk/Netherlands, together with Cleanbits as steps towards CO2 neutral internet use.
