forkability: your right to say fuck off
type Forkable interface {
Fork() (Forkable, error)
}
- forkability isn’t just a feature
- it’s your nuclear option against bullshit
- when systems go wrong, fork off and build better
the ultimate veto power
- your ability to take your ball and go home
- but better - take a perfect copy of the ball, field, and anyone who wants to join
- no permission needed, no apologies required
System
│
├───► Fork A ───► Evolution A
│
├───► Fork B ───► Evolution B
│
└───► Fork C ───► Evolution C
when to fork
- project goes to shit
- leaders become tyrants
- greed corrupts the vision
- take the code, data, community that agrees
- build something better
historical forks that mattered
- bitcoin exists because someone said “fuck this” to banking system
- ethereum classic exists because people disagreed with a hard decision
- linux exists because unix was too closed
- each fork is a vote of no confidence backed by action
- how liquid democracy works in code - instant, irrevocable votes
game theory equalizer
- forkability isn’t just about code - it’s about power dynamics
- when leaders know community can fork off any moment, they behave better
- funny how that works
the catch
- forkability only matters if you can actually fork
- if data is locked up
- if community is trapped
- if dependencies are proprietary
- you’re not free, you’re renting freedom
requirements for real forkability
- open source (or it’s not forkable)
- decentralized (or it’s not sovereign)
- community-owned (or it’s not sustainable)
“the only constant in life is change.” – heraclitus
applications
- want to build systems that last? make them forkable
- want to resist capture? make them forkable
- want real democracy? make everything forkable
- self-organizing companies thrive because teams can fork and evolve
- good blockchains survive because communities can exit when governance fails
the power to fork is the power to be free
- sometimes the best way to fix a system is to build a better one
- when systems fail you, fork them
- when leaders betray you, fork off