From Personal Practice to Public Systems
The 200-level taught you to work as an individual Archaeobytologist. The 300-level asks: What institutions must we build to ensure this work—and The Three Pillars—survive the next 50 years?
What happens when the Archaeobytologist retires, gets acquired, or runs out of funding?
Examine the brittleness of digital memory and why individual practice isn't enough. Analyze failure modes from the Internet Archive to Web3.
Start ModuleWhat are sustainable business models for preservation work that embody sovereign Ground ownership?
Design preservation organizations with 10-year sustainability plans. Explore funding models, governance structures, and alignment with The Three Pillars.
Start ModuleHow do you monetize sovereignty in an economy optimized for platform rent-seeking?
Create "foundry" business models that sell sovereignty. Design service offerings, pricing models, and 3-year financial projections.
Start ModuleHow do you scale preservation beyond heroic individuals to collaborative infrastructure?
Design distributed preservation systems with technical architecture, social coordination, and economic incentives.
Start ModuleHow do you create public-facing institutions that honor murdered platforms and extinct ecosystems?
Design digital museums and memorials. Create curatorial statements, exhibition designs, and ethical frameworks for lost communities.
Start ModuleWhat are the technical, legal, and political paths to reclaiming digital sovereignty?
Design complete sovereignty systems addressing all layers: infrastructure, protocol, identity, data, and social governance.
Start ModuleHow do you transform a practice into a recognized academic/professional discipline?
Create a 10-year movement-building strategy for Archaeobytology. Design pathways from practice to recognized discipline.
Start ModuleHow do you translate technical scholarship into public discourse and policy impact?
Create public-facing interventions: op-eds, manifestos, policy proposals, or public lectures for non-technical audiences.
Start ModuleWhat does a web that embodies The Three Pillars actually look like—technically, economically, and socially?
Final capstone: Design a complete "Third Way" system with vision, architecture, business model, governance, and migration strategy.
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