Principles
The OMXUS Principles are the non-negotiable foundation of the system. These principles cannot be amended—if they are removed, the system is no longer OMXUS.
The Six Principles
1. Cannot Affect Individual Freedom
Collective decisions govern collective resources. No vote can constrain what you do with your own body, time, relationships, or property.
What votes CAN do:
- Decide where to build a park
- Set community resource allocation
- Establish shared infrastructure priorities
What votes CANNOT do:
- Restrict what you consume
- Mandate beliefs or associations
- Punish individual choices
- Surveil without consent
2. Telemetry For Humans
Your data works FOR you.
| What We Collect | Why | Who Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| Mood patterns | AI insights on your wellbeing | You |
| Activity data | Prove your contributions | You |
| Location proximity | Help arrives in 60 seconds | Everyone nearby |
| Voting history | Verify your voice counted | You + transparency |
This is not surveillance OF you. This is intelligence ABOUT you, owned BY you, serving YOU.
The difference:
- Surveillance: Hidden collection, asymmetric power, used against you
- Telemetry for humans: Transparent, owned by you, serves your interests
3. Transparent Accountability
Everyone sees the same thing.
What's public:
- Vouching chains
- Responsibility propagation (1/3ⁿ)
- Vote signatures and tallies
- Proximity obligations
- Contract completions
No hidden watchers. No asymmetric knowledge. We all see. We all know. We all benefit.
4. Non-Maleficence
The system cannot be weaponized against its users. Not "we promise not to"—architecturally impossible.
| Attack Vector | Why It Can't Happen |
|---|---|
| Steal identity | NFC ring required, can't duplicate |
| Fake votes | Signed by ring, verified on-chain |
| Target individuals | No mechanism for individual punishment |
| Centralized shutdown | Mesh network, no single point of control |
| Data exploitation | User-owned, encrypted, no central access |
No mechanism exists to harm participants.
5. Justice = Prevention Only
Full stop. This is not negotiable if the system is to be functional.
| Old Justice | OMXUS Justice |
|---|---|
| Harm happens → Punish | Harm prevented → Never happens |
| After the fact | Before the fact |
| Retribution | Prevention |
| Isolation | Connection |
| Recidivism | Structural impossibility |
How prevention works:
- Universal witness — You're never isolated. Someone is always nearby. Crimes of opportunity vanish.
- Instant response — Help arrives in 60 seconds. Harm is interrupted before it escalates.
- Cryptographic accountability — Actions are signed. Attribution is certain. Anonymity for harm is impossible.
- Proximity responsibility — Nearby people MUST help. Bystander effect eliminated by design.
- Economic alternative — Everyone can earn legitimately. Desperation-driven harm reduced.
Punishment is abolished. Retribution is meaningless. Only prevention matters.
6. Zero Effort, Enjoyable, Instant Rewards
People are the problem. People are also easy.
| Principle | Implementation |
|---|---|
| Zero friction | One-tap actions, ring-based auth |
| Enjoyable | Beautiful UI, satisfying feedback |
| Instant rewards | Money, reputation, impact visible immediately |
Every interaction must provide immediate value.
Test for every feature: "What does the user get RIGHT NOW?"
If you can't answer that, the feature fails.
Hierarchy
When principles conflict, this is the order:
- Cannot affect individual freedom (absolute)
- Non-maleficence (absolute)
- Justice = prevention only (absolute)
- Transparent accountability (enables the above)
- Telemetry for humans (serves the above)
- Zero effort, enjoyable, instant rewards (makes adoption possible)
The first three are hard constraints. The last three are implementation requirements.
Amendments
These principles can only be amended by:
- 75% national vote
- Followed by 6-month discussion period
- Followed by second 75% confirmation vote
- With explicit acknowledgment that the amendment does not violate principles 1-3
Principles 1, 2, and 3 cannot be amended. They are definitional. If they are removed, the system is no longer OMXUS.