Philosophy and Ethics
Philosophy and Ethics describes the moral framework underlying OMXUS—a philosophy born from the intersection of personal loss and systemic analysis.
Foundational Belief
"People are good. Systems are broken. We can fix the systems."
Philosophical Foundation
Our approach integrates:
- Grief counseling insights
- Criminological research
- Cooperative economics
- Evidence-based policy design
The Ontology of Systemic Failure
When we trace the causal chains of tragedy, we consistently find:
- Scarcity-Based Design — Systems built on the assumption that resources are insufficient
- Competition Over Cooperation — Structures that pit people against each other
- Fear-Driven Decision Making — Policies created from anxiety rather than evidence
- Short-Term Thinking — Solutions that address symptoms rather than root causes
- Exclusionary Processes — Systems that work for some while failing others
The Epistemology of Evidence-Based Hope
Key principles:
- Empirical Foundation — All major decisions backed by research evidence
- Lived Experience Integration — Those affected by systems are experts on their needs
- Transparent Knowledge Sharing — All research and findings made publicly available
- Iterative Learning — Continuous refinement based on outcomes and feedback
Core Ethical Principles
1. The Principle of Preventive Justice
Foundation: The only true justice for preventable loss is prevention itself.
Traditional justice systems focus on punishment after harm has occurred. Genuine justice requires designing systems that prevent harm in the first place:
- Identifying and addressing root causes of suffering
- Creating abundance where scarcity previously existed
- Building support systems before crises occur
- Designing with harm prevention as primary goal
2. The Principle of Radical Transparency
Foundation: Secrets and hidden processes enable systemic failures to persist.
Transparency creates systems where harmful actions become impossible through open design:
- All code, finances, and decisions publicly documented
- Community oversight on major decisions
- Clear accountability mechanisms
- Educational resources for replication
3. The Principle of Cooperative Abundance
Foundation: Competition for artificial scarcity causes unnecessary suffering.
The $19 trillion solution demonstrates that resource scarcity is often artificially constructed:
- Wealth redistribution to eliminate poverty
- Shared ownership models for critical resources
- Cooperative governance serving collective wellbeing
- Technology designed to create abundance, not extract profit
4. The Principle of Universal Dignity
Foundation: Every person deserves access to resources needed for human flourishing.
This goes beyond basic needs:
- Financial security as basic right ($800/week universal dividend)
- Housing and education access for all
- Healthcare and mental health integrated into all systems
- Technology designed for the most vulnerable first
5. The Principle of Intergenerational Responsibility
Foundation: We are accountable to future generations for the systems we build today.
- Sustainable design that doesn't deplete future resources
- Changes that address long-term causes, not just symptoms
- Educational approaches preparing people for cooperation
- Technology serving humanity across generations
Applied Ethics
Technology Ethics
Accessibility as Moral Imperative: Excluding people with disabilities is a form of systemic violence.
Privacy as Human Right: Minimal data collection, user control, transparent systems.
AI Ethics:
- Human oversight at every step
- Transparent, auditable algorithms
- Bias detection and correction
- User control over AI recommendations
Economic Ethics
Profit as Means, Not End: Revenue serves mission, not vice versa.
Cooperative Ownership: Users have governance rights proportional to contribution.
Fair Value Exchange: Those who can pay do; those who cannot still access essentials.
Transparent Financials: All revenue and expenses publicly documented.
Governance Ethics
Consensus-Based Decision Making: Major decisions require input from affected stakeholders.
Rotating Leadership: Power shared and rotated to prevent accumulation.
Community Accountability: Regular reviews of performance against values.
Mistake-Friendly Culture: Processes expect and learn from errors.
The Ethics of Grief Transformation
Honoring Loss While Building Hope
Consent and Agency: Complete control over personal narratives.
Non-Exploitation: Never profit from others' pain without consent and fair compensation.
Cultural Sensitivity: Respect diverse approaches to loss.
Professional Standards: All grief work meets trauma-informed care standards.
The Obligation to Transform Suffering
Witness Responsibility: Having seen preventable suffering, duty to work for its elimination.
Resource Stewardship: Privilege of surviving loss comes with responsibility to use resources for prevention.
Community Building: Creating spaces where others can transform their own losses into change.
Legacy Preservation: Ensuring love represented by loss continues creating positive change.
Decision-Making Framework
When facing any significant decision:
- Impact Assessment — Who is affected, and how?
- Preventive Analysis — Does this reduce future suffering?
- Cooperative Evaluation — Does this increase collaboration over competition?
- Transparency Check — Can we make this process completely open?
- Sustainability Review — Does this serve both current and future generations?
- Dignity Verification — Does this enhance human dignity for all involved?
Love as System Design
At its deepest level, this ethics can be summarized as love made systemic.
This is not sentimental love, but practical love:
- Love that analyzes systems
- Love that writes code
- Love that redistributes wealth
- Love that builds institutions capable of preventing future tragedies
When systems are designed with love—genuine concern for human flourishing—they naturally become more cooperative, more transparent, more just, and more sustainable.