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🗺️ Map of Mental Decolonization

Stations of the journey: concepts, tools, community, and freedom

⚡ 2004 — 2026: From Ikusnet to Parallel Polis, from Blender to Dark Wallet. A journey through the prehistory of software freedom, cypherpunk resistance, and mental decolonization.

⚡ 2004 — Ikusnet and the seed of horizontal organization. A small tech company in the Basque Country plants the seed of what would later be called DAOs.

⚡ 2005 — Crystal Space: the open 3D engine. The first open-source 3D engine dreams of a free metaverse.

⚡ 2006 — Blender’s community rescue. The community raises 100,000 euros to liberate Blender.

⚡ 2007 — Metaversos libres: Croquet, Interverse. Before Meta, there were open virtual worlds.

⚡ 2008 — The Seed: Decentralized Origins. The birth of Bitcoin and the possibility of a financial system without intermediaries.

⚡ 2010 — Calafou: the post-capitalist laboratory. An abandoned textile colony becomes the physical meeting point for hackers and crypto-developers.

⚡ 2011 — libbitcoin and the first Bitcoin alternative. Amir Taaki and Patrick Strateman build the first full Bitcoin implementation.

⚡ 2013 — Bitcoin Barcelona: the small community attracts global gurus. Andreas Antonopoulos and Amir Taaki make Barcelona a mandatory stop.

⚡ 2014 — Dark Wallet, FairCoin and Parallel Polis. The year of radical experimentation: anonymous wallets, cooperative cryptocurrencies, and a cryptoanarchist institute in Prague.

⚡ 2018 — Pre-Foundations: Summer Camp. “Building post-capitalist tools in the Serbian wilderness.”

⚡ 2019 — First Steps: Activism in Action. “Technology becomes political when used to liberate.” Undervan begins to act in the physical world.

⚡ 2020 — The Conceptual Explosion: Mental Decolonization. “Decolonizing the mind is the first act of freedom.” The most prolific year.

⚡ 2021 — Technical Consolidation: Tools for Autonomy. “Thinking differently is not enough. You have to build tools.”

⚡ 2022 — Community in Motion: The Power of Coliving. “No one is free alone. Freedom is a collective act.”

⚡ 2023 — Strategic Retreat: Privacy & Infrastructure. “Freedom needs infrastructure.”

⚡ 2024 — Radical Privacy: The Final Tool. “Without privacy, there is no freedom.”

⚡ 2025 — Free Creativity & Strategic Renewal. “Freedom is also about playing — and about strategy.”

⚡ 2026 — The Open Future. “The map still has unexplored territories.” El Río opens its doors in Tenerife.

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✦ 2004
Ikusnet (2004–2008): La prehistoria del software libre que anticipó los DAOs
Un grupo de pequeñas empresas tecnológicas construyó en el País Vasco un modelo de organización horizontal basado en software libre y confianza.
#softwarelibre#DAOs#cooperativismo
✦ 2005
Crystal Space (1997–2005): El motor 3D de código abierto que soñó con un metaverso libre
En 1997, un programador belga escribió el primer motor 3D de código abierto. Soñaba con mundos virtuales compartidos, libres y sin dueños.
#motor3D#metaverso#codigoabierto
✦ 2006
Blender (1998–2006): El rescate comunitario que anticipó el crowdfunding y las DAOs
En 2002, la empresa dueña de Blender quebró. La comunidad reunió 100.000 euros en siete semanas para liberarlo.
#Blender#rescatecomunitario#crowdfunding
✦ 2007
Metaversos libres (1990–2007): Croquet, Interverse y el sueño de un mundo virtual abierto
Antes de que el metaverso fuera una moda, hubo personas que intentaron construirlo como un espacio abierto, descentralizado y sin dueños.
#metaverso#Croquet#codigoabierto
✦ 2008
The Paper That First Introduced Bitcoin
Satoshi Nakamoto’s whitepaper “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” — the birth of decentralized money.
#Bitcoin#Decentralization
✦ 2010
Calafou (2010–2016): El laboratorio postcapitalista donde Bitcoin, Ethereum y el feminismo chocaron
Una antigua colonia textil abandonada se convirtió en el laboratorio postcapitalista más radical del sur de Europa.
#Calafou#postcapitalismo#hacktivismo
✦ 2011
Dark Wallet (2011–2014): Amir Taaki, libbitcoin y la guerra por la privacidad financiera
En 2014, un grupo de hackers lanzó una herramienta para hacer las transacciones anónimas. Una declaración de guerra contra la regulación.
#DarkWallet#privacidadfinanciera#Bitcoin
✦ 2013
Bitcoin Barcelona (2013–2017): La pequeña comunidad atrae a los gurús globales europeo
Entre 2013 y 2017, Barcelona fue una parada obligatoria para los gurús globales del Bitcoin.
#BitcoinBarcelona#meetup#cypherpunk
✦ 2014
Praga 2014 — La Pólis Paralela donde el código se hizo política
En Praga, un colectivo de artistas anarquistas abrió la primera cafetería del mundo que solo aceptaba Bitcoin.
#ParallelPolis#resistenciafiscal#criptoanarquismo
✦ 2014
FairCoin (2014–2017): La criptomoneda más ecológica del mundo
Una criptomoneda que no consume energía, no tiene fundadores enriquecidos y funciona sobre la base de la cooperación.
#FairCoin#cooperativismo#ProofofCooperation
✦ 2018
Summer Camp · Serbian Mountain Gathering
A month-long gathering in the wild nature of Serbia. Activists, hackers, and philosophers came together to discuss post-capitalist economics.
#FairCoop#FairCoin#PostCapitalism
✦ 2019
Hackathon at Sant’Imier · Decentrale 2019
A ten-day gathering in the Swiss Jura mountains. Distributed backends, data sovereignty, fair circular economy, and glocal governance.
#Hackathon#Governance#FairCoin
✦ 2019
John McAfee Gives Speech at BCN Blockchain Week
John McAfee explains why cryptocurrency and blockchain are the future, and why taxes are robbery.
#Blockchain#Freedom
✦ 2019
Democracy4all · Barcelona Blockchain Week
Interactive workshops on cybersecurity and crypto: “If your child has a mobile phone, why don’t you have a wallet?”
#Blockchain#Event
✦ 2019
Barcelona (2013–2019): Vocdoni, Tsunami Democràtic y los Chalecos Amarillos
En Francia, la lucha era protestar. En Cataluña, era votar. Cómo construir tecnología soberana que resista la censura y la represión.
#Vocdoni#TsunamiDemocratic#soberaniatecnologica
✦ 2020
Don’t Be Tracked, Freedom Is Here
An introduction to anonymity, math, civilization, the fear of freedom, technology, and more.
#Privacy#Awareness
✦ 2020
The Fear of Freedom
How we escape from freedom into authority, routine, and conformity — a deep reflection by Erich Fromm’s lens.
#Philosophy#Freedom
✦ 2020
Technology
Lewis Mumford’s vision: there is no clean dividing line between the irrational and the super-rational.
#Technology#CriticalThinking
✦ 2020
Anonymity
“We don’t know our users by name,” says Google’s Global Privacy Counsel. But what does anonymity really mean?
#Privacy#Anonymity
✦ 2020
New Form of Life
Cryptography, Ralph Merkle, and the vision of cryonics — a new frontier for existence.
#Cryptography#Future
✦ 2020
Societal Collapse
The fall of complex human societies. History, anthropology, ecology, and what comes after.
#Collapse#Resilience
✦ 2020
Panopticon
Surveillance, power, and social control — a key concept to understand loss of freedom in the digital age.
#Concept#Freedom
✦ 2020
Civilization vs Domestication
Does being civilized mean being domesticated? A reflection on power structures and submission.
#Philosophy#Power
✦ 2020
Desafinado
“Out of tune” — a bossa nova song by Antônio Carlos Jobim. Finding beauty outside the standard key.
#Music#Perspective
✦ 2020
Paradox
A statement that may seem contradictory but can be true. Entertaining brain teasers for deep thinking.
#Philosophy#CriticalThinking
✦ 2020
Kairos and Coronavirus
Kairos: the right timing. Distinguishing from Chronos (linear time) in the context of the pandemic.
#Time#Reflection
✦ 2020
Imagina
A complex creature whose ontological mission exceeds itself, seeking social transcendence.
#Storytelling#Identity
✦ 2020
De sierra en Sierra
From Sierra Madrileña to Sierra Aracena with Ballena Gurumbé and Meri Ayur.
#Journey#Community
✦ 2020
Self-isolation at Chipiona
During lockdown, promoting collaborative projects and community resilience.
#Community#Resilience
✦ 2021
NFT · Tokenomics
Digital value creation, art on blockchain, and new decentralized economies.
#Crypto#Blockchain
✦ 2021
Createc’21
Keynote “Creating an NFT on Opensea” at the 1st Creativity and Technology Week.
#NFT#Event
✦ 2021
Project Methodology
Undervan project releases its open-source philosophy, methodology, and collaborative techniques.
#OpenSource#Methodology
✦ 2021
Manantial de Tara
The “International Airport of Tenerife” where diverse experiences and knowledge converge.
#Community#Transition
✦ 2021
Introducción a Bitcoin
First steps into Bitcoin, blockchain, and the decentralized economy.
#Bitcoin#Crypto
✦ 2021
Natural Law
Immutable principles that govern existence. Science, ethics, and self-governance.
#Ethics#SelfGovernance
✦ 2022
Coliving · Vagabonds
Shared living, support networks, and the value of community in motion.
#Community#Coliving
✦ 2023
Cypherpunk Retreat
Technical retreat for builders, researchers, and advocates shaping privacy and security infrastructure.
#Privacy#Retreat
✦ 2024
Anonymity · Cryptography
Tools to protect identity, communicate freely, and resist mass surveillance.
#Privacy#Crypto
✦ 2025
Joymixa
Turn your creativity into infinite music. Free, solar-powered, playful technology.
#Tool#Art
✦ 2026
El Río: Un Lugar Donde la Tierra y la Tecnología se Abrazan
En el sur de Tenerife, entre volcanes y mar, El Río es un espacio soberano donde el sol, el viento y Bitcoin cultivan libertad.
#ElRío#Soberanía#BitcoinVerde#Tenerife
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