Libertarian/Anarchist vs. Socialist principles: The ZS State Jurisdiction Charter (SJC)

I feel that what we might call the “Socialist/Libertarian Divide” is a critical issue for ZS. It has been a major issue for ZS from day 1, when several American (economic) Libertarians & Anarcho-Capitalists took umbrage at my support for the idea (if not the practicalities) of Universal Health Care (and, ahem, my calling Ron [...]

5 questions for the “Real Communists”

25 My name is Amon Kalkin, and I am the founder of the Zero State (ZS) movement. You will find the following statement about us at our website: Zero State is a movement for positive social change through technology. We’re a grass-roots world community pursuing smart, compassionate solutions to problems, and improving the human condition. [...]

YEAR ZERO: Munich 2012 summary

25 This is a busy time for Zero State. People are beginning to hear about us, and to get a clear sense of what we stand for. A lot of extremely important and complex issues are being discussed with a new sense of urgency. This is a critical year for our movement, in which we [...]

Alternate Reality Game scenario

https://sites.google.com/site/casenightmareblack/metanodes 00 CASE NIGHTMARE BLACK “Try to remember… it’s only a game…” – The Invisibles 01 It is December 21st, 2012, and the time is 00:00 ZST. This is not the end of the world. It is the sign of a countdown to a new beginning. This new beginning – a culmination of aligning historical [...]

ZST: Zero State Time (UTC+13)

Not for the first time, I’ve just been arranging to have a chat with someone in another country, and we’ve had the usual calculating time zone differences, taking into account daylight savings time etc. I have an idea forming… it could be either the most pointless and frivolous idea I’ve ever had, or it could [...]

CMZS: Central Meme of Zero State

As you may have noticed, quite a few Zero Staters are Transhumanists. I would like to very briefly make clear what the relationship is between these things. So-called “modern” Transhumanism is a cultural phenomenon that has been around for something like forty years, with clear antecedents before that. As Wikipedia tells us: Transhumanism, abbreviated as [...]

Important questions for Zero State

Over the last year, one aspect of ZS‘ development has been refinement of our message and goals, making it clear where we stand on various issues as a group. That process is continuing, and it is very helpful when people ask questions about specific things that aren’t clear to them. I have recently been asked [...]

TÆLOS, Indra’s Net, & embedded Adhocracy

The Magus is thus, of course, not a person in any ordinary sense; he represents a certain nature or idea. To put it otherwise, we may say, the Magus is a word. He is the Logos of the Aeon which he brings to pass. – “Confessions”, Aleister Crowley Last week I said that our ideas [...]

May Day 2012: Happy 1st Birthday ZS!

25! http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/zero-state-year-zero/12843055 It is my great pleasure to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our fledgling community & movement, which was founded one year ago today; May 1st 2011. As you may know, we have determined that each year the latest version of our Principles will be released via Zero State Media, as part of a book [...]

Walpurgisnacht 2012

In honour of Walpurgisnacht I would like to offer this lengthy treatise on a “magical” mode of thought at the heart of Zero State. Those few who have the patience to read and understand it will learn a lot about how I think, and what I intend to do. THINK DIFFERENT I believe in everything [...]