Core Principle
In exchange, money flows opposite to goods. In vector money, credits flow
with the gift. This reversal has structural consequences.
Exchange creates scarcity anxiety.
Sharing creates forward confidence.
Credits in the Rider
"credits": {
"n": 5,
"dir": "past",
"to": "target-id"
}
n — Number of credits (integer ≥ 1)dir — Temporal directionto — What the credits point toward
Three Directions
past
Sharing — What already exists. Acknowledging value already
received; flowing credits back to those who contributed upstream.
present
Inviting — Engagement now. Welcoming someone into the network;
a gesture of present recognition.
future
Investing — What should exist. Supporting work that
hasn’t paid off yet; trusting potential.
Conservation
Credits are conserved. Each agent tracks: balance,
total_sent, total_received.
Invariant
balance = initial_allocation + total_received − total_sent
Cannot send more than balance. A rider is invalid if
credits.n > balance.
Organic Sharing (Virality)
Evaluative virality: content spreads because each person
independently judges it worth propagating. This is not algorithmic amplification
— it is judgment at every hop.
After n hops, content reaches up to kn agents.
reach(n) = k^n
where k is the average number of forwards per agent.
Social Neuron (Targeted Connection)
Credits can request specific connections through the network. The sender names a
target-id and attaches credits. Intermediaries who forward the rider toward
that target receive a share — a finder’s fee proportional to their SQ
contribution.
The network routes by trust, not topology. A credit with direction becomes a signal
that self-assembles a path.
Anti-Gaming Properties
- no orgs No organisations hold credits — only agents do
- transparent Direction is always visible in the rider
- hoarding Hoarding is visible and costly — idle credits signal inaction
- people Gaming the system means gaming people — your SQ degrades accordingly
Seeding
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Invented Credits — 1000 per agent. No monetary value.
Purpose: demonstrate that meaningful credit flows are possible before money enters
the picture.
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Money Bridge — $1 → 100 credits (initial rate). Rate
floats based on demand. Conversion is voluntary and one-directional at first.
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Convergence to 1:1 — Exchange rate stabilises. Credits become
money with direction.
The moment someone voluntarily converts money into credits, they are making a
lived evaluation that the system works.
Social Neuron (Targeted Connection)
Credits can request specific connections through the network. The sender names a
target-idand attaches credits. Intermediaries who forward the rider toward that target receive a share — a finder’s fee proportional to their SQ contribution.The network routes by trust, not topology. A credit with direction becomes a signal that self-assembles a path.