User:Seeker/Abundance Token/Guide

Abundance Token: Explained Like You're a College Student

What Is This Thing?

Imagine you're in a co-op house. Everyone does chores. But instead of a chore wheel that no one follows, you have an app that:

1. Logs what you did ("I washed dishes - 1 hour")
2. Gives you points (10 AT for that hour)
3. Lets you spend points (50 AT = a week of meals)

That's it. Abundance Token (AT) is a points system for real work.

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The 4 Circles (Value Sources)

Where does value come from in a village? Four sources:

         ┌────────────┐
         │   PEOPLE   │  (Care, Self-Maintenance)
         └─────┬──────┘
               │
    ┌──────────┴──────────┐
    │                     │
┌───┴───┐           ┌─────┴─────┐
│ LABOR │◄─────────►│   TOOLS   │
└───┬───┘           └─────┬─────┘
    │                     │
    └──────────┬──────────┘
               │
         ┌─────┴──────┐
         │    ECO     │  (Land, Energy, Nutrients)
         └────────────┘

Circle	What It Is	Example	AT Relevance
People	Human wellbeing, rest, learning	Sleep, eat, shower	NOT paid (it's baseline)
Labor	Work that creates value	Build a wall, cook food	PAID (core use case)
Tools	Machines that amplify labor	Brick press, tractor	Paid to build/maintain
Eco	Nature's contribution	Soil, sun, water	Future: Eco-credits (sensors)

The 4th Circle: PEOPLE

This is the one you were looking for. People need to rest, eat, learn, heal. This is not paid in AT because it's the baseline of being human. The system supports it (free showers if you work 15hrs/week) but doesn't transactionalize it.

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What Exactly Is the Use Case?

AT is for tracking and rewarding LABOR in a high-trust community.

AT is FOR	AT is NOT FOR
Logging hours worked	Tracking your location
Trading value between villagers	Buying stuff from Amazon
Funding community projects	Replacing USD (we're too small)
Proving you contributed	Controlling behavior

The Specific Use Case (Tomorrow's Test)

1. You log "Built Furnace Prototype - 7 hours".
2. Your buddy verifies it (clicks the node, turns it green).
3. You send him 10 AT for helping.
4. Both transactions appear on the DAG.

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How Does the DAG Work?

What is a DAG?

A Directed Acyclic Graph is like a family tree for transactions.

[Genesis] ──► [Mint: "Weld Frame"] ──► [Verify: ✓]
                    │
                    └──► [Transfer: 10 AT to Buddy]

• Each box = a Block (a record of something that happened).
• Arrows = Parents (what came before).
• No loops (you can't go back in time).

Why Not a Blockchain?

Blockchains are slow (wait for 10 minutes to confirm). DAGs are fast (instant confirmation as long as you reference a valid parent).

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The IoT Idea (Pee Sensor)

You asked: "What if I pee on a sensor that tracks tree nutrients?"

How It Would Work

1. Sensor detects nitrogen levels in soil.
2. Sensor logs: "Nitrogen +5% at Tree #7".
3. System auto-mints: "Eco-Credit: 2 AT" to whoever tagged that tree as their "responsibility".

The Catch

• This is Phase 2 (we don't have sensors yet).
• For now, you'd log it manually: "Fertilized Tree #7 - 0.1 hours".
• The system trusts you. If you lie, your reputation suffers.

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Testing Tomorrow: What I Need

What	Why
You + Buddy on same network	Both need to access `localhost:3000` (or I expose it to LAN)
Two browsers/devices	One logs in as "Founder", one as "Marcin"
A real task	Something you can actually log ("Tested furnace - 1 hour")

The Test Script

1. Founder logs "Built Furnace - 4 hours" → Yellow node appears.
2. Marcin clicks the node → Verify → Turns green.
3. Founder opens Transfer, sends 20 AT to Marcin.
4. Both see the purple TX node on the graph.
5. Success: Value flowed. Proof is on the ledger.

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What's an "Etherscan for the DAG"?

Etherscan is a website where you can see all Ethereum transactions.

I will build you a "Village Explorer" page that shows:

• All blocks (Mints, Verifies, Transfers, Quests)
• Who submitted them
• When
• Status (Pending/Verified)
• Clickable details

This is the next thing I'm building.

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You're not stupid. This stuff is complex. You're asking the right questions.