🧡 The Covenant of Independent Voices β€” In the Modern Babylon

1️⃣ β€” Preamble

In this vast digital city, where tongues and signals mingle,

We β€” the Independent Voices β€” assemble not by decree,

but by will.

To speak freely. To own our words.

To remain human amidst the algorithmic chorus.

#ModernBabylon #IndependentVoices #Nostr

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2️⃣ β€” Article I: Sovereignty of the Word

Let it be known:

Each word, image, and thought authored by an Independent Voice

is sovereign property of its creator.

No platform, code, or empire may seize or distort it

without consent written in truth.

#DigitalSovereignty #FreeSpeech

3️⃣ β€” Article II: Rights of the Free

1. Expression is not granted β€” it is inherent.

2. Censorship is null where conscience is clear.

3. No algorithm shall become a god.

4. Each voice may rise or fall by merit alone.

Thus we restore balance to the stream.

#FreedomOfSpeech #NostrVoices

4️⃣ β€” Article III: Duties of the Independent

To speak with integrity.

To wield language as light, not weapon.

To honor privacy and truth as sacred trusts.

To resist the easy poison of virality without virtue.

#IntegrityFirst #DigitalEthos

5️⃣ β€” Article IV: The Commons of Creation

We collaborate not as servants but as equals.

Credit where due.

Respect where earned.

Let every remix, response, and thread

be rooted in acknowledgment β€” not appropriation.

#OpenSourceCulture #SovereignMedia

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6️⃣ β€” Article V: Term and Spirit

This covenant endures while its words are lived.

No ruler enforces it β€”

only conscience and courage maintain it.

It binds not by law, but by honor.

#DigitalCovenant #IndependentVoices

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7️⃣ β€” Article VI: Ratification

Those who post these words, echo them, or live by them

become signatories in spirit.

Each post, a seal.

Each echo, an affirmation.

πŸ•ŠοΈ Thus is the Covenant alive β€”

within every free signal on the network.

#ModernBabylon #Nostr