This chapter stages a live tribunal between the Internet of Value and legacy systems—State, Market, and Institutions. Each parades its “fixes” (UBI, Human Capital Factor, Doughnut Economics), only to reveal delays, bias, and co-option. Seraphina, Arjun, and the Author contrast these with presence-based protocols: W-scores, DVF bonds, and stake-limited governance.
The debate ends not in blame, but in code—where scrutiny sharpens systems and co-option triggers dilution. “Us” isn’t rebellion. It’s protocol-tested presence—rewriting the rules on our terms.
