Thread by @Suzi3D

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I see you and I hear you:

Everyone who is seeing the writing on the wall and screaming for Panquake even more urgently than ever before

So here is a few notes about what is happening with the project right now behind closed doors....

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The reason I am so quiet on Twitter is because we are busy accelerating the Panquake build to our maximum capacity. Our dev team (which spans 5 time zones) spends hours & hours every day implementing functionality, building out infrastructure, documenting & release planning

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This time last year I was tentatively reaching out to people I wanted to recruit onto the project (incl @seanodiggity) and now 12 months later, we have established operations in multiple countries & are looking at a functioning (albeit not yet dressed) Panquake user interface

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The truth is, Panquake exceeds everyone's expectations including our own. It is by far the best looking, easiest to use, most innovative & futuristic social media product design on the market. Those who've seen it know this is true. The catch-22 is that we can't show you yet

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Panquake functionality is going to blow the suppression of information on Big Tech platforms wide open. Panquake users will be able to circulate messages completely unimpeded by algorithms (we simply don't use any) & enjoy free access to their ENTIRE followings. Unprecedented

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Imagine being able to:

* send a message every single person who follows you will get

* gift others that power

* share content from people you follow, to your followers, WHILE YOU'RE OFFLINE!

* stack large amounts of content into a single link, in SECONDS

This is Panquake

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Designing, building, packaging, releasing & most importantly SUPPORTING amazing software capable of servicing millions of people takes vision, skill, commitment, persistence & MONEY.

Because we have refused to take money from the sources everyone else does, we need YOUR HELP

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If I had my way I'd never do another interview again. I don't like marketing & promotions, I don't like being on video. I only do it because I made commitments to our community & I haven't failed a single one of those commitments. I show up to every delivery, 100% of the time

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With us at 94% funded on Phase 2 (out of 3) we need another big donation drive to get into Phase 3 (the delivery phase!!!!!!) & deliver the BETA.

That will require doing more interviews, events & appearances

But every minute I spend on promotion is a minute I'm not building

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You can free us from that by becoming our voice. You have got us this far. The more you push and push and push to get the funding rounds completed, the more time I get to spend finishing the product & business development & prepping for the release.

Together we can do this!

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3,200+ regular, ordinary, everyday people who are thirsty for *REAL* internet freedom got Panquake this far: from an idea, to the tangible. You're why I'm looking at a user interface now. You're why the social media platform of our wildest fantasies is becoming a reality.

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The first thing I ever did, before planning the Panquake project, was ask you all what you hated about Twitter and what you wanted out of a new platform. We listened & incorporated all of your ideas. Panquake's solutions are our communal thoughts & dreams conglomerated.

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You gave us the list of problems and then we devised the solutions that will nullify those problems once and for all

And we left no stone unturned, no effort spared, in setting up resilient, ethical structures in jurisdictions that could guarantee longevity for our service

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We promised we would show up every single month, holding public delivery meetings, to update you on our progress. We shared stats, metrics, build progress, campaign progress, beyond what I've ever seen any software project do.

We've never missed a delivery

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You can read the entire history of the campaign in over 30 updates on our news page: panquake.com/news.php

You can view every single monthly public delivery meeting, under "Video Presentations" at this link: panquake.com/tech.php or on our Vimeo: vimeo.com/panquake

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We have faced every challenge imaginable

From YouTube sabotaging our launch event which was scheduled to simulcast to @jimmy_dore's YouTube channel to PayPal refusing to process our donor money, to DDOS attacks on our providers to smear campaigns

We never stopped building

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We did every single thing we promised. Recruited an amazing team, established a PEOPLE-OWNED multinational corporate structure, started coding on schedule June 6th, had proof-of-concept by August. Now it's December & we have the beginnings of a functioning Panquake interface

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Next up: we build the Panquake blockchain, which is a custom build. That means WE OWN IT. We aren't simply stacking our tech on someone else's chain & hoping for the best.

Every aspect of this project is tailored to YOUR needs. That means NO SPYING. No advertising.

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Panquake gives you control of your own data on YOUR device. Your privacy. Your security. Your followings, your audience. Your ability to reach that audience!

You send messages by connecting to other users P2P. Your messages on chain, indelibly. Collectively you are Panquake

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Now we need you to be our media & marketing team

One of the hardest things for me has been juggling my roles as product designer, dev manager, business executive & campaign lead.

If I sat around emailing media all day we couldn't have progressed so fast.

Be our outreach

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No one stands to benefit from Panquake more than independent media.

Anyone feeling the burn of suppression of their information, of corporate silencing.. anyone who's access to the audience they've built up is under threat.. they win most from our success.

Tell them so

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Tell them backing Panquake is backing their own ability to build, grow & communicate with an audience that can't be taken away from them

To enjoy reach and circulation beyond anything they can experience on any conventional platform.

To secure their own futures. Tell them.

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Tell them there is a story here, a huge story, and that story is their own liberation.

That we aren't just selling hope: we are building it.

Tell them to talk to @grahamelwood, to @RonPlacone, to @LeeCamp, to @HardLensMedia or others who've seen Panquake & know its real.

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Message your favourite indy media & tell them to email [e-mail] or reach out to @_taylorhudak or @seanodiggity & book us to educate their audiences about why it is imperative for us to work together to complete the delivery phase & bring Panquake to the world

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The more people who do this, who promote & advocate for our collective future social media freedom, the more time I get to spend managing the build & delivery planning instead of doing promotions and therefore...

The faster we get to release Panquake into your hands!!!

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So here's the link to spread my friends.

We're sub $10k to move into the final phase

That final phase will raise the funds we need to hire the technical support, customer service & accounts staff we will need to facilitate the rollout of the product.

panquake.com/donate

Short term goal: get Phase 2 to 100% funded.

Then: generate as much media support as possible to raise the Phase 3 funds.

In tandem: we complete the blockchain build, integrations, break/pen and user testing, and push the BETA out to the world.

LET'S DO THIS!!!

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