What makes law real? Who enforces it? And does code count? If Homer was a function more than a person… is Satoshi the same? Not an author, but a role. A community function. If code is law → what happens when the code is bad? Does law have to be broken to exist? Plato: law is a discovery of what is. Social law shifts with culture. Bitcoin’s rules don’t. Scarcity. Proof-of-work. Finality? Closer to “law” than law itself? Aristotle asked: are you a beast or a god? We asked: what does it mean when law enforces itself? Philosophy meets freedom tech. Code meets justice. Questions without easy answers.

One [Freedom] Rebooter realized: they weren’t building sustainably, they were burning out chasing hyper-productivity. The shift? Redefining progress as something sustainable, not just faster. “Talking about this stuff was powerful.” OS Reboot → where hustle becomes momentum that lasts.

guilt-driven development runs the world. or at least open source ... who's with me?

One Rebooter came in feeling scattered and anxious about progress. Through reflection and shared practices, they became way more focused and less anxious - finding clarity on working on the right things at the right time. “Time with others and hearing their experiences was really, really helpful.” - rebooter That’s OS Reboot → turning overwhelm into momentum. 🚀

Open-source powers freedom tech. But behind the commits and code reviews are real people — facing burnout, funding churn, and invisible labor. We’ve spent the past year listening to developers on the frontlines. Their stories show both the cost — and the possibility — of building in a permissionless world. In just a few days, we’re sharing Permissionless Paths: a research report on what it takes to sustain the people behind the protocols. Sign up for our newsletter to get the report first.