Open proposal · v0.1 prototype

Democracy,
rewritten
by the people.

A platform where every citizen is a politician. Propose, debate, vote — or delegate your voice to someone you trust. Backed by blockchain, free of parties.

0%
Political parties needed
100%
Spending transparency
1 vote
Per citizen, per decision
Times you can change your mind
The name
ἀγορά
agorá · Ancient Greek

The central public square — where democracy was invented.

In Athens around the 5th century BCE, the agora was the open-air gathering place where every citizen could speak, debate proposals, and vote on civic matters in person. It is the literal birthplace of direct democracy.

Political power lived in the open — not behind closed doors, not routed through representatives. This platform is the digital revival of that square: same idea, modern infrastructure.

How it works

A feed that runs a country.

Familiar formats — Reddit-style threads, TikTok-style videos — repurposed for governance.

01

Propose anything

Any citizen posts an initiative — a law, a budget shift, a local fix. Threaded debate, upvotes, real arguments. The best ideas surface naturally.

02

Vote directly, or delegate

Vote yourself on issues you care about. Pass your vote to a delegate you trust on the rest. Withdraw it the second they disappoint you.

03

Learn before you vote

A short civics course unlocks direct voting. Until then, your vote flows to a delegate. No barrier to participation — just to misinformed power.

04

Watch every cent

An interactive map shows how public funds flow — from treasury to street. Spot waste. Propose a fix. Vote it through.

05

Sealed by blockchain

Every vote, every euro, every delegation — recorded on-chain. Tamper-proof, auditable by anyone, forever.

06

Made to feel good

Streaks, badges, civic XP. Participation is rewarded — symbolically, never financially — so showing up becomes habit.

Features

The whole apparatus of representative democracy — compressed into an app.

Liquid democracy

Vote yourself, or delegate per-topic to someone smarter on housing, climate, healthcare. Revoke anytime.

Short-form policy

A TikTok-style vertical feed where representatives pitch policy in 60 seconds. Civic content that doesn't feel like homework.

On-chain audit trail

Every action is a transaction. Anyone can verify, anyone can audit. Trust without taking anyone's word for it.

Spending map

A live, zoomable Sankey of the national budget. Click any branch, see who got paid, when, for what.

Civics gate

A short, free course on how legislation actually works. Pass it once, vote forever. Anti-populism by design.

No parties

Coalitions form around ideas, not brands. Delegates rise on merit and stay on accountability. The party machine becomes obsolete.

Why now

Trust in institutions is at a record low.
So we rebuild the institutions.

The tools to do this exist today — smartphones in every pocket, blockchains that don't lie, recommendation algorithms that already shape what we believe. We've spent a decade letting those tools be used against citizens. It's time to point them the other way.

Manifesto

1. Every citizen is a politician.

2. Power borrowed must be returnable on demand.

3. Spending in the dark is theft from the public.

4. An informed vote is a free vote.

5. Parties are scaffolding. The building stands without them.

Want to see it running?

A working prototype — feed, voting, delegation, spending map. Click around. Vote on something.

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