About cosmopool

Independence

Cosmopool tries to be really independent:

We do not feed the mass media and expect you to discount what they tell about us; talk to us directly or via a web of trusted friends! We reject advertising and usage of curtailing symbols.
We do not accept donations from people not actively involved in this project.
We put emphasis on privacy as long as (semi-)public information would be misused by commercial or institutional entities for steering or controllng us.
We try to avoid using webservices from commercial entities and want to build decentralized infrastructure under control of those who use it.
Our software license prohibits commercial use as well as use of the software for other purposes which we deem inappropriate: military, governmental and religious.
We don’t follow the rules of publicity and don’t advertise our ideas on a market following the logics of spectacle, representation, value and money.
We count on individuals who are independent of fashions and know what they want and do it. And we count on an atmosphere where this is cherished as the roots of a new culture.

The cosmopool software tries to be a tool, not just a toy, i.e., it is made to be used creatively and thoughtfully at the same time.

We are aware of the new trends in consumerism emphasizing sustainability but neglecting alienation; we refuse such shallow changes.