Heaven's Army

Social Network In Early Planning Stages

Rule #1: You agree to treat people in this online network the same way you would as if you were interacting in real life, face to face. This ensures an atmosphere of mutual respect for our common humanity.

Rule #2: You will do at least one heroic thing every week, ranging from the smallest gesture to the bravest feat

Rule #3: You will donate blood once per year to our partner Matchblood

Concept Before Architecture

Definition:

First, let's identify what we even mean by Social Network. In the days leading up to Facebook going viral in the 2000s, it wasn't much, relative to its capabilities today. You could share text updates and photos and befriend people who did the same. If you look at most of the social networks today, they have evolved to become media-generating machines, less about community, and more about fandom.

I propose a new type of social network based on character and deeds. Martin Luther King Jr famously said, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a [world] where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." I see no reason for this to remain a dream. We can enact a social network that incentivizes building character, and ignores ethnic origins or at least, puts it all in proper perspective - cultural heritage for our reflection. We are human, and we can do this now.

So, how do we define "Social Network?" It seems like a pretty broad term. Let's begin by the core features of the network we desire to create for ourselves - one developed and maintained by a nonprofit NGO.

... to be continued