an open source society
terabites is not just an esports cafe. it is an impact investment vehicle — a profitable enterprise generating sustainable funding for intentional community development. no grants. no dependence. replicable community wealth.
use capitalism to escape capitalism.
build a profitable venue that generates sustainable funding for intentional community development.
this is impact investing — profitable enterprise + measurable social good.
phase 1: terabites
the launchpad — cyberpunk esports cafe
phase 2: liberatd
the community — housing cooperative
phase 3: ecosystem
self-sufficiency — community-owned businesses
the phases
phase 1: terabites
the launchpad — a cyberpunk esports cafe generating $2M+ annual revenue
- prove the business model
- generate capital for phase 2
- attract first community members
- build tech infrastructure
phase 2: liberatd
the community — housing cooperative, membership-based, values-aligned
- acquire property near venue
- membership model, not tenancy
- 10-15 hrs/week contribution
- work what you want, when you want
phase 3: ecosystem
self-sufficiency — community-owned businesses, sovereign infrastructure
- tech services — one member per household, money to community
- linkd — community communication terminal
- food co-op / kitchen
- maker space / fab lab
- venues in other cities
linkd — sovereign communication
"it's not a phone, it's a link"
communities should own their communication infrastructure.
not carriers. not corporations.
what is linkd?
open-source modular handheld device built by the community, for the community
- sovereign — you own the hardware, software, and data
- modular — swap compute modules as tech improves
- repairable — 3d printed cases, standard connectors
- privacy-first — hardware kill switches for mic, camera, modem
- personal mesh hub — your devices follow you, not your house
- ai-native — local llm with voice control, no cloud
- cyberpunk as fuck — rgb led integration
why build it ourselves?
the tech society provides the skills — hardware, software, design
- radxa cm5 compute module (rk3588s)
- pre-certified rf modules — no $500k fcc nightmare
- matrix server per community (non-federated)
- jmp.chat voip — bypass carrier voice networks
- local ai via 6 tops npu
~$625
prototype cost
~$425
production cost (100+ units)
open source
cern ohl + gplv3
you're not a subscriber — you're a node. you're not calling — you're linking.
the values gate
we do not discriminate on any protected class. we absolutely discriminate on values.
love whoever you want. live however you want. keep your religious views to yourself unless invited. walk your own path. be free. be happy. thrive.
links
liberatd landing
public portal and community introduction
liberatd.com
community app
member portal — jobs, clock, messaging, feed
initd-community.liberatd.com
investor proposal
terabites venue business plan (token-gated)
proposal.terabites.net
terabites
esports cafe public site
terabites.net
linkd spec
community communication terminal — hardware spec
full hardware spec + bom
the origin story
twelve years ago, i quit drinking.
i did not quit bars. i loved billiards - still do. so i kept showing up, racking balls, running tables. i just did not drink while i did it.
i did not preach. did not lecture anyone about sobriety. did not hand out pamphlets or judge people with beers in their hands. i just played pool. laughed with friends. enjoyed myself.
sober.
and that was enough to get me banned.
not from one bar - from several. in a small town, word gets around. the problem was not anything i said or did. the problem was that other people saw me. they saw someone having a good time without the thing they thought they needed. and they started drinking less.
that was bad for business.
i learned something important from those bans: you do not have to fight a system to threaten it. you do not have to argue or protest or convince anyone of anything. you just have to exist - visibly, freely, happily - without the thing everyone else thinks is mandatory.
that is more dangerous than any argument.
liberatd is the same idea, scaled up.
we are not protesting capitalism. we are not fighting the system. we are not trying to convince anyone that our way is better.
we are just going to exist.
a block full of people who are housed without landlords extracting half their income. fed without choosing between groceries and rent. working because they want to contribute, not because they will be homeless if they do not. raising kids who do not grow up thinking suffering is normal.
happy.
and when people see that - when they drive by and see laughter coming from the windows, when they notice that nobody here looks exhausted and defeated, when they wonder why everyone seems so... free - they are going to start asking questions.
just like those people at the bar.
the most dangerous thing you can do to a system built on misery is be happy without it.
that is the whole plan. exist freely. let them watch. let them wonder.
and when they ask how we did it, hand them the blueprint and tell them to build their own.
— sudo, founder
the door
they built a world that runs on grind— on hours sold and dreams deferred, where living waits til you retire, and happiness is just a word. we played along, we learned the game, we code their apps, we build their dreams, but somewhere in the endless scroll we found each other in the seams. we are not here to burn it down, we are not a threat to what they have made— we will take their contracts, ship their code, and smile when we get paid. but when the standup ends at nine we do not commute to lonely rooms, we walk back home—and home is HERE, where no one asks for whom. we cook together, build together, pick the work that fits our hands, ten hours here, fifteen there— not bosses giving out commands. no landlord skims, no rent extracted, what we earn flows back to us, to kitchens, gardens, maker spaces, places built on mutual trust. they will see good neighbors, friendly faces, taxes filed and contracts kept, they will never know what flows beneath— a current while the outside slept. we live to LIVE, not live to work, we love whoever we want to love, no old world bullshit at our table, no judgment raining from above. and when we thrive—and we will thrive— they will wonder how we seem so free, how laughter echoes from our windows while they are stuck in misery. some will knock, we will check the values, if they fit, we will swing it wide— this door is not locked to those who get it, just to those who need to hide. this is not just for us, you see, it is open source—a template, seed, for every city, every crew who is tired of living on their knees. seattle, austin, take the blueprint, fork it, shape it, make it yours, we are not building just one community— we are building how to build the doors. so let the markets rise and fall, let capitalism do its thing, we will be right here, moving as one, taking their money, building our spring. and when they ask: are you a threat? we will smile and say: no, not at all. we are just the ones who found the door, and walked right through— without a wall.
— live to LIVE