Show Notes
On making something cool.
Ten pillars of Club business. Thinker stuff. A retraction clarifying the Guerilla Council's earlier proposal.
First run of original art, credited to ARNA, paid in Bitcoin.
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Note: since the episode first aired, a proposal has been made to consider an additional pillar for Resilience (clarifying points discussed as Sovereign Creativity in the episode). Moved; pending formal vote. Philosophy remains intact. -MGMT HWSC 9/24/26
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