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Proposed user profile format for all users; just hit EDIT at the top right and copy this page code to your own profile page. Suggestions/improvements are '''always''' welcome, and that goes for all parts of this platform.
 

== NAME ==
CHARBEL HADDAD

(Charbel, named by my faaaaar-more-religious-mother-than-I, after the Lebanese Maronite Saint Charbel; and Haddad as in Blacksmith, or Smith)

== PROFILE MISSION ==
''What do you care about most in life at the moment?''
 
Mitigating conflict by empowering everyone.
 

''What is your overarching ultimate goal, at the moment?''
 
Creating understanding to help remove unnecessary fears from people's minds. Fear of their future stability, fear for their loved ones, fear of 'the others' who are deemed different and therefore untrustworthy and/or incapable of collaboration, consensus or civil and constructive communication.
 

''How do you WANT to spend your time, at the moment?''
 
Building an intuitive, inclusive, universal, empirical, collaborative and engaging learning platform based on everything human beings have come to know to this date, updated in real-time and accessible by anyone, anywhere at zero cost to the learners.
 

=== REFLECT ===
''If your answers to these 3 questions don't line up, then there may be room for change and improvement to help you get there - if you care enough to do just that.''
 

== ENVISION ==
''If you can for just a moment COMPLETELY forget the way the world is today, everything and everyone in it, and instead imagine your most ideal environment, how would you personally describe it?''
 
I see a healthy intertwined and interdependent environment full of beings who are all aware and understanding of one another's needs, where human individuals had access to all the tools and support they needed to have explored their fullest potential by ages 11-17, all of whom are more than ready to focus creatively on exactly what it is they choose to focus on, at any given point in their lives. For example, they can all be as ready and prepared as any rocket scientist may be ready for a mission to mars, but just as free and ready to express and nurture their artistic capacities for the remainder of their lives.
 

=== PLAN AND ACT ===
''So now, what are the steps we can take to make YOUR vision a reality? Utopian? Perhaps yes, but real change begins with a controversial vision. If we can't envision something different than what we have today, then we will spend our lives doing the same thing every day and expecting change - the definition of insanity, according to some who were considered "smart people" in our human history.
'' 

=== IMAGINE ===
''"You may say that I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope one day, you will join us, and the world will be as one."''

''The singer wasn't wrong. Life doesn't have to be difficult and miserable, all we need to do is talk about it until we figure it out. Today, we have all the dialogue tools we need to accomplish this and to fix all of our problems. So what are we waiting for?''

== INTERESTS AND EXPERTISE ==
''What can you do and what would you like to do?''

I am eclectic in taste across the board, from food and music, all the way to learning and doing. This means that I enjoy reading and writing about a variety of different topics as well as engaging with various industries in all parts of the world. I thoroughly enjoy contributing to strategy forming, shaping and defining missions, especially if they relate to human advancement of learning and knowledge sharing. I'm equally happy to take part in initiating, planning, participating in the on-ground execution of any given project, as well as assessing its ongoing and overall quality of processes, output and its closing lessons learned. I intentionally avoid endeavours that focus primarily on monetary gain.

I was (still am, sort of) looking for a PhD in Machine Learning and how it can be leveraged to evolve Human Learning and developing a just global society. With or without such a PhD, I will continue researching and working on developing our collective understanding of this matter.

I currently work with a Startup in Vietnam ([https://LinkPower.eco LinkPower]), another in Canada ([https://baitsglobal.com BAITS Global]) and yet another in the USA ([https://Launchpad23.org Launchpad23]), all of which prioritize empowerment, access to equal opportunity, and human prosperity, leading to a ''more just'' society.

I'm heading to Colombia soon to begin exploring Latin America and how I could constructively contribute my time to the local communities there. 

=== MUSINGS ===
''Artefacts or concepts that you are working on or care to share with the world.''
 
I started putting together [[A Guide to Your Own Personal Dimension | these words]] ([[A Guide to Your Own Personal Dimension]]) a couple of years ago, wanting to produce a world music album as a musical story backdrop to the spoken words.

I recently configured the basic requirements to run [https://Onehouse.epangea.top OneHouse] on MediaWiki and open a universal dialogue to help us reinvent our reality. I will leverage this site (and hope that many of you will eventually join me) to provide my thoughts on realistically plausible and actionable change that can bring us closer to universal freedom '''and''' global harmony.

I often write down [[Human Library of Experiences - Charbel Haddad | short blurbs of experiences in Google Notes]], previously in Samsung Notes. I'll share some of these in here as part of a Human Library that we could build together, if you care to do the same and share your stories. I guess I now have to say something to all the Apple users out there. I'm not a fan of locked down proprietary hardware andor software. I believe in the global open source movements taking place. I'm also not a fan of forced behaviours of any sort; I'm an advocate of raising awareness by providing access to rich and humane learning experiences, instead of creating and enforcing endless rules (just look at legislation today and you'll understand the inevitable slippery slope of what has now become an accepted mishmash of unreasonable complexities where court systems can barely make heads or tails of what should be done, and justice is often left unserved).

=== OTHER THOUGHTS ===
''Anything else you'd like to share with the world?''

Curiosity may have killed a few cats, but without it dullness gnaws away slowly at the life of every other cat that's ever existed.
Don't be shy. Be curious. Stay curious. (This isn't a copy and paste from the Internet. It is based on personal moments of realization).

Participate. Life is lived through its current experiences, not its memories; for memories will fade until they appear to have never existed at all.

Don't just live and let live; live and help live. That is to say, when you learn, teach and when you have, give.

To be curious, is to be.

We are innovators. We are explorers and discoverers, constantly learning and growing as we feed off of our existential reality; we are imagination machines who are born curious and hungry for awe. We explore, we discover, and we create, in perpetuity.

Participate. Avoid observing life as a mere spectator; participate in every opportunity you are presented with. Rid yourself of the self-defeating inhibitions constantly trying to convince you to be shy, reserved, unworthy, unable or unfit.

Swing dancing is fun, even when solo dancing; Tango teaches me posture; Jujitsu is awesome "body chess"; Kungfu forces my body to move in different ways (Yoga does to, but my body prefers Kungfu over Yoga); TaiChi connects my mind to my body and all its tiny little muscles and the natural timing to get them all moving in harmony; percussion instruments like Bongos allow me to surf the frequencies with artists from all around the world, allowing me to enjoy the rollercoaster ride that is always a surprise, as I freely improvise to the feeling I get from the sounds and sights around me; singing freely and with zero inhibitions feels wonderful - if you can truly let go of your inhibitions (I had to be forced to sing at karaoke tv in East Asia before I learned to let go and embrace the idea, regardless of how bad I think I am at it, allowing me to huhuum "improve" my singing over time - Michael Buble's rendition of Feeling Good has been one of my primary go to songs); reading and writing regularly improves my language abilities and makes my relationships with myself and everyone around me much easier to understand, to share, and to enjoy.

I thoroughly enjoy deep conversations about any topic, with any person, as this allows me not only to better understand the people and environment around me, but to far better understand myself. What I have found most baffling so far is how discussing politics and religion - two major sources of conflict - has been made so taboo in many regions around the world, that many seemingly well-informed individuals avoid these (often toxic) topics of interest (TOI; as in, persons of interest, or POI) at all costs! How in the world can we logically and peacefully get through our differences if we don't ever discuss these??? Why else do we think wars continue to take place '''and gain support by citizens from UN member states''' today?!?

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=== Is OneHouse free? ===
OneHouse and all its blueprint projects '''are currently, and always will remain free for all users'''.
 
It is currently setup on an open source (free) Ubuntu Linux server operating system (latest stable distribution at the time of installation in late 2022). It also uses open sources services including Nginx, MySql/MariaDB, PHP, certbot SSL (auto-renewed), Sendmail and MediWiki.

ePangea.top was registered for 10yrs because .TOP is one of the cheapest top-level domains available, nothing more. OneHouse.epangea.top is running on a virtual server slice that my brother has rented and gifted to a friend currently running a startup that pursues excellent SEG goals, in my opinion.

Please feel free to contact me at anytime if you care to troubleshoot, discuss, recommend andor coordinate any fix or change that you may deem necessary. This way we can ensure a smooth operation for everyone involved.
 

=== The little Wikipedia Engine that Could... ===
Wikipedia has leveraged MediaWiki to help humanity compile the largest and most comprehensive collection of human knowledge known to wo/man. It holds information about practically everything we have learned and documented over the history of our human existence, universally and inclusively acquired from all areas of the world simply by accepting input from anyone who is willing to contribute any evidence-based facts.

We can use this same MediaWiki platform to design the unknown. So, instead of writing about our history the way Wikipedia does, OneHouse can collect input about our universally inclusive future. How would we all envision it to be? How would we design the best version of life on earth if we had the ability to do so? What does "World Peace" actually look like if it were achievable even if only in a dream? If we want to reach a goal in anything that we do, we first need to define what this goal actually is. That, is in short, the essence of this movement and the idea behind this proposal; this Blueprint.

Though Wikipedia is not perfect, it still remains the greatest encyclopedia ever created, drowning out all of its predecessors which include Britannica and Yongle. Not to mention that in contrast to the approach our philanthropist friend Bill Gates took with Microsoft Encarta (and all other Microsoft software released during the decades that I grew up in), Wikipedia has always remained freely accessible to anyone, anywhere, anytime, and at zero cost to any user. It is financed solely by those who willingly and voluntarily choose to donate and support this radical movement towards democratizing access to information; instead of restricting such access to specific authors and select consumers, in however many profitable ways possible.

"If there's a will, there's a way", right? So just how badly do we want world peace? Or do we prefer dismissing the idea as a fleeting utopian dream, then complain and cry about all the injustices in the world? If the latter makes more sense, then please go back to sleep. If there is even an ounce of desire to do something, to make everyone's life better, then let's get serious about it! All initiatives and endeavours begin with a goal.

=== Long Term Sustainability ===

I can sustain the costs of this dialogue server for the time being. I don't suspect it will escalate by much.

If everyone agrees on the benefits of achieving the goals outlined by this universally inclusive movement, we can eventually reroute and repurpose parts of national and international ''shared service'' funds, such as (trendily misused) Foreign Aid and UN budgets, directly into transparent and globally administered platforms like this one. We can then collectively and cooperatively manage these funds, with zero access to singular personal use, to facilitate our progress by funding the necessary elements we define, such as the free, quality human learning initiative.

'''Isn't it time that we humans start investing in ourselves''' by building solutions that help us improve our lives on a global scale? The logic is simple; a very simple equation that can hardly ever be argued regardless of selflessness or selfish motives: ''The better off my neighbour, the better off that I am too; for she or he will be less desperate to make drastic decisions that may have negative impacts on everyone, including me.''

'''Or should we remain scared''' of the oppressive neighbour and continue investing our tax money into military budgets that create destructive tools which we, the masses end up using to kill one another? Or which end up giving further power to single entities andor representatives that have paramount'ly failed their majorities time and time again throughout our recent (and not-so-recent) history, in so many regions around the world? Which flags do they want this or that group/tribe/affiliation to be cheered on andor supported today? '''Are we not tired of this never-ending game?'''

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''Pronounced One 'Ouse (without the 'H') when uttered by my percussionist friends in Sierra Leone. The Senegalese equivalent is "On Est Ensemble", which means "We are together". Such statements are common for folks from all around the planet, all sharing in a sense or feeling of unity, all drawn to it regardless of how little we may understand it, and regardless of how ambitiously we may be striving for excellence on our own individual paths and journeys. The collective and the individual are not mutually exclusive entities; they are as intertwined and interdependent as a human brain and its vital organs.''

''' The Big Question:''' Do we know what ''world peace'' looks like? Can we envision an entirely different approach to life on earth? How would our planet function if we wanted everyone to have a good standard of living and quality of life? Has anyone ever thought to define ''world peace'' with '''precision'''? Can any single person or group of persons '''have''' such answer(s) ready for the entire world to accept and adopt?
 

''' History Repeating Itself:''' The following (appeal to emotion) video is of the ''once famous'' Charlie Chaplin, calling us out on our kindness (and blindness), almost a century ago now. Bring up the transcript and translate it if you need to, and consider replacing the reference to God with Life or Existence if the term bothers you.

Do you think this message is wishful and dreamy? If so, have you ever stopped to ponder whether you were taught to think '''exactly''' that?
 
{{#ev:youtube|J7GY1Xg6X20|640x360|center|Charlie Chaplin in the Great Dictator Speech If needed, you can download the Text/Transcript directly from Youtube}}

''' The Call to Action:''' Though a seemingly ambitious objective, you and I can make it our mission to define such ''World Peace'', an unprecedented globally defined and accepted blueprint of what life on earth could '''and should''' be like. We can start right here, right now, until we're all good and ready to do whatever it is we all decide we need to do to get there, including all plans and strategies on how we will transition to this shared vision. The more voices participate, the less bias, and more universal and inclusive our objectives will be. It truly is '''that''' simple.

''We could also wait for people like [https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/george-soros George Soros to design Open Society concepts for us], and then accept our fate as to how we should live however it is ''others'' continue to design and decide for us. Think, what is really stopping us from designing an alternate reality, except us? Every existing story we cease to believe in, strips away all power attributed to the authority in that story. From money, to nations, to sects and institutions, all those entrusted to lead are only in charge because we gave them that right, simply by believing that we need them. We can do much better. You know it. I know it. We all know it. We were all led to believe the ultimate story, that "that's just the way it is; things will always be the same" - and we continue(d?) to believe it. I don't. I hope you will see what I see.''
 

''#YouAndMe #ToiEtMoi #TuYYo #NiHeWo #IntaWAna #BanVaToi #LetsDefineWorldPeaceTogether''

== THE BLUEPRINT ==
This will be a living document and shapeable however we see fit; none of it is meant to be forever static; every part of this Blueprint is open to (and welcoming of) debate, critique, and most importantly, change.

# [[Administrative Regions]] to identify global regional needs based on topology, weather and other environmental factors
# [[Energy Sources]] including Regional Needs and their Dispersion
# [[Food Sources]] including Regional Needs and their Dispersion
# [[Water Sources]] including Regional Needs and their Dispersion
# [[Other Natural Sources]] including Regional Needs and their Dispersion
# [[Property Ownership]] including Equity, Equality and Meritocracy, with a globally accepted and humane min and max
# [[Value Exchange Systems]] including Markets, Economies and Incentives, with a globally accepted and humane min and max
# [[Taxation]] flat and consistent as a globally accepted and humane value, based on the newly envisioned value exchange system
# [[Infrastructure]] such as Public Works and Shared Services that include Transportation, Communication, Healthcare and Welfare
# [[Policy]] and our overarching approach to global consensus, replacing all existing trade agreements
# [[Legislation]] basic universal human law similar to the golden rule with community-based amendments
# [[Enforcement]] to police, defend, serve and enforce the application of the universal human laws and their community-based amendments
# [[Human and Environmental Prosperity]] including Research and Development, and our Collective Human and Humane Advancement as a whole
# [[Personal Growth]] including Learning Experiences, Healthy Lifestyles and Personal Development
# [[Culture]] as an umbrella for all forms of Arts, Humanely Evolving Traditions, and Celebration of Diversity

Each of these will evidently require '''Pilot → Migration → Transition → Exit/Revision plans''' ([[Preliminary Migration and Transition Plan]]) to bring us from the existing state to our more desirable objectives.

This collaborative MediaWiki approach to dialogue can help us ensure relevance and inclusion, especially as translation and accessibility software keep improving. Engagement and participation can inherently make us fully accountable for, and accepting of, the world we eventually rebuild together. Not one of us can figure this out alone - it '''must be''' a collaborative effort. 

== THE BACKEND WISHBONE ==
The backend functionality, sustainability, theories and perspectives; the vision and mission, should we choose to accept it.
* [[Purpose, Mission and Vision]] What is One House and why? (Some of) The (long-winded, but impactful) thinking behind the mission
* [[The Drive, The Push, The Pull]] More on why we need this platform (Working on video; ping me if you want to help)
* [[Perennial Illusions]] More of the opening lines, moved into subsections for easier processing.
* [[A Time for Change]] Initial call to action.
* [[Guideline: Keep it Simple]] Free tools exist that can develop our dialogue and debate.
* [[Technical and Financial]] One'Ouse Project Setup, Configuration, Management Costs and Sustainability
* [[Author]] Just another human like you, great alone, but synergistically awesome if/when we stand together

Curiosity leads to discovery.
Discovery sparks new feelings.
Feelings inform our learning.
Learning feeds our growth.

So Living without Growth is likely to Feel like a mundane, plateau of existence devoid of any meaning.

In other words,
Discovering, is Feeling;
Feeling, is Learning;
Learning, is Growing.
Growing, is Living.

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