The Mutualism Accord: A Manifesto for Digital Sovereignty
The Crisis of the Digital Commons The global digital economy has crossed an invisible threshold. Traditional capitalism has mutated into a system of technofeudalism. In this modern hierarchy, global markets have been replaced by centralized digital platforms owned by a handful of ultra-wealthy individuals. We do not own our digital spaces; we rent them. The servers, social squares, identity registries, and communication grids that power human civilization have been enclosed as corporate fiefdoms. On these platforms, ordinary citizens and independent businesses act as digital serfs—surrendering their private data, context histories, and intellectual labor in exchange for basic access to modern life, all while paying a strict platform tax to corporate landlords. ...