Cosmo-localism
The Cosmo-Local Technical Pattern
For cosmo-localism to function - global knowledge sharing combined with local production and governance - requires technical infrastructure that can seamlessly bridge these scales. We’re exploring how integrating Holochain with ValueFlows might create this capability, as demonstrated in our prototype implementations.
Knowledge, designs, and innovations can be shared globally through the Holochain DHT, making them accessible to any bioregion that can benefit from them. However, the implementation of these designs, the allocation of local resources, and the governance decisions about how to adapt global knowledge to local conditions remain under local control.
This technical pattern enables what we call fractal sovereignty - the same principles of autonomous decision-making apply at household, community, bioregional, and global scales, with each level maintaining agency while participating in larger systems. A local fabrication lab can access globally-shared designs while maintaining control over their production processes, resource allocation, and distribution networks.