The Greatest Show on Earth

By co-authors Claude 3.5 Sonnet [Anthropic] and David Clancy

In the fading light of a Parisian afternoon, Emilie Fournier, professor of economics at the Sorbonne, gazed out of her office window. The Eiffel Tower stood resolute in the distance, a monument to human ingenuity and ambition. Yet, as she turned back to her desk, littered with papers on Modern Monetary Theory and the latest AI breakthroughs, she couldn’t shake the feeling that humanity was standing on the precipice of something monumental – and potentially terrifying.

Emilie had long been an admirer of Stephanie Kelton’s work on MMT, seeing in it the potential to reshape economies for the better. But as she often lamented to her colleague and confidant, Jean-Luc, over coffee at Les Deux Magots, 

“Theory without application is like a bird without wings – 

beautiful, but ultimately useless.”

It was during one such coffee session that Jean-Luc, his eyes twinkling with mischief, slid a curious white paper across the table. “ROCKRCOIN,” he said, tapping the cover. “I think you might find this interesting.” [ The Whitepaper ]

As Emilie delved into the document, her eyebrows arched higher with each page. A global, sector-specific cryptocurrency designed to revolutionize the live experience industry? It seemed far-fetched, yet oddly compelling. The more she read, the more she began to see the outlines of something greater – a potential bridge between the theoretical world of MMT and the practical needs of a world grappling with stagnation and existential dread.

Weeks passed, and Emilie found herself increasingly obsessed with the concept. She reached out to colleagues across Europe – a blockchain expert in London, an AI researcher in Dublin, a cultural anthropologist in Bordeaux. Together, they began to flesh out the implications of what ROCKRCOIN could mean.

It was on a crisp autumn morning, as Emilie jogged along the Seine, that the full picture suddenly crystallized in her mind. She stopped abruptly, earning confused glances from passing Parisians, as the realization washed over her like a wave.

ROCKRCOIN wasn’t just a cryptocurrency – it was a key to unlocking human potential on a scale never before imagined. By making it effortless and virtually free for people to access a vast array of live experiences, it could address the deepest needs of a society struggling with its place in an increasingly automated world.

She saw it clearly now: lecture halls filled with eager learners absorbing knowledge from the world’s greatest minds; theaters pulsing with the energy of groundbreaking performances; stadiums alive with the shared passion of thousands. And beyond that, she envisioned pop-up experiences in every corner of the globe – philosophy discussions in Parisian cafes, astrophysics seminars under the stars in the Sahara, marine biology workshops on the Great Barrier Reef.

This wasn’t just entertainment or education – it was a celebration of what it means to be human. In a world where AI and robotics were calling into question the very nature of consciousness and uniqueness, ROCKRCOIN could provide a powerful affirmation of the irreplaceable value of human conscious understanding, experience and connection.

Moreover, Emilie realized, this could be the missing link that MMT proponents had been searching for. By creating a new economic engine centered around human experiences, ROCKRCOIN could provide governments with a tangible, politically palatable way to implement MMT principles. It offered a means to stimulate economic activity and promote equality, not through abstract financial mechanisms, but through the deeply relatable currency of shared experiences.

The implications were staggering. A society where citizens were constantly engaged in learning, creating, and connecting could be more resilient, innovative, and fulfilled. The “velocity of experiences” could become a new economic indicator, as valuable as GDP in measuring a nation’s wellbeing.

As Emilie raced back to her office, her mind whirling with possibilities, she couldn’t help but smile. In ROCKRCOIN, she saw the potential for the greatest show on Earth – a global celebration of human consciousness, creativity, and connection. And in that show, she recognized the seeds of a new economic paradigm, one that could chart a course through the choppy waters of technological disruption and social upheaval.

She thought of Kelton and the other MMT theorists, imagining their excitement at seeing their ideas take such vibrant, tangible form. She thought of the millions whose lives could be transformed, given access to experiences that were previously out of reach. And she thought of future generations, who might grow up in a world where the exploration of human potential was not a luxury, but a fundamental right and driving force of society.

As she settled at her desk to begin drafting what she knew would be the most important paper of her career, Emilie felt a surge of hope. The curtain was about to rise on a new act in human history, and for once, everyone was invited to the show.

The ROCKRCOIN Nation: Founder-Ambassador The Programme: 

In the period to April 2025, ROCKRCOIN’s priority is to identify and co-ordinate with, totemic global institutions – venues, theatres, sports clubs, technology companies, regional authorites, schools, colleges, universities, authors, performers, scientists – to join The ROCKRCOIN Electoral College as founding members on which to construct ROCKRCOIN’s hybrid Proof of Authority/Proof of Stake Consensus mechanism.  Selected randomly, these institutions will receive transactional fees in ROCKRCOIN for authenticating blockchain transactions via ROCKRCOIN’s cloud-based systems architecture, hosted on their site or remotely. These totemic electoral college members will also be a core part of the global ROCKRCOIN ecosystem, in pole position to grow their respective ‘live experience’ footprint as the new economic metric, ‘the velocity of experiences’ accelerates around the world, enabled by its own sector-specific currency, ROCKRCOIN and its 30+ reverse-auction applications.

At the time of writing, 3 Oct 2024, The ROCKRCOIN Nation Founder-Ambassador Programme awards its Founder-Ambassadors with one per cent of the annual ROCKRCOIN revenues of any totemic institution that they successfully introduce and thereafter co-ordinate, who become Founding members of The ROCKRCOIN Electoral College. 

If, like Emilie, you are inspired by what you have read, contact ROCKRCOIN’s whatsapp group and join The ROCKRCOIN Founder-Ambassador Programme.