✦ The Circulation Engine

Value That Circulates
Never Extracts

Every dollar that enters the sanctuary is accounted for, transparent, and distributed. No hidden fees. No dark patterns. No extraction.

✦ The Architecture

Two Streams, One Sanctuary

Value enters through two doors. It leaves through one principle: circulation, not extraction.

Advertising Stream

AdvertiserSanctuary Treasury100%

Payment for ethical ad placement

Sanctuary TreasuryOperationsFirst

Servers, tools, development

RemainingOpt-in UsersEqual Share

Distributed equally among all who choose to see ads

No competition — all opt-in users receive the same share

Sales Stream

BuyerSanctuary Treasury100%

Tiered pricing based on Acid Test

Creator
90%
Platform Fee
10%
Platform Fee (10%)Operations50-70%

Hosting, tools, development

Platform Fee (10%)Residual Pool30-50%

Shared with product contributors (creator sets per product)

Creator Earnings (90%)Immediate Payment50-100%

Creator keeps after covenant pledge

Creator Earnings (90%)Covenant Pool0-50%

Voluntary pledge to community dignity fund (creator sets in profile)

Creators set residual percentage (0-50% of platform fee) and covenant pledge (0-50% of earnings)

Advertising Stream

The Vetting Shield

Phase 1
Vetting

Every advertiser screened. No hate, no oppression, no harmful practices. Only values-aligned partners.

Phase 2
Revenue

Advertiser pays for placement. Funds cover operational costs first.

Phase 3
Distribution

Remaining funds distributed equally to all opt-in users. No competition. No performance metrics. Just dignity.

Users choose to opt in. Their attention is sovereign. Their time is valued. Even inactive members receive their share.

Sales Stream

The Circulation Engine

1
Purchase
Tiered pricing based on Acid Test
2
Platform Fee
Fixed at 10%
3
Creator Share
90% of sale
4
Residual Pool
0-50% of platform fee → Contributors
5
Covenant Pool
0-50% of earnings → Community

The Value Circulation System

Product Contributors

Anyone who helped create the product—code, design, testing, ideas—receives their share forever

Residual Pool (30-50% of platform fee)

Based on contribution percentage set by creator

Community Members

Every active community member receives a dignity share, regardless of activity level

Covenant Pool (0-50% of creator earnings)

Equal distribution among all active members

Creator Immediate

The creator keeps their share after covenant pledge

90% of sale minus covenant pledge

Direct payout at time of sale

Platform Operations

Hosting, development, support, and future growth

70% of platform fee (7% of sale)

Platform sustainability

Mutual Aid Reserve

Emergency support for community members in crisis

Discretionary from platform operations surplus

Community-led with transparency

✦ The platform fee is fixed at 10% (industry standard is 30-50%)
✦ Creators set residual percentage (0-50% of fee) per product
✦ Creators set covenant pledge (0-50% of earnings) in their profile

The Dignity Floor

What No Other Platform Measures

We don't measure extraction. We measure circulation.

The Dignity Floor

We measure what matters: how many people have dignity, not how many dollars we extract.

What We Measure
Traditional Platforms
AUDHDITIES
Monthly Active Users
Primary metric
Not tracked(Activity level does not determine dignity)
Revenue Per User
Maximized
Not measured(Extraction is not the goal)
Engagement Metrics
Optimized for addiction
Designed for sovereignty(Your attention is yours)
Disabled Members
Excluded by design
Guaranteed dignity share(Everyone belongs)
Residual Recipients
0
Every contributor, forever(No one is forgotten)
Data Ownership
Extracted and sold
User sovereign(Your data is yours)

In the sanctuary economy, your value is not determined by your productivity.
You have dignity because you exist.

Every Dollar Visible

The public ledger shows exactly where value flows.

Date
Product
Amount
To Creator
To Covenant
Contributors
2026-03-20
AR Tracing Tool
$47.00
$33.84
$9.40
3
2026-03-19
Quantum Autistic Zine
$7.00
$5.04
$1.40
2
2026-03-18
Sovereign Sanctuary Blueprint
$25.00
$18.00
$5.00
9
Platform Fee: 10%Residual Pool: 30% of feeCovenant Pool: 20% of earnings
Full Ledger

Recent Governance Actions

✓ Verified creator: @tjdpoetry

March 20, 2026 · Admin Log #142

✓ Approved vendor application: Blackwing Textiles

March 19, 2026 · Admin Log #141

📊 Platform fee permanently set to 10% (industry standard 30-50%)

March 18, 2026 · Economic Policy #001

View all governance actions →

Sustainability, Not Growth

We don't need to grow forever. We need to sustain forever.

Operational Sustainability

100% covered by 10% platform fee (industry standard is 30-50%)

AchievedYear 1-2

Platform runs on 10% fee

Creator Earnings

90% of sales go to creators + contributors

OngoingContinuous

90% creator share

Covenant Distribution

Creators pledge 0-50% of earnings to community dignity fund

VoluntaryPer creator

Equal share to all active members

Residual Contributors

Anyone who helped create earns forever from residual pool

ProjectedYear 3-5

500+ receiving forever income

Community Dignity Share

Equal distribution from covenant pool regardless of activity

OngoingContinuous

Disabled members included

Platform Reserve

Emergency funds + creator grants from operations surplus

BuildingYear 3+

Mutual aid fund

Energy Footprint

Optimized for minimal environmental impact

Design priorityContinuous

Green hosting

Value Circulation

Money flows to contributors, community, and creators, not extracted

Core PrincipleAlways

No extraction

The Complete Circulation

Advertising
Vetted Partners
Sales
Creator Products
Sanctuary Treasury
Where value meets purpose
10%
Platform Fee
90%
Creator Share
Operations
70% of fee
Residual Pool
30% of fee → Contributors
Immediate Payment
80% of earnings (example)
Covenant Pool
20% of earnings → Community
Servers & Tools
Operational
Creators
Immediate
Contributors
Paid Forever
Community
Equal Dignity Share
Future Fund
Grants & Reserves

Value Returns to the Community

The Numbers

One Sale. Many Recipients.

10%
Platform Fee
Fixed
90%
Creator Share
Your work, your value
30-50%
of fee → Contributors
You choose per product
0-50%
of earnings → Community
Voluntary covenant pledge

See It in Action

The public ledger is always visible. Every transaction, every payout, every residual, every covenant distribution.

Platform fee: 10% (industry standard is 30-50%)
Creator share: 90%
Residual pool: 0-50% of fee (you choose per product)
Covenant pledge: 0-50% of earnings (you choose in profile)
No hidden fees. No dark patterns. Just truth.
This is what an economy looks like when it serves life, not extraction.