in my SEEDS Passport that my contribution points went up from 32 to 49. Can you explain what I can do to increase my contribution points even more?

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All the rules of the game of SEEDS are explained in this open source doc creative commons attribution sharealike 4.0 Hypha
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C4w9Ol8VGabCIcQDVPDrwcTRoJXBqhrb7VjslwQbUGU/edit?ts=6048fef1

1.2 Contribution Scores Defined (CS)

The contributions of an account determine the Trust Tokens (voice) they receive for governance decisions (for Citizens) and the share of the Harvest (new Seeds) they receive (for Residents and Citizens).
SEEDS attempts to balance a fundamental equation:

Value Contributed == Value Rewarded
CS (Contribution Scores) are the SEEDS alternative to “Proof of Work” (Bitcoin, etc) and “Proof of Stake” (Ethereum, etc) as a protocol to track and reward contributions to the SEEDS ecosystem and network. While the former tracks but a single metric (work or stake) SEEDS CS tracks a myriad (and expanding) set of metrics as detailed throughout this section.
This score is for tracking (and expanding on what/how we track) how much an account is contributing to the overall health of our planet, communities and economies (serving people, planet, and prosperity) and giving those contributions a share of the voice and value within SEEDS.
The CS is a fundamental building block in empowering us to redesign our economies. As this will enable Citizens to consciously decide and evolve what is considered a contribution to society and directly compensate those actions.
The more you contribute to the health of our planet, communities and economies the more money and voice you earn.
Notes:
1. This is opposed to crypto-economic norms of only considering only myopic contributions to the network.
Either:
1. In Proof of Work networks where the only form of contribution that’s counted is “hash rate” or, said another way, the amount of electricity wasted to secure the network. This creates a system that consumes tremendous amounts of energy as the only way to contribute to the network.
2. In Proof of Stake networks where the only form of contribution is to acquire and stake tokens.
Both of these models are inadequate at providing a foundation to a new economic system that can track a myriad of contributions to our communities, our economies and our planet and reward those contributions. SEEDS “Proof of Contribution” lays the foundation to do just that, reimagine what we consider a contribution to betterment of society; beyond electricity waste and the concentration of wealth.
2. CS as defined in this Guide are only a starting point and are designed to evolve to best meet the changing needs of Members. As fundamental building blocks, the CS’s are designed to expand to encompass more actions as we’re able to objectively and track more metrics that serve our planet, communities and economies. The power here is the ability for the Citizens to consciously decide what is a contribution to their society and program rewards for those actions. This is the start of more conscious economic systems.

1.2.1 Contribution Points Defined

For each contribution metric, an account (individual, organisation or regional) can earn/lose points based on a variety of actions.
These points are then added up to provide point totals for each category of contributions.
Example:

Mohommad has planted 50,000 Seeds giving him 50,000 “Planted Seeds Points”.

1.2.2 Contribution Scores are Percentile Rating

Point totals are added up and ranked against all other accounts to receive a rating called a “score” for each contribution category.
This score is based on a percentile scale between 0-99 where that account is ranked.
The Contribution Score is designed to more equitably distribute wealth and influence through rating individuals, businesses and regional communities on a more equalizing percentile scale of 0 - 99.
Instead of having an infinite degree of separation in our society, a percentile distribution reduces this to a consciously programmable boundary.
Example:
1. Mohommad has planted 50,000 Seeds giving him 50,000 “Planted Seeds Points”. These 50,000 points are then ranked against all other qualifying members to provide him with a percentile rating between 0-99. Mohommad has the most planted Seeds so he receives a Planted Seeds Score of 99.
2. If there are 2M (positively ranked) accounts - the top 20K accounts will all share the rating of 99 regardless of how much they have each individually contributed.
Notes:
1. By using a percentile distribution, we keep room for healthy competition and progress while radically reducing the degrees of inequality prevalent in our dominant economies.

1.2.2.1 “Whale” resistant - More equal distribution of voice and value

Percentile rating limits the degrees of inequality within the SEEDS while still providing room for advancement and healthy competition to drive cooperative success.
Rewards by percentile-rating provide a number of benefits, fostering:
1. a “whale” resistant economic system; where holders of vast wealth in our current economies will be limited in how much value they can obtain from this new system, while still providing healthy rewards for joining and contributing.
2. feedback loops towards economic equality. Over time, as rewards are equitably distributed, the inequality between members and regions within SEEDS will decrease. The reverse is true of our current dominant economic paradigm.
3. positive feedback loops that increase decentralisation (opposed to concentrating wealth and power common with many new economic experiments).
The importance of creating more equitable economic systems cannot be overstated!
Extreme global inequality is a foundational crisis plaguing our current economic systems and threatens to destabilize our global civilisations. A steady equalising effect could make the transition to thriving civilizations possible while being equitable, enticing and rewarding to all participants (wealthy and poor alike).
Example:
1. If the most wealthy member in SEEDS has planted 100,000,000 Seeds, then she will be positioned at 99 on the rating for Planted Seeds. If the 2nd most Planted person has only Planted 100,000 Seeds, he will still be positioned at 99 for Planted Seeds as he is the 2nd most committed and also in the 99th percentile and will receive equal benefits for those planted Seeds (outside of the forming being able to conduct more transactions). This ensures that hoarding vast wealth has a diminishing return (where the opposite is true in the dominant economic systems).
Notes:
1. In our legacy corporate and governance context, the most powerful people in the world control 99% of the decisions and in our companies, one person can earn up to 300+ times more than the average person.
2. Many blockchain projects have exaggerated this inequality with top projects like Bitcoin and Ethereum displaying greater inequality than the most unequal countries like North Korea.
3. This is opposed to crypto-economic norms of:
1. Proof of Stake of 1-token=1-vote/reward.
In Proof of Stake networks if an account has staked 50% of the tokens, they’d get 50% of the rewards.
2. Proof of Work (Bitcoin, etc) 1-work = 1 vote/reward.
In Proof of Work Networks if an account has 50% of the Mining power they get 50% of the rewards.
Both of these models create positive feedback loops that concentrate voice and wealth (as more wealth begets more wealth). They’re also expressions of pure oligarchies (governance by the wealthy) as wealth via owning tokens, or buying miners is the only metric that determines a contribution (and thus earning a share of the rewards) in these systems.

1.2.2.2 Waning Contribution Score ratings

Contribution Scores (0-99) are given in relation to other accounts. So, when an account stalls or reduces their point totals, their rating will decrease over time if/as other accounts increase their scores.

This structure more accurately represents and rewards those who are currently contributing over those who have contributed in the past - while still acknowledging all contributions.
This protocol facilitates a smooth transition from one generation of active members to the next throughout time while SEEDS matures and evolves.
1.3 Contribution Scores - Individual
These scores determine how many Seeds Residents or Citizens earn of the Harvest and how many Trust Tokens Citizens earn for use in governance.


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1.3.1 Planted Seeds Points and Score - Individual Accounts

This metric tracks a member's “skin in the game” and the financial value a member is holding (planting) in the economy.
When Members Plant Seeds they’re restricting access to them in exchange for:
1. an increase in “Planted Seeds Points”;
[# Planted Seeds = Planted Seeds Points]
2. an increased number of fee-free transactions;
1. Members may make an average [N] transactions/week per planted Seed (see transaction quota table).
3. meeting the requirements to become a Resident or Citizen.
Planting in SEEDS is similar to:
1. “staking” tokens in other blockchain protocols;
2. a term deposit in a bank account, where members restrict their access to money in exchange for greater rewards;
3. banks requiring a minimum balance to have an account.

1.3.1.1 Transaction Quota from Planted Seeds Table

More technical explanations in the doc...

https://joinseeds.com

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Wow there is a lot to digest. Many thanks. I will post a follow up question in the original post 🙂