Hype for the Future 70A: Future-Proofing the Economy

Preamble

Society often expects the general population to find work for the vast majority of the adult lives of the community, but why? As society progresses toward a digital age with greater automation, more of the repetitive tasks often traditionally performed by humans are now also identified as being outsourced to machines, and subsequently, to artificial intelligence (AI) systems. If bots continue to maintain the trajectory of defining and replacing traditional jobs, then what is next?

Introduction

The creator economy specifically relies on subscriptions and memberships to any number of online platforms, often resulting in clearer monetization in modern contexts while also allowing for a greater level of monetization in the long run. While short-term gains might be lower, the long-term return on investment can be significantly higher. And while investing may be a gamble and often keeps many in the community “middle-class,” a class that is quickly fading into obscurity, the stigma surrounding investments is directly resulting in the harmful consequences of modern society, such as significant amounts of consumer debt and the myth of the “self-made” figures.

Hype for the Future 68A: Is Work a Symptom of Capitalism?

Preamble

In the vast majority of modern corporate jobs, income streams remain unethically minimized, and upward mobility is largely restricted in the same manner. However, what if work is a symptom of an overall hostile and unethical economic system?

Introduction

While not every job is a symptom of an unethical society, far too many people are working in corporate chains, many of which are unethical to begin with. Regarding even the essentials of food and drinks, profit is served over humanity, thus dehumanizing the entire population under capitalism. Since mutual aid and related safety nets are not guaranteed, capitalism in the United States is unfortunately permitted to run rampant, resulting in further unethical tendencies toward the entire population.

Solution

While work may not intrinsically be considered a symptom of capitalism, the consequences of the lack of mutual aid and the hyper-commodification of essentials result in the capitalist drive toward repetitive and wasteful jobs, measuring “productivity” in terms of conformity and not in terms of true productivity. Therefore, heteronormativity continues to ensue under this arrangement, resulting in reduced LGBTQIA+ 🏳️‍🌈 dignity as well as reduced dignity for populations rejecting the idea of compulsory wage labor, as modern wage labor is effectively institutionalized into wage slavery and punishment.

Hype for the Future 66D: Political Activism

Preamble

The professional goal of novaTopFlex is to become a political activist and reformer, advocating for a better and more communal life for all and redefining the terms of professionalism in society to benefit the people, rather than the unethical profits of shareholders. Capitalism is a crisis, and novaTopFlex aspires to ensure that society reforms in a manner hostile to the capitalist cause, to the greatest extent possible. The following examples to be discussed within the scope of the article shall refer to the distinct interpretations of preferences for—and toward—societal change:

Introduction

novaTopFlex is unfortunately living in a time in which the majority of the population is forced to live paycheck to paycheck, because capitalism is a crisis and privatization is harmful and detrimental to civilization at large. Degrowth is one of the only tools society can reasonably utilize to create a more ethical planet and community, but unfortunately, the resulting pushback can be highly inevitable. Therefore, the Three Identities shall represent a newfound experience and promote socialist values, redefining the entire economy to resist privatization and to promote the common good.

Values

The following bullet points represent the most notable values associated with novaTopFlex:

• Capitalism is a crisis, causing the societal failures identified by marketing, networking, siloing, false metrics of productivity, and privatization, all of which are either crises themselves or symptoms of such crises.
• Individualism is a manifestation of the common failures in modern society. Only collectivism can resolve most societal problems, and business and corporate arrangements are overly performative and not communally sustainable.
• Privatization is the reason people are highly lonely. Loneliness is caused by the “nuclear family,” heteronormativity, and the enforcement of outdated gender roles.
• For a software package to be labeled “ethical,” the package must be free/libre and open-source, thus allowing collective usage and selflessness with impersonal responsibility. The overemphasis on personal responsibility in modern society is at the root of the stressful lifestyles enforced onto society.
• Gentrification is a crisis, enforcing heteronormativity and conformity by pricing out nontraditional bonds and continuing to stigmatize the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer/questioning, intersex, and aromantic/asexual (aroace) (LGBTQIA+) communities.

Hype for the Future 65/284: Town of Provincetown, Massachusetts

Introduction

The Town of Provincetown is located at the tail end of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. At the side of the Pilgrims’ Landing of 1620, Provincetown today maintains ferry access to Boston and Plymouth on the opposite side of Massachusetts Bay.

Importance

The Town of Provincetown, Massachusetts, is a regional hub for the LGBTQIA+ community and is associated with the summer season, similar to the numerous communities of coastal Maine. Within Barnstable County, Massachusetts, the Town of Provincetown is also identified as a regional hub for the occasional year-round settlers of the regional population of artists, lesbians, and gays, thus representing a queer haven providing particular safety for the LGBTQIA+ community.

Geography

The Town of Provincetown is effectively located at the tail end of the Cape Cod Peninsula, with the Provincetown Harbor in the vicinity and the general area of the Massachusetts Bay primarily to the west with the open Atlantic Ocean to the north. To the south is the particular portion of the Massachusetts Bay known as the Cape Cod Bay, with the latter identified as defining lie throughout the general Cape Cod region.

Transportation

The Town of Provincetown is primarily served by United States Route 6, accessible from the SouthCoast and surrounding regions, though the ferry services also provide access to Boston and Plymouth opposite the Massachusetts Bay and the Cape Cod Bay, respectively. Though Route 6 serves the role of the principal artery through the town, Commercial Street, a parallel street just to the south, provides the vast majority of amenities for the community.

Attractions

In the outlying areas associated with Provincetown, the extreme end of Cape Cod, Wood End, is home to the Long Point Light Station. Further into the Commonwealth is the site of the Race Point Lighthouse, with the Province Lands Visitor Center and Provincetown Municipal Airport areas located nearby and largely to the east. Now on the eastern end of Provincetown facing the open Atlantic Ocean, the community also contains dune shacks, including the historic district of the Dune Shacks of Peaked Hill Bars. The Fowler, Frenchie’s, and Grail Dune Shacks are located within the limits of Provincetown, while the Ray Wells Dune Shack is located within the town limits of nearby Truro.

Commercial Street (Massachusetts Route 6A)

Along Commercial Street in the Town of Provincetown, the LGBTQIA+-friendly attractions and amenities for the community include nineteenth-century homes as well as lively art galleries, restaurants (particularly the obvious seafood restaurants serving the community), and cafés. At the southern end of Commercial Street is the Pilgrims’ First Landing Park, while at the northern end, also in the relatively outlying area, is the DNA Gallery. The following attractions are located along Commercial Street or Route 6A, from south to north:

• Pilgrims’ First Landing Park
• RSVPtown Gallery and Visitor Space
• Adam Peck Gallery
• Gary Marotta Fine Art
• Memories of ProvincetownM
• Meeting House Plain (accessible via Court Street and side streets near the Winthrop Street Cemetery)
• Seans Birthday Historic Marker
• Thanassi Art Gallery
• Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum
• Provincetown Railway Station
• “They Also Faced The Sea” on Ryder Street at the Provincetown Marina: Portuguese women featured on photos at the end
• Historic Provincetown Main District (Reference Site of the Geographic Center)
• MacMillan Pier and Wharf (home to the ferries to Plymouth and Boston)
• On Center Gallery
• Galeria Cubana (Ptown Location)
• Hilda Neily Gallery
• Greg Salvatori Gallery
• Bowersock Fine Art Gallery
• Simie Maryles Gallery
• Egeli Gallery
• Kylie Court Gallery
• Larkin Gallery
• Four Eleven Gallery
• Packard Gallery
• Alden Gallery
• Outermost
• Rice Polak Gallery
• William Scott Gallery
• Ray Wiggs Gallery
• Marrinan Gallery
• Art Love Gallery
• Gallery 444
• McGuire Studio and Galleries
• Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM)
• Vorse House
• Berta Walker Gallery
• Schoolhouse Gallery
• DNA Gallery

Hype for the Future 61G: A New Year’s Eve Special

New Year’s Eve 2025

The end of the year 2025 brings each of us our unique and distinct experiences, regardless of whatever corner of the world we have lived under throughout the course of the year. For those of us, myself included, in the United States of America, regardless of where specifically we have been located in the nation, we have experienced significant turmoil, especially involving rollbacks to LGBTQIA+ legal protections following the erosion of human rights that had run rampant since 2022. Society continues to experience moral panics to this day, and cell phone bans in the K-12 schools have become a serious concern, while the nation claims to provide itself on safety.

Unfortunately, hate and discrimination have been at the forefront of American politics throughout the course of the year, and a new phrase was coined early on in the year that had not been used in Trump’s first term: “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” Unlike the first Trump regime, the current Trump regime is forcing capitalism and now involved in a new Red Scare against not just communists, but also socialists, anarchists, lesbians, gays, queers, trans, intersex, aromantics, asexuals, and other non-normative groups. Rollbacks and reversions to traditional gender and other social roles have especially been a key issue in the Southern United States, where the idea of hyper-individualism and capitalist “success” myths are especially rampant.

As we close the year 2025 (or open the year 2026, depending on when you are viewing this message), we are unfortunately stuck living under the Trump regime in the United States of America, with cultural hegemony unlikely to diffuse in the near future. Additional governmental control beyond the debt crises will result in increasingly worse living conditions for society across the United States of America and even internationally in less capitalist nations.

Hype for the Future 58H: Finding Loopholes

Preamble

The novaTop Identity depends on finding access to the last bastions of a livable society within the United States of America, many of which are, surprisingly, located in a particular region of the nation and of a relatively smaller population count.

Possible Loopholes

novaTopFlex shall continue to research prices and pricing for the numerous types of events of interest, under the following constraints of ethos:

• At music festivals, concerts, and other related events, the lower tiers are often quieter because of increased distance or a less direct line of sight.
• Public events should be prioritized over all other types of events when considering networking and related opportunities to meet new people in relatively large numbers to each event.
• If an event is located in close proximity to another event in the same window, the event that occurs for longer should, in most cases, receive priority notice.
• Events located in more rural and remote areas, not necessarily at the fringe but in more distant and remote zones, may receive a smaller number of visitors in such events, resulting in accommodations such as a quieter event in cases of quieter areas. However, such a rule may not necessarily apply to the strictest of possible extents.
  • Because of the concepts of “supply and demand,” more rural events may have lower capacity, but also have lower costs and prices as a result. Unfortunately, however, such rural events may not necessarily be as likely to be announced until moderately closer to the official dates, unless the event is an official fair or event of regional interest.

Hype for the Future 57F: Cultural Traits of New England

Overview

The New England states are often focused on true safety and authenticity, even while much of the remaining areas of the United States celebrate the stereotypical ideology of capitalism and stunted right-wing politics. However, each of the six (6) New England states can also maintain quite distinct cultural traits even compared to each other, so the general beliefs shall be separated as such:

New England At-Large

• Arts and crafts are civic institutions that are necessary for a functioning society.
• Society cannot be created individually, but collectively.
• People should identify with communities at the city, town, or plantation level first—not necessarily with the largest city in the region.

Northern New England

• Nature is a precious resource and must be protected to the greatest extent possible.
• Excessive infrastructure is unnatural and a burden on the true environmental surroundings.

Southern New England

• History is a civic duty and must be carefully documented to preserve the common good.
• Residents should embrace the special and unique characteristics of their respective cities and towns.

Maine

• Hikers should not be pressured nor coerced into more difficulty than functionally allowed.
• Parklands and forest areas shall be protected to preserve the natural landscape*
  • Unfortunately, in the Aroostook Valley in particular, that value cannot withstand the realities of the Canadian industries of logging and timber.

New Hampshire

• Erosions are a natural feature of the planet, so memories shall be preserved beyond such events (especially at the Old Man of the Mountain).
• The extreme weather at the top of Mount Washington shall be treated as an asset, not as a liability.

Vermont

• Maple should be treated as a civic duty for every Vermonter.
• People should embrace the natural beauty at every corner within the State.
• Residents of Grand Isle County should be proud of living inside Lake Champlain.
• Though not everyone in Vermont can or wants to ski, people should give common courtesy and caution when interacting with skiers and resort staff.
• Every resident should have an equal voice to one another, regardless of race, sex, gender, identity, sexuality, disability, previous condition, faith, religion, or any other dimension of diversity.

Massachusetts

• Locals and visitors alike should receive common courtesy regardless of the specific city or town.
• People should use their best judgment while not assuming features that do not exist.
• Connection, trust, and respect should be top priorities—never stereotypes nor tradition.

Rhode Island

• Residents should be warned about climate risks when approaching coastal and island areas.

Connecticut

• Plurality is not a weakness but a strength, regardless of any external pressures that may indicate otherwise.

Hype for the Future 56O: The Values of novaTopFlex

Community

novaTopFlex shall advocate against capitalism and prioritize the collective good of all individuals in society. Beliefs commonly associated with novaTopFlex include the prioritization of arts, crafts, events, festivals, music, and authentic culture over any form of popular culture or going viral.

Direction

novaTopFlex shall identify the topics of different posts, videos, and other content types before identifying the correct Identity for a specific entry. Whether here on WordPress on the Fediverse, on YouTube, or elsewhere, the same rules continue to apply.

Direction can also be converted into directionality in terms of commitments. While not everybody in a community nor in a society will necessarily be available at any given time, the values of novaTopFlex include the commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as the rule that any person featured in a photo or video of novaTopFlex shall be treated as a commitment that novaTopFlex shall remain in the social sphere for as long as reasonably possible, even after future business necessities suggest otherwise.

Labels

novaTopFlex shall socialize to the tune of the “No Labels, Just Vibes” dynamic. The resistance to labels is part of what makes the Three Identities out of the ordinary in so many directions at once. By resisting labels, entire social hierarchies that conflict with novaTop values can also be resisted, not just at the very bottom of the social hierarchy, but also at the very top.

Counterculture

As a countercultural and possibly even queer/neuter identity, novaTopFlex must research similarly identifying communities across numerous regions of the United States of America. Usually, the countercultural hubs are identified as being located within the New England region, and more specifically, predominantly within Vermont and Western Massachusetts.

Hype for the Future 55F: January 1

Introduction

In the Gregorian Calendar, Christmas Day is always exactly one week (seven days) prior to the New Year’s Day of the following year, thus resulting in the two holidays sharing the same day of the week. Though Christmas is a Christian holiday, the New Year is actually a purely calendar-related holiday, with New Year’s Eve referring to December 31 of the old year. January 1 is notable for an effective reset, though unfortunately, under any capitalist system, the date also represents the perpetuation of the capitalist crisis, unless and until the capitalist system can successfully be toppled.

Hype for the Future 54I: Countercultural Hubs

Introduction

The Pioneer Valley region of Western Massachusetts is highly conducive to countercultural knowledge and reasoning, with Hampshire County often highlighting the countercultural significance and Hampden County to the south providing a plurality with additional cultural references. Located in Hampshire County is the Five College Consortium, connecting the colleges and universities of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, Smith, and UMass Amherst with one another. Even outside of the official college locations, primarily in Amherst, the overarching atmosphere of the communities in question generally remains countercultural to a disproportionate extent.

Queer Havens

Especially in Hampshire County, and not just with the town or the gown, the communities remain aptly recognized as iconic queer havens, most notably Amherst, Northampton, and South Hadley. Though South Hadley and neighboring Hadley are each significantly smaller communities than the two more significant communities on either side of the Connecticut River, the community associated with Amherst is located to the east while the community associated with Northampton is located to the west. While Amherst maintains queer friendliness from the three colleges of the community, Northampton is more or less a queer feminist hub by way of Smith College though also a hub for numerous gay male and bisexual communities in the general population.

Northampton also serves as the county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, bypassed by Interstate 91 and served primarily by United States Route 5 from north to south and by Massachusetts Route 9 from east to west. Though Route 5 services the community north from the Springfield, Chicopee, and Holyoke areas and south from the Greenfield and Deerfield areas, Route 9 is perhaps most notable for servicing the communities of Amherst and Northampton with Hadley in the middle as well as Pittsfield further west and Worcester County communities further east on the way to Boston.

Hype for the Future 53R: Why Mass MoCA?

Location

The location of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in the City of North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, is highly noted for matching the energy of novaTopFlex by way of being physically located in a more liberal part of the nation, which may often override the fears associated with societal norms and traditional roles. Since novaTopFlex often depicts real-life experiences rather than experiences specifically curated to fit social norms, the importance of location is particularly relevant because of the inevitable risk of harassment that occurs with the violation of prescribed social roles.

Amenities

If the Prom Experience of novaTopFlex could be exhibited at the MASS MoCA, lodging would, as in most situations, be available nearby at the Porches Inn slightly north of the primary museum location. Outside the campus of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, which already maintains amenities regarding food and drink in numerous areas as well as vending areas in other zones, novaTopFlex recommends extending interests into the following nearby locations:

• Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, hosts their art exhibits at a designated art museum site simply named the Williams College Museum of Art (approximately 9 minutes / 5.1 miles to MASS MoCA).
• Also in the Town of Williamstown is the Clark Art Institute, a distinct institution that combines a higher educational setup for art with a nontraditional art gallery site setup. Relative to the Williams College campus, the Clark Art Institute is located further southwest (approximately 14 minutes / 6.3 miles to MASS MoCA).
• Almost directly south of the MASS MoCA site is the Birthplace of Susan B. Anthony in the Town of Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, for which women’s rights can be honored in the context of American history (approximately 11 minutes / 6.5 miles to MASS MoCA).
• The W. E. B. Du Bois National Historic Site, located on the opposite (south) side of Berkshire County in Great Barrington, is often identified as a separate marker of progressive history, except in terms of racial tensions rather than on the basis of sex, gender, orientation, or other markers of diversity (approximately 66 minutes / 43 miles to MASS MoCA).
• The Roosevelt National Historic Sites, in particular the sites of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and of Eleanor Roosevelt, are of tremendous interest to novaTopFlex for historical reasons regarding New Netherland and the regional pledge to plurality in terms of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Though the National Historic Sites are both in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York, the locations are clearly distinct entities with separate purposes even in spite of being associated with Roosevelt history. The Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site is approximately 117 minutes / 95 miles to MASS MoCA, while the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site is approximately 126 minutes / 92 miles to MASS MoCA.

More loosely related to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art though still related to the Prom Experience of novaTopFlex are the art organizations of Art Omi (approximately 70 minutes / 50 miles to Mass MoCA) and the Wassaic Project (approximately 109 minutes / 79 miles to MASS MoCA). National Historical Parks with related interests to the arts and crafts of interest include the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in the Town of Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont (approximately 155 minutes / 97 miles to MASS MoCA), the Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park of the Cornish Art Colony in the Town of Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire (approximately 128 minutes / 93 miles to MASS MoCA); and the Weir Farm National Historical Park in the Towns of Wilton and Ridgefield in Fairfield County, Connecticut (approximately 165 minutes / 116 miles to MASS MoCA). All three (3) are located in locations of elevated artistic interest relative to the surrounding areas of association.