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The Human, the Robot, and the Fire

How Humanity First Platforms Could Redesign the Future of Institutions

A strategic memo unifying six whitepapers into one thesis: that the platforms replacing our institutions must be redesigned for humanity, not just scale. It introduces the concept of Humanity First Platforms and outlines a playbook for rethinking how systems from energy to education to entertainment are built, governed, and sustained.

Platform DesignInstitutional StrategySystems ThinkingHuman-Centered Infrastructure
Published: July 28, 2025
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Scott Jellen is an independent researcher working at the intersection of protocol design, rights modeling, and interoperability across digital and public systems. His work includes standards-oriented drafts, reference models, and whitepapers that explore how incentives, governance, and infrastructure can be represented clearly. He is currently establishing the Jellen Protocol Lab as a future home for this work. Flagship research includes the Universal Sports Graph (USG), spanning RFC-style specifications and an early reference registry.

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