T-MINUS1577

1 JUL 2025 — 1 JUL 2075

1577836800:00 SEC

1 JUL 2025 — MISSION STATEMENT_01

/** TIME IS FINITE, AND THE WORLD IS OBSESSED WITH MEASURING SUCCESS THROUGH GROWTH, PROFIT, POWER, AND CONTROL. WE BELIEVE THAT THE STORIES, IDEAS, AND QUESTIONS WE SHARE ABOUT THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE MATTER MORE THAN ANY PURSUIT OF ENDLESS EXPANSION. OUR FOCUS IS ON DOCUMENTING AND EXPLORING THIS EXPERIENCE TOGETHER, NOT ON ACCUMULATING MONEY OR BUILDING SOMETHING THAT LASTS FOREVER. OUR NAME, T-MINUS1577, COMES FROM THE 1,577,836,800 SECONDS BETWEEN 1 JULY 2025 AND 1 JULY 2075, OUR 50-YEAR TIMELINE. THIS COUNTDOWN REMINDS US THAT TIME IS RUNNING OUT AND PUSHES US TO ACT, EXPLORE, AND TELL STORIES WHILE WE CAN.

OUR PURPOSE IS TO EXPOSE WHAT’S HIDDEN, AMPLIFY UNHEARD VOICES, AND DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE ALIVE, NOT TO BUILD SOMETHING ETERNAL. BY SETTING A HARD DEADLINE, WE FOCUS ON IMPACT TODAY, NOT SURVIVAL TOMORROW. AT THE END, WE LET EVERYTHING WE’VE BUILT AND EVERY STORY WE’VE TOLD GO, LIKE RELEASING BALLOONS GATHERED ALONG THE WAY. OUR CAUSE MATTERS MORE THAN ANY STRUCTURE OR NAME.

WE OPERATE AS AN UMBRELLA, OFFERING SPACE FOR ARCHITECTS, DESIGNERS, JOURNALISTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, FILMMAKERS, INVENTORS, RESEARCHERS, AND MUSICIANS, ANYONE DEDICATED TO QUESTIONING AND TELLING STORIES. WE SUPPORT AND ENABLE CREATIVE AND INVESTIGATIVE PROJECTS THAT EXPLORE THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE, AIMING TO KEEP RESOURCES CIRCULATING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY RATHER THAN EXTRACTING THEM. MEMBERSHIP IS FLUID AND UNDEFINED, A SPACE FOR CREATORS TO EXPLORE WITHOUT THE BAGGAGE OF PERMANENCE OR HIERARCHY.

IN MANY PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES, TO LEAVE AN EMBEDDED COMMENT IN THE CODE, YOU USE SYMBOLS (OR CHARACTERS) LIKE // ... FOR A SINGLE-LINE COMMENT, /* ... */ FOR A MULTI-LINE COMMENT, AND /** ... */ FOR DOCUMENTATION. THESE SYMBOLS SIGNAL A PAUSE TO READ, REFLECT, ACT OR ACKNOWLEDGE, AND THEN CONTINUE. WE SEE VALUE IN THIS PRACTICE AND BRING IT INTO OUR EVERYDAY LIVES, USING THESE SYMBOLS AS OUR WAY OF MARKING MOMENTS WE FIND MEANINGFUL. LIKE IN CODE, THEY ARE OPEN TO EVERYONE, AND WE INVITE OTHERS TO ADD THEIR COMMENTS, STORIES, AND PERSPECTIVES. WE SIMPLY ADD OUR COMMENT TO THE WORLD, HIGHLIGHTING THE MOMENTS WE CHOOSE TO DOCUMENT. */