Distributed research for an untrustworthy internet
A platform that breaks down controversial online content into permanent, typewriter-style citations contributed by micro-researchers who earn ongoing royalties when their citations are used. Like ants collaboratively dismantling something spiky and difficult to create structured, traceable knowledge trails that can't be deleted or edited—only appended.
JOIN THE COLONYYou paste a polarizing Twitter thread, and within minutes see it systematically deconstructed with 47 clickable citations, each showing the human researcher who verified that claim, their sources, and exactly how much they've earned from that specific citation—all displayed on a virtual typewriter interface where every keystroke of the analysis process is permanently visible.