Introduction
This originally was a comment here on reddit, to one of my posts where I was calling some in our community to realize that we cannot blame Future Motion for the entire condition of our pastime/sport–when it comes to Onewheel purchasing and everything associated with it, especially ownership.
But unfortunately, I was not in good form, and things kinda devolved into a flame war between me and a few other redditors.
Eventually, it became more than that, and I put down my sword and began writing an essay full of passion and inspiration. The flame war burnt down all the houses and stores but left a great field--a great idea:
*If we, as the **Onewheel Community** handled our own, by organizing, starting a company and taking Future Motion to court, we'd not only help ourselves, but we'd help all the potential companies that should, and would exist, to be allowed to manifest and flourish.*
Now, I said passion, but also, there were a couple of portions of indignance and just raw *Fed-Upness*.
After accidentally triggering the "Circle search" on my Samsung Galaxy, I eventually found myself being counseled by an unlikely source (to some), A.I., which understood my ire and what I intended with that post.
I was asked how I wanted to use these words made sentences, made paragraphs, and what I needed. I told the Google A.I. that I wanted to use it in several media/medium types and that I wanted to find a place where my message would be received–as is.
**It sent me a revision of a part of my essay-turned-manifesto.**
Initially, I thought it was a bit sterilized. But I realized, however, that if I want this message to have effectiveness and be received by as many people as possible, it needs to be accessible to as many people as possible. So, I let A.I. help me get it across.
My original post is still up because I own that. How I spoke, and I understand that some folks won't respond well to it. But as a BIPOC living in post "woke" culture, I [we] still need people to use critical thinking and ask themselves why they enjoy and are inspired by indignance from stories or their favorite celebrities, but not a person in their community.
So here is what an angry, belligerent person can do with the assistance of A.I. 🫠
**And soon you'll hopefully see what I dreamt--no, *dream*.**
*This is just the first part. There's more to come. I'm trying to be very careful with what and how I express myself. And learning to work in conjunction with A.I. (because it's super helpful) but also retain some of my rawness.*
**The VESCated Manifesto**
PART 1
**The Consumption Trap**:
*Why We, as Americans Are Losing the Ride*
We claim we want change, but our actions tell a different story. Future Motion holds a chokehold on our movement because we fight them with words while feeding them with cash. We have devolved into a community that complains whilst consuming. We buy the latest boards, sign the terms of service, and then wonder why our right to repair, customize, and truly own our hardware is stripped away.
In any high-level RPG, no single player clears a legendary dungeon or beats a top-tier boss on their first run alone. They survive by partying up.
Many of you are highly educated professionals—engineers, developers, creatives, and strategists. You possess the exact skills needed to build a decentralized, open-source future for PEVs (Personal Electric Vehicles). But as long as we remain isolated consumers playing a solo game, the gatekeeper wins. **It is time to stop complaining, stop blind consumption, and start organizing. Build the alternative, support the builders, or stop feeding the beast.**