Disclaimer: bipolar rant.
tl;dr: I’m frustrated that no one is working on clever schemes like this where I could help. All the weaponized math is for capitalist crypto-bros, drug dealers and think tanks, what an unfair world…
Honestly, seeing the real economic and social implications of fields like game theory, cryptography etc. makes one wonder if it could be possible to put these to revolutionary use. I know about the Revolutionary Technical Committee and might get in contact with them, but I’m not sure if they’ll know of some concrete project that would help, something like a bunch of decentralized software, smart contracts, mathematical proofs… I can write all of these, but what for?
For example, this comment of mine proposes an economic scheme that would require all of the above to coordinate, secure and trust, to optimize functioning and minimize necessary involvement. But I’m sure there are other (better?) ways to use math and tech directly for revolution. Any revolutionary ideas where the questions arise of “why should I trust…?”, “how can we ensure…?”, “how to optimize…?” can theoretically benefit from them.
Even my local revolutionary organization mentioned a problem that could be solved using a certain crypto scheme, namely securely and anonymously swapping vehicles between owners, to be presented to the general population but actually meant to avoid identification while reducing transportation costs.
Build a mutual aid network, then use open source software available to improve the effectiveness. Most cryptocurrency is used for speculation and not a reliable currency to actually use for currency. Although the precident of cryptocurrency could be used to create a digital currency within your mutual aid network where you can track hours of labor where hours can be traded for hours. As the dollar drops, people in your network can trade services for services at rates outside of the ever inflating dollar and work towards building farm networks that your people can eat off of.
Beware the Restrict act and other acts coming about though. They are trying to outlaw end to end encryption through some legislation in burgerland, and make doing the right thing illegal.
These guys are utopian, but some of the ideas mentioned in here might give you some other useful ideas for how to build semi commodified systems that can transition to non commodified systems. https://srslywrong.com/podcast/unlocked-platforms-of-freedom-prefiguring-library-socialism/
That’s a great idea.
Have you heard of skills exchanges? Is that the kind of thing you’re thinking of?
If this were backed by a trusted system of the type that the OP describes, it could be a great way to build community strength and resistance.