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Hi HN,

I am a 75-year-old former fishmonger from Japan. Currently, I work at the compensation desk for the Fukushima nuclear disaster (TEPCO). Witnessing deep social divisions and the limitations of bureaucracy firsthand, I realized we need a new way for people to express their will without being "disposable."

To address this, I’ve designed the *Virtual Protest Protocol (VPP)*. It’s an OSS framework for large-scale, 2D avatar-based digital demonstrations. I recently shared this with the *Open Technology Fund (OTF)* and received an encouraging "This is great" response. Now, I am looking for the HN community's expertise to turn this spec into a reality.

*The Concept:* * *Beyond Yes/No (Avoiding Polarization):* Introducing an *"Observe"* status. Modern social media forces people into binary "For or Against" camps, deepening social division. VPP allows the silent majority to participate by simply "being there," visualizing the scale of public concern without forcing a polarized stance. * *Cell-Based Scaling:* To handle thousands of participants, avatars are managed in "cells" of 50 units. New cells instantiate as the crowd grows, ensuring compatibility with low-spec devices and low-bandwidth environments. * *Privacy by Design:* We only collect anonymous attributes (age/gender/region). All event-specific data is wiped immediately after the demonstration. * *OIN Membership:* We have joined the [Open Invention Network (OIN)](https://openinventionnetwork.com) to ensure this remains a patent-free global public good.

*Why I’m doing this:* At 75, I belong to the generation that will soon "retire" from society. I feel a deep sense of responsibility to leave a better infrastructure for the next generation?one that isn't burdened by the financial and social "debt" we've accumulated. I am not looking for personal gain; I want this to be a sustainable, global infrastructure.

*GitHub:* https://github.com/voice-of-japan/Virtual-Protest-Protocol/b... *Project Site:* https://voice-of-japan.net

We are looking for collaborators with expertise in: * Scalable Web Architecture (Node.js, Go, etc.) * High-performance Canvas/WebGL rendering * AI-based real-time moderation (LLM integration)