docs(web): add a brief nod to the WAT system on the About page
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@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ casualidad que el nombre sea japonés. En el Japón de hace siglos circulaban un
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impresos que prometían arroz: los emitían templos, comerciantes y almacenes —no un banco
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impresos que prometían arroz: los emitían templos, comerciantes y almacenes —no un banco
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ni un poder central— y la gente los aceptaba de mano en mano, fiándose de esa promesa. Una
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ni un poder central— y la gente los aceptaba de mano en mano, fiándose de esa promesa. Una
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red de intercambio sin centro, sostenida por la confianza, donde un trozo de papel bastaba
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red de intercambio sin centro, sostenida por la confianza, donde un trozo de papel bastaba
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para poner el arroz a circular.
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para poner el arroz a circular. Siglos después, esa misma idea inspiró redes modernas como
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el *WAT* japonés (2000): un vale que cualquiera imprime y pone a circular, sin banco ni
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centro.
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Tane hereda ese espíritu. Cuando compartes semillas puedes acompañarlas de un **Plantare**:
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Tane hereda ese espíritu. Cuando compartes semillas puedes acompañarlas de un **Plantare**:
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una promesa de devolver, cuando puedas, una cantidad parecida de semilla libre. No es una
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una promesa de devolver, cuando puedas, una cantidad parecida de semilla libre. No es una
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rice passed from hand to hand: they were issued by temples, merchants and rice warehouses —
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rice passed from hand to hand: they were issued by temples, merchants and rice warehouses —
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not by a bank or a central authority — and people accepted them on trust in that promise.
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not by a bank or a central authority — and people accepted them on trust in that promise.
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An exchange network with no centre, held together by trust, where a scrap of paper was
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An exchange network with no centre, held together by trust, where a scrap of paper was
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enough to set rice in motion.
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enough to set rice in motion. Centuries later, that same idea inspired modern networks such
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as Japan's *WAT system* (2000): a note anyone can print and pass on, with no bank or centre.
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Tane inherits that spirit. When you share seeds you can attach a **Plantare**: a promise to
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Tane inherits that spirit. When you share seeds you can attach a **Plantare**: a promise to
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return, when you can, a similar amount of free seed. It isn't a purchase or an obligation —
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return, when you can, a similar amount of free seed. It isn't a purchase or an obligation —
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rice passed from hand to hand: they were issued by temples, merchants and rice warehouses —
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rice passed from hand to hand: they were issued by temples, merchants and rice warehouses —
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not by a bank or a central authority — and people accepted them on trust in that promise.
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not by a bank or a central authority — and people accepted them on trust in that promise.
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An exchange network with no centre, held together by trust, where a scrap of paper was
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An exchange network with no centre, held together by trust, where a scrap of paper was
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enough to set rice in motion.
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enough to set rice in motion. Centuries later, that same idea inspired modern networks such
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as Japan's *WAT system* (2000): a note anyone can print and pass on, with no bank or centre.
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Tane inherits that spirit. When you share seeds you can attach a **Plantare**: a promise to
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Tane inherits that spirit. When you share seeds you can attach a **Plantare**: a promise to
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return, when you can, a similar amount of free seed. It isn't a purchase or an obligation —
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return, when you can, a similar amount of free seed. It isn't a purchase or an obligation —
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@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ casualidad que el nombre sea japonés. En el Japón de hace siglos circulaban un
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impresos que prometían arroz: los emitían templos, comerciantes y almacenes —no un banco
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impresos que prometían arroz: los emitían templos, comerciantes y almacenes —no un banco
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ni un poder central— y la gente los aceptaba de mano en mano, fiándose de esa promesa. Una
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ni un poder central— y la gente los aceptaba de mano en mano, fiándose de esa promesa. Una
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red de intercambio sin centro, sostenida por la confianza, donde un trozo de papel bastaba
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red de intercambio sin centro, sostenida por la confianza, donde un trozo de papel bastaba
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para poner el arroz a circular.
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para poner el arroz a circular. Siglos después, esa misma idea inspiró redes modernas como
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el *WAT* japonés (2000): un vale que cualquiera imprime y pone a circular, sin banco ni
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centro.
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Tane hereda ese espíritu. Cuando compartes semillas puedes acompañarlas de un **Plantare**:
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Tane hereda ese espíritu. Cuando compartes semillas puedes acompañarlas de un **Plantare**:
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una promesa de devolver, cuando puedas, una cantidad parecida de semilla libre. No es una
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una promesa de devolver, cuando puedas, una cantidad parecida de semilla libre. No es una
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