What is this book?
In a world that rewards conformity and punishes dissent, Without Fear offers a different way forward. It’s not a call to protest. It’s not a plan for disruption. It’s a blueprint for building parallel power systems—out in the open, but shielded by anonymity.
Inspired by forgotten uprisings and unfinished revolutions, this book shows how real change begins not with rebellion, but with readiness—the readiness to build something better, together, without exposing ourselves to risk or retaliation.
You don’t need permission to create a better world.
What You’ll Discover
- ✅ Why anonymity is not the enemy of community
- ✅ How to build transparent orgs with invisible members
- ✅ How decentralised identity preserves privacy & trust
- ✅ Lessons from revolutions that succeeded—and failed
- ✅ A peaceful alternative to protest: pavolution
Why It’s Different
Most books talk about resisting power. This one teaches how to replace it. Not with revolution, but pavolution—the ‘process of rolling out alongside’ rendering old power obsolete.
Who It's For
- 🔹 Civic technologists
- 🔹 Anonymity advocates
- 🔹 DAO builders
- 🔹 Community organisers
- 🔹 Peaceful radicals and quiet changemakers
About the Author
John I. Mackay is an author, ontologist, and founder of Colocracy — a new system of collaborative government. With a background in computing, conflict resolution and psychology, John represents the new breed of philosophers who not only conceptualise transformative systems, but engineer them. Without Fear is his answer to the culture of complaint afflicting modern society—a handbook for quiet, determined transformation.