FSaaS Manifesto

(Failed-State-as-a-Service)

"Infrastructure is a shared responsibility. So why are we doing it alone?"

We are uncovering better ways of surviving collapsed systems by doing it ourselves, and helping each other, through this work.

Through our experience, frustration, duct-tape repairs, and sleepless nights, we have come to value:

• Local data over corporate excuses
• Neighborhood collaboration over centralized control
• Real-time monitoring over vague service windows
• DIY resilience over passive dependence

That is, while there is value in the broken infrastructure we inherited, we value the tools we build together far more.

We believe:

• No one should be billed for services they didn’t receive.
• Access to basic utilities is not a privilege - it’s a baseline we should own.
• Sensors and software can make visible what others pretend doesn’t exist.
• One person shouldn't carry the burden of keeping the lights on for an entire street.
• Shared knowledge is stronger than isolated struggle.
• Data is the new megaphone - and we will shout with it.
• Cooperation, not extraction, is the path to prosperity.
• Anger is valid. And also: measurable.

We are building:

• Local systems for water, power, internet, and incident monitoring
• Transparent dashboards for communities to track what’s really happening
• Alerts that are honest, fast, and not filtered through bureaucracy
• Ways to trade energy, labor, and tools outside the systems that failed us
• A network of humans who look out for each other, not for profit, but to thrive

We are not waiting for rescue. We are building the alternative.
We are not powerless. We are post-grid.