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Ron van Helvoirt's avatar

Wout, this is exactly what this moment requires: the willingness to see what truly matters — and then act on it. You chose your own compass. Not the 3D script, not the expectations of others, but your internal truth. That’s not rebellion. That’s clarity. And clarity is courage.

You’re moving to Berlin because you feel that’s where you need to be. You’re not building a façade but a life that is structurally aligned with your system. That’s an incredibly brave decision — far bigger than most people will ever understand.

I see you. You’ve found your path — on your terms, in your tempo, in your truth. And I’m proud of you.

— Ron

Wout van Helvoirt's avatar

Thanks, Ron! I appreciate that. It takes work to get here, and your patience means a lot. :)

Jorien van Helvoirt's avatar

I'm proud of you by making your own choice! I recognize it very well. By doing it you make the path and possibilities will occur. It comes from the inside and that's necessary to develop.

Nobody can hold you back to be a free spirit. That's the reason why you're here Wout.

Wout van Helvoirt's avatar

I like to think so too Jorien :)

Georgia Patrick's avatar

Excellent presentation and analysis. Yes, I agree that Facebook is dead, and that's why I never used it. Okay, once. I only used it for a week to see what it did, and then I voided the account. If you are using it for your community, you'll miss my presence and contributions to Nexus. Can you get more traction for Algavo in Berlin?

Wout van Helvoirt's avatar

Tell me about it! Just to clarify: there isn’t really a “community” tied to any specific platform. Everything we do ultimately runs through the website and Substack, and those two are the actual anchors. The other platforms—LinkedIn, Facebook, whatever—are just distribution routes. I’m not picking them because I like them or because they’re meant to replace anything else. They simply have the largest concentration of people, and from a business and visibility standpoint that’s the unfortunate reality.

No one is missing out by not being on any particular platform either—anything we publish on Substack automatically ends up everywhere else. There are multiple doors in, but everything leads back to the same place: Substack for the content, and the website for the interactive parts like transmissions. That’s the real space. Everything else is just infrastructure in between.

And just to be clear: I’m not building a “community” in the conventional sense. Mavericks don’t need a padded social circle—they need clarity, access, and the right peers when necessary. Communities in the usual sense slow things down.

As for Algavo: Berlin isn’t really the direction. Algavo sits between the dying script and the emerging field, and while I can execute it from the new, I still have to deal with old-world processes—and those move at their own bureaucratic pace. My main focus is Norway for the establishment phase, with my broader attention remaining toward Brazil / the Caribbean. So traction in Germany isn’t the aim, but I do remain open to it nonetheless.