Our Annual Fees

Our annual fees were never implemented to enrich a few people or groups of people. We don't charge money to make anyone pay for freedom and democracy; you already have plenty of that in all other systems, completely free.

We charge annual fees only for certain types of users because, if you want to tap into our full potential, it's only right that you take the financial risk and work concretely, alongside all of us.

If you'd like to join us and enjoy many activities with us, you can do so completely free of charge, with no obligation to be present, and without any obligation to perform certain activities with us. These are the only mandatory steps, for your own benefit, that you must complete upon first login. These steps include setting up two-factor authentication (to prevent others from using your personal profile), data sharing (if, which, when, and with whom you share certain information), and how and if you'd like to receive notifications from us about activities you'll be participating in with us. Obviously, you won't be able to vote on anything, because to vote and be part of our truly and fully shared leadership, you must be a registered user with a verified and guaranteed identity. And of course, you won't be the collective owners of our entire system; to do so, you'll need to become an official member, which will grant you numerous benefits and advantages.

A brief, very important premise.

DirectDemocracyS is not an exclusive club, and it is not reserved for privileged elites. On the contrary, anyone who respects all our rules, methodologies, instructions, motivations, and security measures, and meets all the basic requirements (being trustworthy, in good faith, loyal, honest, sincere, competent, and incorruptible), can immediately become our official member.

So we don't discriminate against anyone, but especially in our crucial initial stages, we carefully select the right time for everyone to join us. We've never rejected anyone; we've simply postponed their membership, or activation, for some people who we weren't sure were right for the stage we were in.

Generally, we place our complete trust in those who are honest with us from the beginning, even in positions of great importance and greater responsibility. Everything must be confirmed every day, respecting the rules and carrying out concrete activities, even those we may not like, if they are for the common good.

But why do we charge such large annual fees? First of all, the annual fees are very similar to those of other political parties, and DirectDemocracy certainly can't be compared to traditional political parties. For what we offer, we don't charge much, and the higher-level user groups, thanks to the potential they unlock for those who own them, certainly pay for themselves over time and are very affordable. If you think about how much money you lose with other systems, between exorbitant fees and services that are definitely subpar, we are practically more affordable, and certainly more fair, equitable, secure, and reliable.

We need the annual fees to be self-financing .

Unlike other systems and other political forces, we are completely free, independent, neutral, and we practice the only authentic democracy, as you will see in our other informative articles, and soon you will see it personally, with our micro-groups.

Whoever joins us must risk something with us.

Our first members, who had the idea of creating such a comprehensive, innovative, and alternative system to all the others, decided to create our platforms from scratch, initially spending considerable sums of money from their own pockets. They took a risk by putting some money into a common fund, but those who couldn't afford it worked hard to propose, design, discuss, test, choose, vote on, and implement countless ideas and projects, all for the benefit of all. It was a huge and very costly undertaking, so as not to be dependent on anyone and to be able to work together optimally. While there are various theories, conspiracies, and imaginary conspiracies regarding the people behind DirectDemocracyS, the undeniable truth, which everyone can verify, given the way our project is structured, is that it is a collective effort, in which everyone is a participant, and that is also why it has turned out to be so comprehensive, fair, just, and secure. We are united in diversity, and we always implement equality and meritocracy, consistently and only together, and this makes us unique and inimitable.

The initial investments made by our founders have obviously been fully recouped, and the actual work done has been rewarded. However, to ensure continued growth, without too many technical problems (making everything work requires computing power and space), to invest in exceptional security measures, and also to reward our best official members and users, each person who joins us, to achieve greater potential, must make a contribution through annual dues. They must be present continuously and actively (at least 20 minutes a day, possibly with multiple logins per day, or alternatively about 120 minutes a week, on one or more days, with one or more logins), and also perform activities they don't enjoy (in addition to the ones they enjoy), for the common good, and to ensure our enormous mechanism functions perfectly.

We divide the user types into 3: free user types (with very little potential), lower user types (with medium potential), and higher user types (with almost all potential).

Obviously the free user type has been, is, and will forever be absolutely free.

Annual fees for lower user types are a few euros per year, and are useful for those who want to test our system, investing little money and little concrete work.

Login/initial users. Free, but with enhanced security measures.

Partially verified users: €3.13 per year (if they are under 31 at the time of payment, they will only pay €1.57 per year).

Registered users: €6.25 per year (if they are under 31 at the time of payment, they will only pay €3.13 per year).

Higher user types cost a little more but have significant advantages over lower user types.

But let's look at the prices.

Registered users, with verified and guaranteed identity: €12.50 per year (if they are under 31 at the time of payment, they will only pay €6.25 per year).

Official members: 25 euros per year (if they are under 31 at the time of payment, they will only pay 12.5 euros per year).

As you may have noticed, in order to rejuvenate the world's political class and bring young people closer to political activities, those who are under 31 at the time of payment pay only half.

Of course, no one can be clever: if a person has not yet turned 31 and pays half the annual fee, they will have to pay the full annual fee for the following year. It is possible to pay for multiple years, but it must be kept in mind that after the year in which they have paid 50%, if they have turned 31 the following year, upon expiration of the initial annual fee, they will have to pay the full fee for the second year, and not two reduced 50% fees (which apply to those who have not yet turned 31 in the second year, upon expiration of the initial fee).

Please note: there are assistance programs for those experiencing economic and financial difficulties. These are calculated based on income. In short, everyone pays the full annual fee, based on the previous lists. However, for those with a gross income of less than €1,000 per month, the initial annual fees are valid for two years; for those with a gross income of less than €500 per month, the initial annual fees are valid for three years. For those without a source of income, the initial annual fees are valid for four years. For full information, including information on technology assistance, visit this link:

https://free.directdemocracys.org/law/rules/all-our-rules/rules-for-help/help-people-in-difficulty

Even in these cases, the age of each of our users is taken into account, and each year, the annual fee can be extended simply by demonstrating the age and income bracket.

You will have understood that we do everything we can to help, in a fair and just way, anyone who wants to join us.

Some quick questions and answers about annual fees.

Do official members, who by regulation are entitled to multiple profiles (political representative, official representative, system representative, all with their own personalized email addresses ending in @directdemocracys.org), pay annual fees for each profile? No, annual fees are paid only for one's personal profile, and not for those who, as our official members, also have other types of profiles. Therefore, each individual can have only one personal profile and can pay only one annual fee. Other profiles do not pay an annual fee, as long as the personal profile to which the other profiles are linked is up to date with its annual fee.

Can I upgrade from a free personal profile to a paid one? If a person meets all the requirements, such as points and active time with a certain user type, they can pay an annual fee, based on the detailed implementation rules, and upgrade to a paid user type. This can be done by paying for the membership fee, using a simple form.