With this blog article I would like to give you a little insight into the TROM project, who we are and what we do.
Who is behind TROM?
Maybe I'll start with the person who started the project in 2011, today keeps the project running and takes care of almost everything - Tio:
Tio started the project in 2011 and has worked on the project and many more since then. He is incredibly kind, helpful, angry about society and curious about the world (furious and curious as he says 😉 )
So he's a really cool guy who has been through a lot (he moved with his family from Romania to Spain years ago because his parents were looking for a better job and it was a difficult time for them).
In any case, I visited and got to know him in the winter of 2018. We've been friends ever since 🙂 You can find out more about him on his Website read. I have also translated many of his articles into German, which you here can find.
Since he started TROM, many people have volunteered, translated books/videos, added subtitles, etc. and as early as 2012 (I wasn't there then) there was discussion about whether there should be an “About Us” page. But since so many people have already volunteered for TROM, it would be terrible if we had a page like this where we showed 4-5 people and ignored the others. That's why we don't do that.
When people ask who we are, it's like asking who Wikipedia is. Does anyone know the faces of the people who write articles for Wikipedia? Not me. That's not the point, because TROM is about an idea. It's about the idea of making trading obsolete because it is the cause of most problems.
What does TROM mean?
The name TROM doesn't really matter. We could call the project something else, but Tio had the idea to call it that when he started it. This stood for “The Reality Of Mankind” or “The Reality Of Me”, which in German would be “The Reality of Mankind” or “My Reality”. Today TROM simply stands for itself.
TROM actually started with that Documentary film. In the beginning there was only that. Over time, all the books, videos and other tools were added, so the project became much bigger and was more than just a documentary.
It's not about the name, but about the idea behind it.
Why don't we have an imprint and a data protection declaration?
TROM's materials and all of our projects are trade-free. Not only do we write about why trading is the cause of most problems, but we also offer everything we do trade-free.
This means that we don't charge anything for what we do. Neither money, data or anything else. It will always remain that way. TROM will always be trade-free.
Why should we make a privacy policy if we don't want your data at all?
The thing is also that promises and licenses don't work. The open source license is constantly being abused. Ours is about an idea, and ideas are stronger when people understand them. That's why we can't make a copyright claim there because we can't even create one...what can we say? Licenses must be “registered” and “defended”.
For us it's not about that.
We are transparent
All TROM materials can be viewed, read, downloaded, edited and shared by anyone. If you have any questions, read ours first FAQ Page. If your question wasn't answered there, then contact us27. January 2022
Join us!
You can join TROM, translate subtitles, write books, narrate videos with your voice, decentralize our materials and much more. You don't have to ask us for permission 😉 Start here, today! You do not need to be a member of any organization, project or institution. If you contribute something in the direction we propose with TROM, then we will work together 🙂
That's how it started for me. I read the books and just wrote Tio a message saying I wanted to help. I suggested to him that I could translate the materials into German, but didn't know exactly how, and he suggested programs that I could use to do that.
Then I just went ahead and sent him the finished books. Today all books are translated into German, except the one about language and yes, there are probably still mistakes in them and the translations are not perfect, but that can be improved. If you find a mistake, write to me - I will correct it and re-upload the new version of the book. And you’ve already helped 🙂
On our side Participate find ways you can help.
Ultimately it's about trust
Of course it's good to be skeptical - about everything and everyone. Especially in times of Fake News and conspiracy theories It's hard to figure out who you can trust. Tio once wrote an article about this, which I translated. You find him here27. January 2022
That's why we back up everything we 'claim' with many reliable sources.
Finally, ask yourself what TROM's intentions are:
TROM is not a for-profit company trying to make money, nor are there any advertisements on TROM's website or the other projects.
TROM also doesn't try to impose any kind of lifestyle, like, you have to eat vegan, you can't drive a car, you can't fly by plane anymore, you have to do this, that and that.
TROM is not a state, religious institution or anything else, but independent and we don't want your data either.
We are simply sharing scientific information in an interesting way that is easy to understand, making people aware of this problem of trade, and working towards a post-trade society by creating trade-free things ourselves on the one hand, and trade-free goods and services on the other in our directory collect something that you can also take part in.
If you have any further questions, you can write to me and I may be able to add them to the article.