🚂 THE ARCTIC GHOST TRAIN
TRAIN = Ghost World Integration
“Can you hear the bell?”
The bell still rings for all who truly believe.
“Anger comes from frustration. Frustration comes from lack of control.
Take control. Start a business. Where does all that money come from anyway?
With apologies to Pixar: Pretend this is a seed.”
— Founder’s Manifesto
📐 THE KEY INSIGHT
TRAIN Island IS the Ghost World. They are the same system with different entry points:
| TRAIN Module | Ghost World | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Simulation Credits | Ghost Credits (5,000 starting) | Same currency |
| Practice Keeps | Ghost World projects | Same function |
| Level 1-5 progression | Ghost → Real transition | Same pathway |
| “Crash safely” | “Unlimited respawns” | Same philosophy |
| $5 Membership graduation | Real World activation | Same gate |
The system was designed this way from the start.
🪞 THE MIRROR SYSTEM: DIGITAL ↔ PHYSICAL
Every Ghost World item has a Real World twin:
| Ghost World (Digital) | Real World (Physical) |
|---|---|
| Ghost Hexel | Physical Hexel (Nylon 11 SLS) |
| Ghost Keep | Real Keep (registered business) |
| Ghost Credits | Real Credits (convertible currency) |
| Ghost Jobs | Real Jobs (paid work) |
| Ghost Reputation | Real Reputation (portable portfolio) |
📊 TRAIN LEVELS (1-5)
Level 1: Observer
- Watch simulations run
- Study successful patterns
- Learn vocabulary and workflows
Level 2: Participant
- Take on simulated Jobs
- Complete deliverables
- Receive simulation Credits
Level 3: Captain 🚂
- Post your own simulated Jobs
- Manage Workers
- Run a Practice Keep
- BADGE EARNED: Captain
Level 4: Navigator
- Fund other people’s simulated Jobs
- Balance portfolio of investments
- Experience Funder perspective
Level 5: Admiral 🎖️
- Run complex multi-Keep operations
- Mentor lower-level participants
- BADGE EARNED: Admiral
- Ready for real platform graduation
🎓 GRADUATION TO REAL PLATFORM
Upon earning the Admiral badge:
- Convert to Real Membership — $5 fee unlocks real platform
- Start a Real Keep — Apply lessons learned
- Use Real Currency — LB Service Credits, Marks, Joules
- Join the Community — Full access to everything
What Transfers:
- ✅ Skills learned
- ✅ Relationships built
- ✅ Reputation earned (Admiral badge displays)
- ❌ Simulation currency (it was practice)
🔄 HOW A SMALL VIRTUAL PROJECT BECOMES THE 12 CITIES
The Seed → Forest Model
SEED (Ghost World)
│ "I want to design a farmhouse Hexel"
▼
SPROUT (Pre-order Bridge)
│ "This is good. I want to sell it."
▼
SAPLING (Production)
│ "Funding threshold met. Time to GO."
▼
TREE (Keep/Business)
│ "This worked. I want to do more."
▼
LIANA (Island Contribution)
│ "I'm the Harvest Captain now."
▼
FOREST (City Building)
│ "We're building the 12 Cities."
▼
ECOSYSTEM (The Platform)
"We all own it together."
📜 THE LITTLE RED HEN CONNECTION
“The Little Red Hen planted the wheat, harvested it, ground the flour, and baked the bread. When she asked ‘Who will help me eat the bread?’ everyone volunteered. But she said ‘I will eat it myself, for I did the work.’”
TRAIN teaches you to BE the Little Red Hen:
- Level 1: Watch how bread gets made
- Level 2: Help make someone else’s bread
- Level 3: Make your own bread
- Level 4: Invest in bakeries
- Level 5: Run a fleet of bakeries
Then graduate and make real bread.
💬 FOUNDER’S NOTE
“I designed TRAIN because I’ve crashed so many times. The Jeep broke down 20+ times. I lost 50% of my chess games. I got expelled from college on Christmas Eve. But every crash taught me something.
TRAIN lets you crash safely. Learn the lessons. Then when you go live on the real platform, you’ve already made the mistakes that would otherwise cost you real money and real relationships.
Can you hear the bell? I can. I’ve always been able to hear it. That’s why I’m still building after 9 years, after 25 years, after 47 years since that floating cities project in 6th grade.
The bell still rings for all who truly believe.
Climb aboard.”
— Founder
🏰 FOR THE KEEP! ⚔️
“Help Each Other Help Ourselves”