@@ -44,20 +44,20 @@ positive effect on humankind is so deeply significant.
4444Here are some principles of Urbit. Where principles conflict,
4545the first stated takes precedence.
4646
47−## Digital independence
47+### Digital independence
4848
4949Digital independence is independent control of your own
5050general-purpose computer which holds your own primary data.
5151Urbit's ultimate purpose is to make practical digital
5252independence a useful and widely available product.
5353
54−## Code is law
54+### Code is law
5555
5656Wherever possible, the rules of Urbit must be executable as code.
5757Wherever possible, code must be self-enforcing. If not, it must
5858be perfectly defined. If not, it must not be stated.
5959
60−## Sovereignty is conserved
60+### Sovereignty is conserved
6161
6262Even where code is law, exceptional situations demanding
6363effective collective action will always arise. There must
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ Two known problems in Urbit that require central authority are
6767approval of software updates and activation of the network. But
6868there will certainly be others.
6969
70−## Purpose of collective authority
70+### Purpose of collective authority
7171
7272Urbit is a republic. Its government has one task: promoting,
7373preserving and protecting Urbit. It may take any legal action
7474which advances this goal. Any other actions are *ultra vires*,
7575out of scope. Urbit is not a general-purpose charity.
7676
77−## Decentralized control
77+### Decentralized control
7878
7979Urbit should never fall under any kind of central control. All
8080transitions in galaxy ownership should divide positions, not
@@ -83,19 +83,19 @@ unite them.
8383Galaxy and star ownership should also be separated. It is
8484harmful for a single entity to hold both galaxies and stars.
8585
86−## Property is contingent
86+### Property is contingent
8787
8888Property rights are contingent and accidental, not moral or
8989meritorious. A property register does not record why an owner
9090deserves some property. Ownership is neither a reward nor a
9191right; it is a fact.
9292
93−## Governance is by stake
93+### Governance is by stake
9494
9595Ultimately, Urbit must be governed by those who own it. In each
9696tier, equal stakes must hold equal authority.
9797
98−## Content-neutral
98+### Content-neutral
9999
100100Urbit does not admit a tradeoff between anarchy and tyranny,
101101order and liberty. Urbit has zero tolerance for abuse, nor does
@@ -105,26 +105,26 @@ Urbit will do everything possible to help you block content you
105105don't want to see. It does nothing to help you block content you
106106don't want others to see.
107107
108−## Trolling considered harmful
108+### Trolling considered harmful
109109
110110If you post content on Urbit which may offend or disturb any
111111significant group of users, it is your responsibility to mark it
112112properly for automatic blocking.
113113
114−## Sockpuppets considered harmful
114+### Sockpuppets considered harmful
115115
116116The only legitimate reason for one individual to use multiple
117117identities is to maintain multiple active pseudonyms. But
118118multiple identities must never interact in the same context.
119119
120−## Not a darknet
120+### Not a darknet
121121
122122Urbit is not a darknet. It does not break real-world laws. It
123123is not designed to facilitate the breaking of real-world laws.
124124For any problem that lawbreakers have, there must always be a
125125better solution that is not Urbit.
126126
127−## Responsibility to route
127+### Responsibility to route
128128
129129As long as they are not facilitating violations of any of these
130130principles, or laws in their own jurisdictions, stars and