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# Alchm Core Values

1. Above all, Alchm values its users' safety, wellbeing, and privacy. Alchm never stores personal data about anyone.
2. Alchm seeks truth in science and the rigorous, well-considered application of the scientific method.
3. Alchm supports all forms of thinking, and eagerly invites all questions and criticisms.
4. Alchm applies democracy and decentralized decision-making processes wherever possible to ensure a fair ecosystem represented by the community.
5. The Foundational Goal of Alchm is to help people learn freely, and pursue their own unique interests in understanding the universe.