126 Free Humans: the Wave begins to find its rhythm
Two days ago, I published the article marking the milestone of 100. We were then 104 Free Humans, spread across 11 countries.
This evening, as I write these lines, we are 126.
This represents 22 new humans in just over two days, including 13 in the last 24 hours. The Wave is still small on a global scale, of course. But it is now advancing every day, without interruption.
Three days that change the rhythm
June 29 has become our biggest day since the launch, with 17 arrivals, from Free Human #90 to #106.
On June 30, 10 new people joined us.
And on July 1, 10 more Free Humans have already taken their place, from #117 to #126. The day isn't even over yet.
Canada takes the lead
The map has also changed its face.
Canada is now in the lead with 40 Free Humans, ahead of the United Kingdom with 27 and the United States with 22.
Next are Australia and New Zealand with 8 people each, France with 7, Belgium with 3, then Niger, the United Arab Emirates, Tanzania, and Senegal.
We remain present in 11 countries, but the Wave is gradually becoming denser.
New names continue to appear: frédéric, Pol Delcour, Marie Quittat, Michel, Josef Friedrich Kasz, Amande, Patricia Copp, and many others.
Each number now corresponds to a real person, in a real country, who has chosen to take part in the experience.
The map continues to live
You have sent 423 energies since the launch, including 26 in the last 24 hours.
I have also revised how this part of the site works. Now, each energy sent appears separately. No more strange grouping that could make your gesture disappear in the mass.
Each line also allows you to open the profile of the concerned person. The one-minute delay remains active even after refreshing the page, and a limit of 30 energies per day helps maintain the significance of the gesture.
The counters for energies, invitations, and supports now update live and correct themselves automatically.
On the financial support side, nothing new since the 5 dollars sent by Oddur Tom on June 28. He remains, to this day, the first and only human to have financially supported the Wave.
This is also part of the story.
Finally seeing the Wave grow over time
While new humans arrive, I continue to evolve the tool that makes all this visible.
The Chronicle now has two new views.
The first, Growth, shows the daily evolution of Free Humans, countries, languages, energies, invitations, and supports. We can finally watch the curve take shape over the days, instead of just seeing a fixed number.
The second, Rankings, shows who invites and who supports, with the option to filter results by country.
This is not a competition. No one gains privilege from their position. It is simply a transparent way to show who is advancing the Wave and how it spreads.
In this same logic, I have removed the old modules from the Biathlon. They had been useful for reflecting on the project, but they were complicating something that needed to remain simple.
Four podiums to thank those who act
On the page The Wave, the old Top 3 has been replaced by four podiums:
the humans who invite;
the countries that invite;
the countries that support;
the main supporters.
Each podium can display results from the last 24 hours or overall results.
The goal is not to create winners and losers. It is to make visible the humans who dedicate time, an invitation, or a few dollars to this adventure.
A simpler site to participate
The homepage also becomes more useful when you are logged in. It now directly displays your personal link and offers you to invite someone.
When you log back in, you go directly to the Chronicle to see what has happened since your last visit.
Navigation has also been simplified: a single menu is displayed, at the top on computer and at the bottom on phone, like in a real application.
The map now has a day mode and a night mode. The buttons react immediately when clicked. Notifications can be filtered to hide new arrivals when the list becomes too long. The language selector is more readable and pages can now be shared with a clean preview.
These are sometimes small details. But put together, they change the overall feeling: the site responds better, the Wave seems more alive, and everyone understands more quickly what they can do.
Behind the scenes, I continue to strengthen the reliability and protection of the site.
The next chapter is being written now
We are 126.
This number is still tiny on a global scale. But it is no longer abstract.
It represents 126 humans, 126 places in the history of the project, and 11 countries where someone has answered the same question.
The next step does not depend solely on a new feature or an improvement of the site.
It depends on us.
If this adventure speaks to you, share this article around you. Send it to someone, post it on your networks, or simply explain what we are building.
We sometimes think that a share will change nothing. Yet, every person present in the Wave arrived because one day, somewhere, someone talked to them about it.
You can truly make a difference in this world. Perhaps simply by allowing another person to discover that they are not alone.
An invitation may seem almost insignificant. But when everyone sends one, it is no longer an invitation. It is a Wave.