I agree about getting rid of the bucket. I see flaws in the analogy/metaphor myself. Crab = person, Bucket = prison. People are trying to get out of the bucket and FREE. You can't blame the crab yet what is lacking here is COOPERATION not COMPETITION. As it is, crabs are competing to get free in a "each man for himself" mentality. Such a "mob rule" way of doing things is counterproductive. Humans have the ability to be cooperative. In this sense, one crab helps the other crab and so forth and the last crab in the bucket get pulled out. No more crabs in the bucket. Freedom at last. --The goal of building a community currency is to get more “crabs in the bucket”. -- This analogy really isn't good for so many reasons. If you want to build consensus, instead of using "predation" as the impetus, use love or compassion.