haha such a melodramatic title. o.o The next era might be a better fit but I digress. Hello, this may be a little long-winded and paraphrased but bear with me. There is a whole lot more philosophical aspects on the concept I’m trying to explain many of which I don’t know because of just how vast the entire human species has created and how limited one person is by themselves. I got an idea that the more I talk about it, the better it sounds. This is just the tip of the iceberg. I know you're intelligent, have your own experience, knowledge and wisdom to know the problems we face in today's world. Many we’ve become desensitized to due to hearing them so often while being unable to do anything. Well, I have an easy solution to solve them all! well... eventually. Also might not be easy. tl;dr work together to save money, invest money, get passive income, compound reinvestments, become macro orientated, ???, profit! We all have a dream. One similar to the American dream; a white picket fence around a decent sized house, married with two kids, two cars, the ability to send them to college, etc. you know, the simple life. Yet everyday, we become more and more separated. The rich just keep getting richer because it takes money to make money. How do we fight that? It's easy, we just take a look from the past that had some pretty strong corporate values. And then add some more. We can’t tell anyone to do anything. We can’t take the money from the rich, but we can create our own. After all, money is just stored power like a battery. It's time for the resurgence of the olden times equivalent of a company man. Now, I'm not talking something basic like one industry, I'm imagining a conglomerate of businesses. This way, people can try different things, learn and grow within the same corporation. Travel the world to share/spread ideas, and be a part of something greater than themselves. People should never be expendable like they are today while being forced to stay in one location. Not everyone would want this lifestyle, but I’m sure plenty of people would love the idea of being able to be moved at 18 to a place with a job and food/board with room for advancement that isn’t the military or walmart. While it will take some time and a fair amount of effort to establish, there are tons of things we're just wasting time and money on. As of right now, society is very micro intensive ie everyone cooks their own food, or orders take out. This indirectly hurts our health which raises medical costs while lowering cognitive function and production ability. Medical insurance is more targeted towards emergency services instead of preventative care. The housing market is well, a scam. Mechanics are feared because proper care for your car is far cheaper than car repairs but since you don't know why the check engine light is on, you're at their mercy. People arguing the same things over and over, hell sometimes they both have the same point! Anxiety… Drugs... religion... politics... hire the phone scam artists to actually produce something useful to humanity. The list goes on. There are dozens of ways we can reduce these wastes without even noticing it and possibly even improve our quality of life alongside our income by simply becoming more macro orientated. We can also be more profitable with our spending through being able to comfortably invest what you earn. Everyone loves the idea of a 401k or a social security retirement plan, well... all that money is literally being stockpiled so it's not technically compounding interest. And it's not actually yours. There are investment firms out there, that if you straight up give them a million dollars, you'll be set on money for the rest of your life. Basically this means, you're paying someone to give you a portion of the money they make off you. That method segregates us, turning everyone into numbers. It allows people to charge you interest on credit cards and control your life through debt, forcing you to become a number. We can be our own numbers, instead of someone else's. As long as we always act like responsible adults we will always be legal through our right to assemble peacefully. We can earn our way to equality. We can build a path to world peace. We can make more money than the rich and distribute it properly, in a way that improves our investments as we expand. With technology and virtual economies like World of Warcraft existing, we can build an inhouse currency that is backed by the American dollar which is backed by gold. This way, what you earn will always remain yours and you can privately invest into this company as you see fit. Imagine a more intricate voting system that incorporates different types like, one backed by money, one for everyone, one based on your personal time investment within the company, one for mechanics, one for doctors, one for college graduates, one for highschool dropouts, one for whites, one for blacks, one for males, one for females. With more information and specific types of voting, we can get a much greater grasp on what the individual needs really are. Mob mentality has its uses, but when it's the only method in effect, we do not have a democracy. The little guy is never heard, they're just a number... a small number. We have to dig ourselves out of the mess left for us by our ancestors, the hole they never got themselves out of, the one they’ve tried to help us out of for so long. They didn't do it on purpose, they didn't have enough information and were forced to make judgment calls/ultimatums. Quite frankly, they were stupid. They went against the status quo of how all other animals survived and decided, “hey… what if I grow my food instead of forage for it…?” They knew instinctively that throughout time by giving their children better lives, times would improve and they very much have. The past generations have given us so much, they've sacrificed their lives for us in more ways than the literal. With the ability of self reflection, we can observe history and shape the future. It all comes down to what we choose to do, and if we choose to work together there’s so much more we could accomplish. It's time for a new era of humanity. I believe we are almost out of the hole, all that’s left is to build a society we can all be proud of before we venture into outer space. Oh, and if you read the whole thing, this isn't exactly a secret but if the rich catch onto this plan they might try the same thing but they'll mess it up because they're used to being rich and will cling onto it(I don’t want to be bullied into submission). I googled Mark Zuckerberg net worth 2018 and this popped up and I just lol'd at his *cough* 1$ salary. "At present the total wealth of Mark Zuckerberg is about $33.3 billion. That makes him the 16th richest man in the world. Salary of Mark Zuckerberg is just $1 per year. Zuckerberg makes varied amount of money in one day." All because of an idea other people would have eventually created. It’s obvious our world leaders have no idea what they’re doing due to the fact of just how unorganized we are as a species. So we have to do it ourselves without their help. Feel free to ask any questions, if you're interested, if you'd like me to elaborate on anything, comment your opinion/provide feedback, add on to anything I've said, this entire concept should always be an open discussion. I didn’t want to try to explain too much, hopefully this is enough to get the basic idea across without losing your interest. I don't mind pms either!
I would recommending condensing your thoughts to one single sentence. Tell us what your "fix is" in simple terms because you have an awful lot in that post. Therefore I will just take your last one. You said we need to work together before we go to outer space but in my view, we won't do it until we do go to outer space. Being up there will change our environment and thus our beliefs, economies, everything. Basically we will be forced to work together, it also demands a socialistic ideology to survive that new environment. We don't need it here on earth so why would we push for that? I don't actually like my neighbor and I certainly don't want to work with him and there is no need for me to. But if I did need him then I would.
We don't all have the same dream, which is the inherent problem. The 'house/car/picket fence/2.5 kids' leaves many people feeling unfulfilled. Human's are meant to build, explore, experiment and risk. These are decidedly wasteful activities in the present tense, and typically only have realized value after generations of failure result in the occasional (but civilization-altering) success. The advancement of the collective relies upon the unpredictable and typically wasteful trials and experiments of the individual. Without the waste associated with experimentation and exploration, the collective would stagnate into a state lacking any advancement whatsoever. Which I suppose is fine if you believe we are now at the pinnacle of Human advancement.... but just consider what if people a hundred years ago had accepted that? Humanity is meant to go to the stars. Beyond this planet exists unlimited resources- a world where waste simply isn't possible relative to availability, and efficiency has far less importance. Striving to get there will be risky, dangerous and wasteful... but worth it.
It appears I was by far too idealistic with my post. I understand not everyone would buy into this idea and personally I think it'd be terrible if everyone hopped on the bandwagon. The idea is to provide an outlet for a decent number of people who want a massive community based buisness to thrive without as much worry as our cutthroat world. To break it down into more specific terms, I want to create a conglomerate of people who indirectly support eachother through various means. With our own form of currency and the ability to convert real money for it, we can reinvest into our expansion. We could offer rebates and the like without people even knowing it. By keeping buisness "inhouse" to some extent everyone involved will be their own middleman. Theoretically good work ethic would thrive because an individuals work represents more than just themselves. The entire setup is built upon the trust of anyone involved, something only strong buisnesses uphold. If we all support the same cause we can cut corners and maximize profits. I know everyone has different opinions on what matters and if we prioritize certain issues and tackle them one at a time we can eventually solve them. The first order of buisness is to aquire as much power as possible, otherwise we couldn't do anything. And yes, nothing is ever set in stone as the environment around us changes without notice. To answer your question, the reason why people would do it is because some people would gladly take the path of least resistance and this conglomerate will provide that for them. It provides the ability to invest safely and can remove buyers remorse from large investments like the purchase of a house or car. This also opens up access for more people to take risks because they'll have a safety net in place in the event of failure. To sumarise it in one sentence is hard. To create a system where the people who prefer to provide a supportive role can do so from a more comfortable position while maximizing its efficiency and having the ability to provide input on risky endevours if desired. With a safety net in place, people will be more willing to take risks and try different things. It's like the most liberally conservative idea out there.
I recently read "Lioness Arising" by Ms. Lisa Bevere.... and I am convinced that the girls..... are supposed to grab the kingdom........ both metaphorically as well as literally........ away from us guys..... .and very largely take over!
The word apparently is hinted at in a scurrilous 15c. poem, titled "Flen flyys," written in bastard Latin and Middle English. The relevant line reads: Non sunt in celiquia fuccant uuiuys of heli "They [the monks] are not in heaven because they fu*k the wives of [the town of] Ely." https://www.etymonline.com/word/**** Latin Verb fūcō colour, paint, dye embellish, dissemble, falsify https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fuco No wonder they didn't make it to Heaven... embellish: make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features. dissemble: conceal one's true motives, feelings, or beliefs. disguise or conceal (a feeling or intention) falsify: alter (information or evidence) so as to mislead. Prove (a statement or theory) to be false. Why did the monks do this? No wonder they didn't make it to Heaven... Even monks. And this could be:
