As I
have been advocating getting rid of how we presently organize the
production and distribution of all things we need, I am always
looking for another example of how it can be made possible. And,
ironically, it is the present system that continues to show the way;
effectively innovating itself out of being relevant any more.
Case
in point: Google's new modular cell phone.
I
mention this now certainly not because going modular is anything new,
but to merely remind you that with modularization we can balance
automation with personal involvement in creating the many things we
need. In that balance, if we become the managers and maintainers of
semi independent city states, sharing all of the tasks that are
reqired to keep it all going, we can put a great deal more creativity
towards what might constitute common modular components in a host of
other end use items; moving beyond electronic modules (that might be
built up to any audio, visual, or computational item), to that of
motors, or pumps, or power applicators of all types that might be easily
constructed of common components made in automated factories.
Certainly a host of construction components could also be so formulated;
even those for large scale cival construction.
The
idea here is to start thinking about just how possible a new economic
operating model can be. A model where we don't need to rely so much
on either specialized labor, or money to translate one type of output
to another. As I have been saying repeatedly, what you are really
talking about here is merely the application of experience retrieval,
for which the real bottom line is the availability of clean energy
and the free flow of information. After that it is just equitable
cooperation and ensuring that participating in the management and
upkeep guarantees you a fair share of what gets produced. After which
it falls to you, and your own initiative, to make the things you
personally need.
It's
not rocket science, its just a different way of looking at things.
Any more than it is Communism, or Collectivism at the point of a gun.
We have the developmental capability now to move beyond those
horrible, as well as incorrect, manifestations of Socialism. The
capability now to truly balance the rights of the individual with the
needs of the many, all within the foundation of a true, Federated
Democracy. We just need to see it, and then work from that shared
vision.
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