EP26 Perpetual Abundance Society
Inspired by Bret Weinstein´s idea of engineering a perpetual abundance society we talk about what it would take to create one.Starting out we set the context for where this idea of perpetual abundance comes from in terms of evolutionary biology and it is related to particularly one basic characteristic that seems to be wired into humans.Then, we mention how some technological tools are coming forth, like organisation through autonomy, emergent order system, and wisdom of crowds. We also talk about some big changes that are taking place where forward looking nations expand into renewable energy, greater interconnectivity infrastructure, 3D printing, etc. And we mention some of the ideas we discussed in episode 18, around conceptual changes taking place in how we view certain basic ideas like freedom.Subsequently, we move into the main idea, referring to having a society where the most individuals feel abundant. We ask if a Universal Basic Income would solve this. We ask if the types of religions we find in our society would be helpful in the abundant society. We look at the problems they present. Finally we propose a descriptive solution. If the individuals in such a society were made aware of who they are, it would automatically take them to a place of starting out from a feeling of abundance. This could be a sustainable cornerstone of such a society.If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions for the podcast you can contact me on Instagram @BasiasThoughts. And, of course, if you would like to see more content from me do sponsor me on https://www.patreon.com/basia because that will allow me to focus more on content creation.