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The argument that is presented on this site is that these issues are a symptom, a consequence of a root cause. | The argument that is presented on this site is that these issues are a symptom, a consequence of a root cause. | ||
==Who is to fault?== | ==Who is to fault?== | ||
We | We are all at fault, the human brain and culture has evolved specific heuristics which make objective observation difficult. in this example, when facts contradict self interest the brain obfuscates. Another example is confirmation bias, when people are so gung hoe in making judgements they tend only to see the reinforcing information (which is also perpetuated by our new media algorithms). | ||
==If we do nothing.== | ==If we do nothing.== | ||
It is said history doesn't repeat itself but often rhymes. Greece, the birthplace of democracy however Socrates also predicted its downfall. He describes his ideal society of democracy, the one he lived in himself, and postulates about how it would transition out of democracy and most likely into tyranny. He speaks of the wonders he and his fellows enjoy in this democracy, that what they value is found in so many aspects of democracy, and of its overflowing freedom. | It is said history doesn't repeat itself but often rhymes. Greece, the birthplace of democracy however Socrates also predicted its downfall. He describes his ideal society of democracy, the one he lived in himself, and postulates about how it would transition out of democracy and most likely into tyranny. He speaks of the wonders he and his fellows enjoy in this democracy, that what they value is found in so many aspects of democracy, and of its overflowing freedom. | ||
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How do you pay for a social guarantee? Any government that has monetary sovereignty can fund it by issuing the national currency; think of quantitative easing, but this time for people and the planet. This is true for all high-income countries, although for EU countries it would have to be done in a coordinated fashion. The crucial thing is that to prevent any risk of inflation, we also have to reduce the purchasing power of the rich. And that brings us to the next key point. | How do you pay for a social guarantee? Any government that has monetary sovereignty can fund it by issuing the national currency; think of quantitative easing, but this time for people and the planet. This is true for all high-income countries, although for EU countries it would have to be done in a coordinated fashion. The crucial thing is that to prevent any risk of inflation, we also have to reduce the purchasing power of the rich. And that brings us to the next key point. | ||
'''Ban the [[corporate]] structure''' - so other organisation types can flourish. There are already many alternatives in existence, co-operatives etc however they have not become the dominant institutions on earth as corporations have an unfair advantage, much the same as China having a police-state advantage over the west. Corporates are computers, machines unfeeling in pursuit of profit, | '''Ban the [[corporate]] structure''' - so other organisation types can flourish. There are already many alternatives in existence, co-operatives etc however they have not become the dominant institutions on earth as corporations have an unfair advantage, much the same as China having a police-state advantage over the west. Corporates are computers, machines unfeeling in the pursuit of profit, they are not governed by a hierarchy which tends to select people with narcissistic traits to lead them ( https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1048984320301168) in a direction which does not take into account externalities which effect us all<nowiki/>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEEzripANUQ&t=232s | ||
'''Eating meat license''' - eating meat is the third worse thing one can do as a consumer. | '''Eating meat license''' - eating meat is the third worse thing one can do as a consumer. | ||