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| == '''Preface''' ==
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| ''All [[Referencing|references]] made in this wiki come from scientific journals based upon access to data that would not have been possible without the incredible work performed by Aaron Schwartz and Alexandra Elbakyan in the creation of [[wikipedia:Sci-Hub|Sci-hub]], a decentralised shadow library of copyrighted scientific research papers. BurnZero is maintained by an anonymous group of moderators led by [https://twitter.com/wojtekbereza Voytek Bereza], a neuropsychopharmacist based in Sydney. If you find any factual errors we offer a bounty which can be accessed on our [https://www.reddit.com/r/burnzero/ subreddit].'' ''Please read the following with a critical yet, [[Neuroplasticity|open mind.]]''
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| == '''Part 1:''' Introduction ==
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| [[We]] are running out of places to hide from the [[ecological crisis]]. Whilst we are working on solutions to deforestation, biodiversity loss, climate change... these are remedies to symptoms, not the underlying cause. Common [[logical fallacies]] mean most of us are unaware of how [[Ecological Crisis Timeline|imminent]] the threat is. Those that are aware are [[Technological pacification|pacified]], but some have broken through to elevate [[Representative|representatives]] to power to address the issue, yet only to find them [[State capture|captured]] by the [[Machines|machine]].
| | <br /><div style='text-align: center;'>'''This Open-Source Wiki is upheld by an anonymous group of professional scientific moderators. As a group, we induce [[Pivotal Mental States|neuroplastic states]], review [[Sci-hub|open scientific literature]] and edit this Wiki. We offer a bounty for any errors you might find, to claim, post on our open [https://www.reddit.com/r/burnzero/comments/vur78q/bounty_find_a_factual_error_on_burnzerocom_get_10/ subreddit].''' </div> |
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| They say to defeat a foe you must ''divide and conquer''. However, we instinctively do it to ourselves through egotism and tribalism. [https://rebellion.global/ XR], [https://www.greenpeace.org/ Greenpeace], [https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/ Sea Shepherd]... all fight for the same cause but are segregated, losing economies of scale and widespread cohesive support. Solidarity is desperately needed but this requires trust in a cohesive vision. This evolving wiki, BurnZero, is dedicated to the search for that vision.
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| == '''Part 2:''' Popular Delusions ==
| | <div style='text-align: center;'>[[The Objectivity Assumption|We tend to perceive our inner, subjective reality as a replica of the objective one]]. However, evolution has shaped human sensory and interpretation systems to guide [[Adaptive Action|adaptive action]], not to show us the true nature of reality. These interpretation systems contain a range of energy saving [[heuristics]] called [[Cognitive Biases|cognitive biases]] which commonly exhibit as systematic errors in thinking'''.''' </div><hr />'''<big>Recent updates</big>''' {{Special:RecentChanges/10}} |
| Our personal paradigm typically positions itself as the only paradigm. [[Popular delusions]] compound our personal [[cognitive biases]] creating a distorted view of reality. Before we can effectively address this crisis, first we must look at ourselves and dissolve our perceptual framework and [[assimilate]] new modes of thought. Due to the limited timeline involved and the [[neuroplasticity]]<ref>'''Do heads of government age more quickly?''' BMJ. Published 14 December 2015), accessed on 19th Jun 2022 via: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h6424</ref> of [[Gerontocracy|those in power]] traditional learning, given the [[Ecological Crisis Timeline|timeline]] is not suited for the task. We need to induce [[Pivotal mental state|pivotal mental states]] to change our minds before an ecological tipping point will.
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| == '''Part 3:''' Learning from our mistakes ==
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| Our social experiments have failed to provide us with a long-term solution. Communism revealed our selfish genes as our primary driver and neoliberalism has now brought us to the brink of environmental collapse. Instead of [[framing]] these systems as two ends of a spectrum and ignoring past experiments we should accept these failings and build something new with the new technologies we have.
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| The irresponsible nature of [[Corporation|corporate entities]] has been known since their inception. A corporate entity is only a means to an end, [[Relativity of ethics|neither bad nor good]]. During their inception they were recognised as being so potentially powerful they could only be created with a goal in mind, after which the company had to be dissolved. As corporations limit liability their success as a means of business next to sole traders who took personal liability was incomparable. As a result, the popularity of corporations over sole traders empowered lobbying for the removal of dissolution controls and in the majority of cases, the pursuit of profit became the paramount driving force enshrined in their incorporation statements as "''fiduciary duty''" or the pursuit financial gain of shareholders. This binding principle often gives corporates the traits of a inhuman, unfeeling, [[Machines|machine]]. Research has found people with narcissistic traits tend to get promoted 39% faster in their progression to CEO and that there are at least three times as many psychopaths in executive or CEO roles than in the overall population<ref>The Leadership Quarterly: The perks of narcissism: Behaving like a star speeds up career advancement to the CEO position. Published June 2021, Accessed 14th January via <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2020.101489</nowiki></ref>. Psychopaths constitute around 1% of the adult population and 20% of (North American) prison populations, they are reported to be responsible for about 50 % of all serious crimes<ref>Hare, R. (1999). Without conscience: The disturbing word of the psychopaths among us. New York: Guildford Press.</ref> potentially due to their lack of empathy. However, unlike psychopaths, a corporation's founding [[heuristics]] can be readily modified.
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| == '''Part 6:''' Tenet of Incorporation ==
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| Incorporation statements (IC) are legal documents which detail specific rules, by which a corporation is to operate. They are very similar to the algorithm inside of software on a computer, i.e. if the input is this then do this... In corporate entities, subsets of the incorporation statements are created called Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) which govern the activity of the moving parts, i.e. its employees.
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| The primary tenet of any ICs and SOPs is the maintenance of its own existence. i.e. it is paramount that the business survive. The secondary tenet codifies the corporations fiduciary duty which results in the majority of corporate entities pursuing revenue at all costs: The two main types of corporation are:
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| * '''Not For Profit''' - where the maintenance of its own existence is at any cost.
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| *'''For profit''' - where existence is primary and profit is secondary motive which are to be delivered at any cost.
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| In both these scenarios existence is paramount meaning, revenues generated should be primary associated to maintaining the business at any cost irrelevant of externalities. This allows for NFPs to hide externality costs within the pursuit of revenue for wages and For profits expand this to allow persuit of revenue for wages and shareholder gain.
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| == '''Part 7''': The Good Machine ==
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| When the concept of robotics was first invented, Issac Asimov created a thought experiment called i Robot. In it, he imagined the creation of autonomous intelligence in the form of androids however a conundrum arose. If a machine is developed which has autonomy and was sufficiently enabled, how can we ensure that it primarily does no harm to humans? Without any handwritten laws a machine with the purpose of purely making money, will destroy everything in its path to achieve that goal. As such, Asimov developed the ''Four''<ref>'''Isaac Asimov’s Laws of Robotics Are Wrong''' - Peter W. Singer published: May 18, 2009, accessed on 8th July 2022 via: https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/isaac-asimovs-laws-of-robotics-are-wrong/</ref> laws of robotics, distinct ethical rules to protect humans from the ruthlessness of machines:
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| * '''Zeroth Law''' - A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.
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| *'''First Law''' - A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm
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| * '''Second Law''' - A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
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| * '''Third Law''' - A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
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| These laws have been used as the basic ethical rules for the formulation of a series of [[tenet]]<nowiki/>s which leads to the [[Transparent incorporation statement|incorporation statement for the transparent company]].
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