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Why not brainstorm the "ideal" society... an outline...
Start with, of course, our Basic Human Needs:
AIR
FOOD and WATER
SHELTER
CLOTHING
TOOLS (to procure/produce/direct food, shelter and clothing, water...) (can be a broad one, like FOOD...)
ENERGY* ( this is one of the most problematic "needs" we must deal with, so *)
RESOURCES/LAND
WASTE
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Now we must consider what is already here (as in, what is in place/extant that we use now, and can utilize further to bring forth this "ideal" society)
By matching it to what our needs are...
AIR - Nothing I can think of right now...
FOOD - Big list: Transportation, RESOURCES/LAND, ENERGY*, WATER, SCIENCE, storage, preservation, processing...
WATER - Dams, canals, lakes, reservoirs, treatment facilities, desalination, precipitation, wells, aquifers...
SHELTER - Too broad a topic for my head right now...
CLOTHING - Another broad topic, where this one is also tied to other topics, most specifically FOOD (a large portion of the materials used for CLOTHING are grown/raised the same as FOOD)
TOOLS - Machinery, hand tools, "computing", transport vehicles...
ENERGY* - Fossil Fuels, Nuclear, Wind (needs "batteries"), Hydro-electricity, Solar (needs "batteries")
oof LAND ofc LAND - Let's just call this part RESOURCES for now...
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Socio-economic/cultural "extant" concepts in use and/or conceptualized...
Capitalism - YUCK! BOO!!! GOOD RIDDANCE! See "Das Kapital", any writings of Lenin, any critique of it by any voice, they are legion, there are myriad. I don't need to reproduce them here. AKA "The 1%", "The Ruling Class", "The Leisure Class", "Capital" (any others?)
Socialism - A much better structure for society and such... a way to move from capitalism to communism. Is always threatened and even brought into direct conflict with capitalistic forces.
Communism - A structure that values, and gives power to, the individual voice, together with the communities those voices are part of, over any structure of hierarchy and/or state. A structure that has been in use among us Human Being ever since we became "thinking" For A Very Long Time (of course, this new "thinking" adaptation would also have some serious downsides... see "capitalism", see "feudalism")
Anarchism - mentioned, as it is nearly the same thing as communism, only the path to it differs greatly from the one from capitalism to socialism to communism. IMHO it should not be used as a wedge/division in the greater struggle of The People's War With Capitalism
Libertarianism - mentioned, as it is used by capitalist forces to dilute/distract from the Greater Movement Towards Communism. Basically Feudalism merged with Capitalism. Basically, the 2 worst ideas merged together to make One Really Bad Idea.
Feudalism - mentioned, as it was a structure that Humanity endured with/went through, also, for A Very Long Time, but then was usurped by capitalism. The basis of which was a thing known as "The Divine Right Of Kings" that had a small group of people supposedly given the right to "subject" the People. Given that there is no God, Gods, or even "god", "gods" nor even some higher power that of which we can find any evidence of, nor can we interact with, what that it would be real. Just move on from this false notion, please (at least, do not allow it to be used as the basis of greater society... see "Fascism" below)
Fascism - mentioned, as it is always present, as a "Plan B" in any event that capitalism is truly threatened with extinction at the hand of The People. It can be argued that we currently exist in such a structure (yes, even as I write this in 20230505... I only mention the words "14 Points Of Fascism" and "Match Those With The Current Status Quo") (We must contend with it AT ALL TIMES) (tends to use some form of religion and/or cult/cult of personality to meet its ends)
Resource based economies/sharing economies, et al. - Something I will look further into, as I know they exist in theory, but are not as "mainstream" as the others...
Return To Monke - Just stop it already. Or, go do it. We COULD use your help, though. Please reconsider. Make it a hobby, an escape, something you can do for a season or 3 to decompress... IDK, I'm too old for that now, and I would rather work to help MANY others, not just a tiny group (yes, you will find that there is no way to escape the need for other Human Beings... sorry, not sorry)
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A list of IMHO viable "anarchic" "ideals"/"fantasies" (or maybe not, they all need INDUSTRY, which benefits from having a "state" of sorts... but then again, see the first one)
Punk (IDK, kinda a "fuck you, I can survive amidst the rot of capitalism they way 'I' want, too bad you don't get it")
Steam Punk (needs fuel, and boilers, piping, and such...)
Cyber Punk (needs a robust and well protected network of "computing" devices, and ENERGY*)
Solar Punk (needs "batteries", Renewable energy devices, and can benefit from a network akin to the one needed in Cyber Punk)
IOW, it CAN help if those 4 (and others I may have missed) are not derided as mere fantasy, and actually allowed to be pursued, if only to be studied and refined. These concepts can be utilized, no doubt, in the event "things go south".
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Ideas/concepts/cultural "paths" in use today in places that have freed themselves of Capital...
Juche - The Korean concept of self-reliance/industry (I obviously do not know much about it, though I do know it is derided by many merely because it is mainly practiced in the DPRK) (see the punk section above)
??? (I know there are more... just need to do more research) (I'm getting hangry rn)
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Get On The Same Page
Wouldn't your life be SO MUCH EASIER if:
Your ability to obtain nutrition/a healthy diet was not tied to you being employed or not?
You didn't need to work to pay for rent on a place of residence? You were able to "scale up" and/or "own" your residence without having to spend the majority of your waking life working "under" a "boss"?
You were not saddled with any debt whatsoever?
You didn't need to work to pay for health insurance? Needing health care didn't mean going bankrupt? Health care was free?
You didn't need to work to pay for a car? You didn't NEED a car solely to get to work?
You didn't NEED to work 5 or more days a week?
You didn't need to commute? Your commute was on YOUR terms, and not on the terms of the company that employed you?
Most long distance transportion was free, and regular, and safe?
You had the same say in the every day functions of your occupation/company that everyone else there did?
You didn't need to pay for and/or go into massive debt for an education?
These things are ALL POSSIBLE... and We The People hold the power to make them so.
Let's All Get On The Same Page.
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