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rrodynmac's avatar

I’m about 1/3 of the way through Don, I had to skip the bit about climate rubbish change and greta, continuing to look at the big picture. Stuff about AU newspapers only owned by 3 rich families, absolutely true, but my family (working class>downright poor when my Dad died when I was young) and others had no way of knowing, or even caring! (and there’s much more than one kangaroo in Aus! Just sayin’ ‘cos there was a bit of footage of ONE! Just a joke Don, a haha joke I mean)

I never really knew what GDP is, but now I know, and it’s irrelevant to how one is travelling financially. I knew that, but did not know that GDP is so simple. Not a scholar in economics or business am I.

Will continue when I have time. This is very interesting and thought provoking. Thank You Don!

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Amaterasu Solar's avatar

I do ponder... How will any moneyed system keep enough money from the hands of psychopaths so They cannot buy the things and the People to Their agendas? As presently, They own all the major corporations on Our planet, and a fair few not so major... What do We do to strip Them of that power?

I guess I will watch and see if My questions are answered.

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don findlay's avatar

Eliminating the power of the psychopaths must start by changing the mindset of the vast majority of people in the "economically developed" world. Although this film does not explore the money problem in detail, it does suggest a better way to operate society. A clear view of a better social and economic operating system is needed to reach people who Mike Hearn (a Bitcoin pioneer) describes (in Roger Ver's book "Hijacking Bitcoin") as "psychologically incapable of disobedience to perceived authority". (page 178)

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Amaterasu Solar's avatar

If changing the People first is required, We might as well give up. If changing the circumstances (adding free energy and stripping Their tool to power away) is the solution, We have a chance.

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don findlay's avatar

Without changing people's thinking, they will just continue to head straight to the patent office for personal gain... and the manufacturers and owners of the robot technology will still control everything.

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Amaterasu Solar's avatar

With free energy flowing They will have no point. Money will fall to disuse and We will see this:

Stigmergic Emergence of Civilization (article): https://amaterasusolar.substack.com/p/stigmergic-emergence-of-civilization

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rrodynmac's avatar

I will have to watch this film over a few days.

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