Why We Must Free The World From Money
The Reason
We need to change the world. It has been said many times throughout the centuries and throughout the millennia, but whatever change has been attempted, and regardless of how successful or not it has been, the status quo mostly remains the same. And that status quo is telling us — the 8 billion people and rising — that we have never had it as good. “Medicine is better than ever, technology is more advanced than ever, life expectancy is higher than ever — sure there are some improvements we can make, but can we really complain?”
Those that are benefited by a world that revolves around anchoring human lives to money like to quote the above-mentioned assumptions, because it helps them keep pushing for generation after generation the narrative that while a money-based economy “may not be perfect,” it is the best we have and there is absolutely no reasonable alternative for us to try.
They are wrong.
The above is an ongoing lie that stifles true human potential. It is a lie that locks us in a perpetual rat race, scraping against each other for money and power from the moment we are born. It is a lie that creates different classes of people based on access to healthcare, housing, food, job opportunities, job security, education, recreation, and all else that goes into life.
There is a very select, tiny percentage of the human population that is born into a financially secure existence. The people in this percentage do not have to be stressed and burdened with questions about how are they going to put food on the table; how are they going to afford a doctor, or afford surgery or the dentist; how will they afford care for the elderly, or childcare for their children; how will they afford a house, and so on. Then there is a larger percentage that is able to afford all or most of the things they need, but then must always be fretting about how much of that is secure, and what are the chances that tomorrow, or next week, or next month, or even next year, that they will lose some or all of these necessities.
What is proven and clear is that income inequality is greater than ever before. Stress, depression, uncertainty, mental and spiritual health crises are deeper than ever. For all the wealth and technology and opportunities certain parts of the world accumulate, billions continue living in poverty, lacking access to even basic necessities. Billions of others live more prosperous lives, but until the day they die they will remain trapped in the rat race of money and power, drowning in an ocean of stress and instability.
The suffering and deprivation we see today is not due to there not being enough food in the world; or because there is not enough medicine; or because there are not enough resources of other kinds; or organizational potential to connect people with these needs. It is because our world revolves around what is profitable for the select few, and their ability to create a mirage of success that they sell to those less fortunate. We are purposefully kept in a state where the vast majority of us can never reach the prosperity of the top class, while at the same time we are provided, for the most part, with just enough material benefits to keep us from total anarchy and bringing down the entire system.
All of the above is not “just what life is."
It is the result of abandoning our collective human potential — potential that has seen us put a man on the moon; discover cures for the most deadly of diseases; create astonishing cities brimming with architectural and technological feats. It is the result of surrendering to the rat race that deep down we all hate, yet feel compelled from almost every last aspect of society to participate in.
So what is the alternative? What happens if we eradicate money, or any kind of credit-based system that is designed to award the lucky and fortunate few with lives of splendor and security, and make fake promises of the same to billions of others?
The alternative is as complex as it is simple. We, the human race, choose to use our skills and talents to work and thrive for one another in a spirit of co-operation. Not for personal or family-based or clan-based gain, not for power and status over others, but for our collective well-being as a species.
This is not an attack on individualism, in fact quite the opposite. By utilizing the true power of our collective humanity and manifesting a world where all needs are taken care of due to our common work, rather than barely scraping by on a life of hardships and insecurity, we will be able to focus on ourselves, on finding who we really are, what are place is in this world, and exploring the big questions.
The current money-based economic system claims that it champions individuality — as long as that individuality does not upset the status quo. Whatever we plan, whatever we dream, whatever we hope to achieve is always limited to only that which will never allow us to leave the rat race and to prosper. That is not freedom.
But a co-operative world is.
What A Co-Operative World Will Look Like
The Concept
The proposal is to establish 12 essential sectors that will provide for all the needs and wants of society. Of course, many elaborate arguments can be made for other categories of needs, goods, and services, and a near infinite amount of sub-categories. For instance, astronomy and space exploration will be a vital field for advancement, and will be afforded the appropriate resources, even if it doesn’t fit directly in one of the established sectors.
This can all be adjusted according to consensus and best practice, but for the purposes of providing a foundational example, the concept can be summarized with the circle at the end.
In a sense, the concept is straight forward. While getting there will be a challenge and an upheaval the likes of which our world has never seen before, at the end the new system will run based on compassion, reason, logic, and common sense.
When enough people are on board — and yes this will require the vast majority of the world to be in agreement — working-age adults will transfer into or retrain themselves to re-establish and support these 12 sectors. Absolutely all goods and services provided or produced by these 12 sectors will be available to everyone in society, without any cost, as there will be no more money or credit-based system. The distribution of resources and management considerations will be decided by the Judges in the Justice System, who will be regular everyday people elected and supported by their peers, enjoying no extra power, privileges or status.
Simply put, you build a house, and you get food, healthcare, clothing etc.
You provide food, you get a house, clothing, healthcare etc.
You provide healthcare and you get a house, food, clothing etc.
The reformed Education system will bring up the next generation with the skills and morals to build up this system to its fullest potential.
Although this new, co-operative based system will herald fantastic improvements for the human race, the foundational principles of what we want and need are not going to change. We will still grow food, build houses, provide transportation, develop medicines, clothing, facilities etc. based on need and demand, following best industry practices. What will change is not necessarily the technical methods of production, but the way we provide access to the goods and services in the different sectors. Instead of placing or maintaining the current money-based restrictions, we will open the doors to everyone — every last man, woman, and child, with no exceptions.
No person will be left behind ever again.
The 12 Sectors
EDUCATION and SKILL BUILDING
When the dust has settled, the future will be led by the next generation. In one sense, in terms of order, this is the last sector that will have to be set up. Yet in another sense it is by far the most important sector, and the one that will undergo the greatest and most profound amount of change.
We need to be better for the children.
Throughout the vast majority of countries around the world, there is a relatively straight forward path children are placed on. They receive a certain degree of education or skill building — for many that includes all steps leading into college, but for many others they are deprived of such opportunities. Whether youths end up with PhDs or never step foot in a regular classroom, however, everything they are taught comes down to one goal — making money for themselves, or for their families in order to survive and thrive.
A great deal of platitudes are sprinkled throughout this process, largely in western countries, where no such goal is directly admitted to, and where pupils are supposedly taught to “choose the path that interests you,” “follow your dreams,” “pursue what makes you happy.” But the very obvious truth in a money-based world that every one of us will come to understand is that these “interests,” “dreams,” or “happiness” will also need to generate money, and enough of it to live on. Social programs aside, if what you devote your life to does not bring you money, and you have no other source of income, then you will not be able to afford the things in life that you want and need.
For many other youths around the world, these platitudes are spared. Children are drilled head-first into the money-making rate race from the very beginning. And while in one sense co-operation is advised, it is always a means to an end — making money to survive, or rising up the salary ladder, attaining possessions, luxuries, privileges not available to others. Simply put, in our money-based world, the only beneficial aspect of working with others or even helping others would be if in some way shape or form that improves your financial status as well.
All in all, there are no real altruistic morals taught in educational and skill building systems. They are either entirely absent, or come with the major caveat that pupils will come to understand that unless they are somehow making money, there will be no benefit to their altruism.
Even if it is not the surface-level intended consequence, this is the reality that world-wide educational systems integrate children into. One that by its very nature pushes children to develop selfishness, suspicion and animosity toward the “competition” — namely their peers. Children are taught an inclination toward greed, a yearning for power over others, and an appetite for seeing others fail if it will somehow improve their own standing. Is it any wonder our world is plagued with so many problems?
This is what we can change, however. By eliminating the need to compete for money, power, and resources, and by re-framing the conditions for survival, comfort and advancement to be dependent on co-operation, collaboration, understanding between peoples, and care for the global community, we will be able to honestly and affirmatively teach the associated altruistic values to children in each and every step of the educational process.
We will be able to foster a new generation that truthfully cares for one another — not as a means to an end, but as the entire purpose of our existence as a civilization. The time has come that we realize and start living our lives in a way which anchors the success of each individual to the success of each and every other individual. We must fully embrace the mantra that no one, not one single soul, can ever be left behind, or fall through the cracks of the system. If we continue to simply care about our own and our own little closed circle, then there never was a point to building civilization in the first place. Whatever cosmic purpose there is or isn’t to the human species, if we do not start working together and thriving as equals, then we will have failed.
That is why the new world starts in the classrooms. In the vocational schools. In the workshops. Teachers, trainers, and educators of all sorts will continue to have a vital role, and indeed a role more important than ever before in guiding the next generation to a new, more just, more prosperous, and more advanced future.
Not unlike today, the teaching material, the skills training, apprenticeships, the sector-guided educational paths will be designed both to give children a full learning about the world, history, science, and the basics that compromise every sector. Based on their strengths and interests children will engage in educational paths that will give them the knowledge, training, and foundational experience to deliver and continue improving the sectors they choose to work in.
Much of the way education and skill building is delivered will not change, though certainly important revisions and re-structuring regarding how classes are set up and how many years it should take to prepare a student for sector-based work can be optimized, based on the recommendations and analysis of trusted educational experts.
One area of major improvement can be testing and exam-taking. It can be re-structured to examine more practical and team-based learning, rather than the current isolated experience of sitting in your own thoughts marking down answers, hoping for a high score that will in one way or another lead to money. When we base the creation of quality sectors on the success of the group and the entire community, rather than the skill sets and knowledge of select money-focused individuals, we can be assured of much greater advancement.
Lastly, the only way this system will work is if we make sure that everyone has equal access to high quality education and skill-building, regardless of any and all circumstances. We must live out the mantra — no one, not any child or adult, must ever be left out again.
2. FOOD and WATER
Two of the most essential physical needs of survival are food and water, something which we have obviously always needed. In a new, co-operative world, we will need to provide the entire human population, however large it is, access to healthy, plentiful food and clean water.
One thing to note about our present situation is that in terms of total production and availability, we have enough food and water to provide for the entire planet many times over. The reason why we still have so much hunger, malnutrition, and food insecurity is because of how unfairly resources are distributed; because of the exorbitant amount of food waste; and because access to food and water is sadly still based on access to money, which in turn is in no small degree based on favorable place of birth and residency status.
While the new system will allow each and every person, no matter who or where they are, equal access to food and water, the logistics behind food production do not need to drastically change. The preferences of the people will dictate how much food needs to be produced, of what kind and what variety, while at the same time, as every other sector will also guarantee, there will be specific teams tasked with developing new choices and new food products for people to try and see if they take to them or not.
Agriculture and dietary experts will set the policies and procedures for farming practices, food processing, infrastructure, harvesting, biodiversity, food transport, distribution, and preparation.
One important change that can take place is moving away from meat consumption to plant-based diets. While we are already seeing this transition in some places around the world, the science and research is beyond clear that the heavy meat consumption today — in addition to deplorable animal abuse — is unsustainable for the planet, and detrimental to health. Moving away from breeding billions of animals for slaughter every year will greatly reduce methane emissions, and free up a lot more resources for producing delicious, healthy, and plentiful food. This will not be a quick and easy changeover, but the benefits that we will reap will be undeniable.
Whatever food policies we enact, the most important promise that needs to be fulfilled is that people will no longer starve, go hungry, or be unsure about where their next meal is coming from. Whatever environmental challenges we face in food production and the provision of clean water, we need to work together to find solutions, free of the dependence on money and its corrupting influences. It is time to truly and completely feed the world, and ensure no one is ever forgotten or left behind.
3. CLOTHING and FASHION
Humans need clothing, as they have always, to provide protection from the environment and the elements, to provide warmth and comfort, and sometimes better interaction with the world around us. Clothing also manifests in fashion and opens the door to self-expression.
None of that will change under a new co-operative based system. The same needs will remain, and the tailors, seamsters, designers will need to take public opinion, expectations and preferences into account when designing and manufacturing clothes.
There will remain vast room for innovation and experimentation with new fashions. Creativity will be promoted, though the popularity and uptake of new fashions or types of clothes will as always be based on public opinion and interest. If there is dissatisfaction with current fashion options and an expressed desire for new items or new styles, the design teams will be encouraged to be more creative in their approach, and consult more with the public.
Not having to threat about meeting financial targets will in fact allow designers even more room to experiment and express creative ideas.
4. HOUSING
Housing, even in today’s world, should be recognized as a human right and every country should be able to provide quality dwellings for all of its citizens. Allowing people to go homeless, or fall into a state of constant insecurity due to rent concerns, or depriving them of the opportunity to purchase their own home due to unreasonable and unaffordable prices that further widens the gap between the rich and the poor, is a complete and total failure of any civilization.
In a new money-free, co-operative world, each individual, each family will be provided adequate, well-built housing. The construction industry within the Housing sector will be tasked with this, and of course they will receive equal access to all the goods and services provided by the other sectors as well.
The housing process will have to be logistically re-designed, as its current model is heavily based on an income and deposit-based system. Families buy, or at least attempt to buy dwellings large enough for all the family members; individuals who leave the family home tend to rent and/or share smaller dwellings; while couples face all kind of decisions about if, where, when, or the size of dwellings they can afford and want to try and obtain. Increasingly often, access to appropriate dwellings is becoming more limited.
When it comes to proportionality, it makes sense that there can be relatively smaller dwellings designed for people who want to live on their own; individuals who have grown and left their families; couples who have split up and go their separate ways etc. A complaint from some of the super rich could be that not allowing an individual to own massive properties many times larger and more luxurious than what dozens if not hundreds of families can collectively afford is a restriction on freedom, but that is a warped perception. Certainly, even the smallest of dwellings need to be able to provide a high quality home, and should provide for the needs of one individual. But humongous, absurdly large mansions envisioned simply to show off wealth and power serve no purpose but to deepen inequality and wastefulness.
As we have today, we will continue to develop dwellings more suitable for 2 people, 3 people, 4 people etc, and allow people the option to move dwellings when the size of their family increases, like when children are born, or if they prefer to smaller dwellings when their children grow up and leave. This most definitely does not mean that a family of 3 will be forced into a new 4-person designed dwelling as soon as they have a second child - they will have the option of staying in their old home if they wish.
The Housing sector will carry out maintenance and make sure that complaints are addressed in a speedy and efficient manner. People and families in unsuitable homes will be offered new ones. Quality assurance teams will investigate issues and prioritize work that needs immediate addressing.
There will be need for a lot of pre-planning and monitoring of population figures, in order to make sure that enough dwellings are ready for when children grow up and start looking for their own residencies. As this will not be a utopia, it is possible that in some years construction is slower, and perhaps there could develop a lack of supply when it comes to single-person dwellings, or 4-people dwellings, or anything in between. Specific circumstances will have to be analyzed by the Judges to determine which families would be given priority if a queue has to be formed.
Such frustrations will be nothing new, as shortages today exist across the world, including in some of the most developed countries. A fair, transparent, and efficient construction and housing sector will, however, inspire confidence that no effort is being spared to deliver quality dwellings in a timely fashion, and any challenges we face will have nothing to do with greed, corruption, or artificial manipulation of the system in order to drive up prices. Housing will be regarded as one of the most vital of sectors, and fulfilling the promise for quality, adequate housing for all will be key to the success of the entire co-operative system.
5. HEALTHCARE and MEDECINE
Free access to quality, timely healthcare should be the foundational principle of any civilized society. We are seeing universal healthcare explored or at least talked about in an increasing number of countries today, but we need to take the significant further step and ensure that is provided to the entire world.
Before even getting tangled in the logistical challenges, a light needs to be shone on what it says about humanity if we do not, and at this point we most definitely do not, have free healthcare. Essentially we are saying human lives and well-being are expendable, and are worth next to nothing if money is not being made. Healthcare and at least some medicine is expensive to provide, that is true — but the fact that we have individuals and private companies worth multiple billions of dollars, while great swaths of humanity suffer from the inability to pay for even basic treatment, paints an incredibly dark and bleak picture of where are right now.
For all our talk about human dignity and human rights, just looking at the snapshot of billionaires holed up in towers while the vast majority of the rest of us scrape by to survive — quite literally in many cases — exposes just how many improvements we need to make.
Healthcare and medicines must be free, efficient, provided in a timely manner, and focused exclusively on the well-being of the patients.
To provide this, first we need to greatly expand the labor force in the sector. There are plenty of children with a deep interest in biology, the human body, health, and caring for others, and as education will be free and unrestricted, many more will find it possible to pursue a career in healthcare. This increase in workers will also eliminate many of the current issues when it comes to a lack of staffing, which forces doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to work extremely stressful and over-long shifts, where huge responsibility falls on their shoulders.
For delicate situations where surgeons need to carry out life saving work on their own, and similar such instances, there could potentially be favorable placings in queue system for other sectors, or other agreed upon benefits. But by and large, it will be sought that situations where too much is expected from one or relatively few individuals are avoided.
By increasing the well-studied and trained labor force, we will have much larger healthcare teams able to provide faster services, and share to a much greater extent the burden of responsibility, therefore relieving negative pressure and the feeling of being burned out. Simply put, larger teams will bear more of the burden.
The research of treatments and cures, and the manufacturing, provision and delivery of medicines will no longer be a money-making business, but a vital, literally life and death pursuit safeguarding health and lives that will be entrusted to the sector.
There is nothing more important than our individual and collective health. Any restrictions and limitations to access to healthcare based on one’s ability to pay need to be eliminated, now and forever.
6. POWER GENERATION, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT and SUSTAINABILITY
There is much debate today about what is an efficient way to manage the earth’s resources. We need to generate and harvest power, and to do so in a way that provides comfortable lives to people around the world, while at the same time being conscious of sustainability and conservation in order to ensure that we can continue living on this earth for generations to come.
The decisions on all these matters will be made by researchers, scientists, and informed Judges, who will utilize the latest methods and cutting-edge technology to provide for the present and safeguard the future. The decisions they make will be transparent, free of any influence or need to make money or consolidate political power for any individual, state, or other grouping.
It is clear that present day strategies and practices focused on generating profits for private companies and corporations at the expense of ecosystems are leading to our downfall. These concerns must always be balanced with the necessity to provide for the here and now, but if we do not look to the future, and do not plan and organize what we have in a sustainable way, the coming generations will face misery and suffering. We can, and must do better for the planet, and in a money-free, co-operative world, we will.
7. TRANSPORTATION
Directly stemming from the need for sustainability is the urgent task to reconfigure the worldwide transportation system.
Way too many people die every year just trying to get from point A to point B. According to the World Health Organization, 1.3 million every year. Any death is unnecessary, but in the 21st century for us to be seeing such massive casualties for transportation alone is completely and totally unacceptable. Cars, which contribute to most of these deaths, were invented at the end of the 19th century. The reason we have not advanced to safer, more efficient modes of transportation is not due to human ingenuity suddenly running dry, but because we have created an automobile industry that is tied to the financial fortunes of millions of people. Meaning that any global move away from the automobiles threatens the jobs and livelihoods of an untold number of workers.
Whether it be pursuing better and safer means for personal transport — or developing to a much greater extent large-scale public transport, such as interconnected bullet train systems that most people can get to — we need to dramatically cut down on deaths in this sector.
Much of the same goes for the aviation industry. Admittedly, there are not many great alternatives right now to inter-continental travel. But the wide-spread implementation of bullet trains can make continental travel, at least between several key locations, much safer than either car or plane journeys.
Of course, there are certain areas in the world, and certain city necessities, such as the use of ambulances and other emergency services, that will need to rely on the fastest and most reliable mode of transport, and it is understandable if for those situations we need to continue using cars for now.
But it is time to make safety actually paramount, and not just a marketing gimmick. For too long profit has been prioritized over the need to safeguard lives. And for too long it has been accepted that deaths — many deaths — 1.3 million a year — is a price worth paying for sticking to unsafe but convenient modes of transport. We must innovate, and we must find better, safer modes of transport, free of having to worry about the profits of companies or individuals.
Change may not come straight away, and with billions of people making all sorts of journeys on a daily basis, it can be expected that dependence on the current modes of transport can linger on for a while. We have to be practical and live in a practical world. However, we can not stand still, rooted to one place and a select few dangerous modes of getting around forever. The human cost is way too great. Resources will be provided to continue meeting global transportation needs, but resources will also be allocated for finding the next path forward.
8. SAFETY
There is an ongoing debate about how to safeguard the safety of society. Heavy police presence and heavily armed police forces often lead to stories of corruption, abuse of power, and abuse of the population’s trust. Not enough or very lax policing, on the other hand, leaves innocent people helpless against all kinds of criminality and violence, which is then all too conveniently swept under the carpet by governing powers.
Very few societies, if any, have found the perfect balance.
In a world without the corruptive force of money, however, where equal access to goods and services is guaranteed from the moment we are all born, and where we are not trained, directly or indirectly, by society to fight against each other for status and power, we are guaranteed to experience much fewer hostilities and see a dramatic reduction in criminality.
It will not entirely eliminate crime, for the human heart and mind can not be controlled, and we can never live in a utopia. But it needs to be strongly acknowledged and highlighted that the reason for so much violence, robberies, and other crime today very much stems from the money-based world we have built for ourselves. Even if a certain crime in question on the surface is not about money, extremely often it is societal imbalances stemming from money issues that are the root cause. Any system that allows some people to receive many times more than others, sometimes for generations on end, will plunge into crime.
It is time to see what the world will look like, and how society will evolve without the malice of money between us. The best way to ensure safety is not through finding the best organizational logistics for a police force but by rooting out the cause for crime in the first place.
Yet, the question remains how will we deal with situations where regardless of the above improvements, some people continue committing violence or other types of crime toward others?
The answer to that is that we will still need defence and safety units. They will be trained to always try to de-escalate situations and use minimal, or at the very least non-lethal force. In a world of greatly reduced need to carry out violence, it can be trusted that the vast majority, if not all confrontations, will not end up in fatalities.
A Justice system will still need to be in place. The responsible Justices will determine lengths of correctional sentences, and offenders will have to spend the appropriate amount of time in correctional facilities. What those facilities will look like can certainly be debated, but the models currently being used across Scandinavian countries offer very high success rates in terms of preventing re-occurrence of crimes. It is sometimes argued that such models can not work in countries with very high and serious crime, but the new co-operative system will lead to a major reduction in serious crime.
Either way there will still be problems. If there do happen to be cases of murder, for whatever reason they occur, and however the prisoner is treated, the family and loved ones of the victim will suffer and grieve immeasurably. That, we cannot change. But to the best of our ability, we can usher in a much more just and equal world where the foundational reason for such crimes, and all crimes, is eliminated.
As with all the other sectors, transparency in every case and every decision, no matter how complex or sensitive, will be necessary in order to prove to the public that they can trust the system.
9. TRAVEL, LEISURE and SANITATION
Our world is full of diversity, full of different destinations to explore, different hobbies and activities to pick up, exotic foods to try, unique souvenirs to collect, and a host of other things that make experiencing life worthwhile.
At the present moment, much of that is tied to the money-based economic system — hospitality of course is a big money business, tourist experiences, hobbies etc. all depend on the concept of someone offering these goods or services in exchange for money.
Removing money from the equation most definitely does not put an end to any of these experiences, however. Like all the other sectors, everything that goes in travel, tourism, and leisure will be provided by workers, who will of course be encouraged to produce interesting, interactive, and unique experiences, using local customs, traditions, and many other inspirations to offer goods and services.
Work in this sector can be combined with a variety of other related responsibilities, such as customer service, sanitation, and upkeep. There will need to be a well-organized, transparent system to ensure duties are allotted fairly. Experienced managers or elders in the sector, like in all sectors, will take charge of the allocation and distribution of duties, and ensure that workers are satisfied with their duties and/or are given opportunities to take up alternative ones when available.
In short, this means that one worker will not spend the majority of their career doing sanitation work, if that is not something they want to do, but will also get to work in hospitality, tour guide services, or any of the wide variety of other options in this sector.
Humans have the desire to not only experience, but also to provide unique goods and services that reflect, speak to, and showcase the treasures of our planet, our traditions, culture, history, and individual expressiveness. A world freed of money will open up an even more colorful path of expressiveness, as the sector will not be constrained by financial targets and business obligations.
10. SPORTS
Other than getting money and greed out of sports, nothing too dramatically will change about this sector. We will have individuals, clubs, and national teams competing against each other in leagues and cup competitions of all kinds, individual championships, the Olympics, the World Cup, and so on.
As is the situation today, coaches and managers and scouts will find and select the most promising talents, or there will be competitions for joining teams, and all kinds of other selection methods for finding the next generation of sports stars.
In a world without money there will be no financial awards for clubs or individuals that achieve success, but there can be favorable positioning, prioritization etc. within the sector itself that will still allow teams or individuals to strengthen and enjoy benefits based on what they have achieved. Sporting honor and glory will be at stake, rather than increasing the profits of corporations.
Of course, the longevity of sporting careers will vary and depend on a multitude of different factors. Athletes will be taking up work in other sectors before and/or after their sporting careers, depending on circumstance, and there will be room for much fluidity.
11. ARTS and ENTERTAINMENT
First, when it comes to artistic expressions of all sorts, a co-operative, money-free world will mean that countless of artists will have the free time to devote to their pursuits and inspirations without having to worry about how they will pay their rent or where food is going to come from. Those who are willing to work in other sectors will have a whole new world of opportunities before them, as they will not have to choose between dedicating themselves to a career or pursuing their artistic dreams. They will well and truly be free to do both.
When it comes to full-time work in the sector, there can be various stipulations and possible paths to explore. For example, musicians and painters who win over public interest can have several years afforded to them to pursue nothing but music-making or painting, and this will be entirely merit-based, as it is today. In a money-based world, full-time artists who do not generate for themselves public appeal run out of funds, and so have to return to work elsewhere. Similarly, artists in a money-free world who do not get enough public support, be it through votes or allocated tokens or other measurement systems, will have to continue work in another sector. It will continue to be a tough industry to break into and hold down success — but the stability that stems from sector work will give aspiring artists more chances.
Actors or other artists who prove themselves talented enough in plays, tv shows, movies etc. and generate public appeal, as is the case today, will be afforded more opportunities to star in productions. No one, however, not even the most popular of stars, will be above anyone else in society, and will often be asked to contribute where appropriate to more manual sectors, such as travel, tourism and sanitation, resource production etc.
There will be praise, there will be fame, there will continue to be legends and icons; but there will be much greater equality, where no individual will be elevated above others. No one will be forced into a lifetime of work in a sector they don’t want to be in, while at the same time no one will get a lifetime of easy going luxury where they don’t have to do any work outside the art and entertainment sector. If anything, a co-operative world where more people are liberated to pursue the arts without the crippling fears and insecurities revolving around money will open the doors to a lot more self-expression and artistic ideas.
12. JUSTICE SYSTEM and QUALITY ASSURANCE
Quality assurance teams will be established throughout all sectors, their various regions and departments. They will investigate complaints, ensure the maintenance of buildings and products, oversee the improvement of standards, and even more importantly — anticipate potential issues and challenges that need to be addressed well ahead of time.
Punishments for lack of quality in terms of goods and services will not be monetary fines, or threats of employment termination. Instead, more quality training will be provided, and where needed, certain teams or departments will be re-balanced in order to provide more resources and meet objectives.
These quality assurance teams will not be able to root out every problem people will alert them to, or create improvements if there is a genuine lack of ability or resources to achieve a specific sector goal. However, by providing transparency about the work that is being done to prevent, address, and correct problems and issues to the best of the sector’s ability, these teams will safeguard public confidence.
The Justice System will comprise of elected community leaders who together make important, fully transparent, and supported by society decisions about all manners of questions concerning daily life and long-term planning. They will not live in multi-million mansions surrounded by security, shrouded in secrecy and crony-ism, but more than anyone will mix and mingle with the people, living side by side with all members of society.
They will differ from modern-day political leaders in all of the above-mentioned ways, and will hold no extra or special power. The many decisions they will have to make will of course on occasion be contentious and not always please all members of society, but the transparency they will adhere to will foster trust and compliance. As will the lives they will live in the heart of the community. This will not eliminate all antagonism they will face, but sharing decision-making responsibilities will help ensure that much more of society is involved in making important choices.
Not every decision they make will be correct, and looking back at history there could be regret at some paths society decided to choose. We will collectively make mistakes and miss opportunities. We will always remain human. But freed from a system of money, and based on a new way of life of equality and co-operation, we will enter a new age, where we will forge a much better, more liberated, and more prosperous life for everyone — truly everyone on this planet. The Justice System will be the brains of this new world.
Q&A
1) But why would anyone work for free?
2) Is the free market/competition not essential for the world to function?
3) If everything is free, would people not just take much more than their fair share?
4) Aren’t some jobs much more important than others?
5) But if everyone receives the same quality of life, why would anyone be a surgeon?
6) How would you ensure there is balance between the sectors?
7) Won’t people be boxed in a sector for life?
8) What if some people only want to be actors, or sports stars?
9) What if some people simply refuse to work?
10) How will you ensure a fair exchange of services?
11) How will you ensure resources do not run out?
12) Will there be population control? Will there be a limit on children?
13) How will you ensure each sector provides high quality goods and services?
14) Doesn’t innovation, diversity of choice, depend on profit-based motivation?
15) Will a central government not be needed to be making decisions and taking leadership?
16) Will there still be crime? What will happen to criminals?
17) Will private property still exist? Will people have possessions?
18) Will people be allowed to criticize and question the system?
19) But what will be the incentive to keep such a system operational?
20) Will only society-backed concepts be approved?
21) Will there still be cities, states, nations and countries?
22) Will there still be war between nations or groups?
23) How will you prevent total chaos when a world without money is first introduced?
24) How would you deal with people who have addictions?
25) What if many people refuse this proposed change?
26) How will you motivate people to embrace change?
27) How do you plan to broadcast this money-free world to the public?
28) How do you plan to deal with world leaders opposed to a new system?
29) Will there be religious objections to a new co-operative world?
30) Are we not risking too much to try this?
1) But why would anyone work for free?
"Free" implies that there is a lack of something; that something could have been gained through the exchange of goods and services, i.e. money, but for whatever reason the exchange happened without any money gained.
This is the way the world works today, but in the new, co-operative global system, everything and nothing will be “free” at the same time. Everyone in this world will have access to everything that money can buy without any cost — dependent on the logistics that we all contribute work to our chosen sectors. We all work for one another and achieve these ambitions together, or we surrender to the selfishness and greed we are already drowning in.
In that manner the system is straight forward. You work in whatever field it may be, whether you are a farmer, an engineer, a doctor, a train conductor — in order to ensure that the global system of free exchange of goods and services remains operational. In essence, you are not working without reward, quite the opposite. You are working to retain access to all the goods and services in all the other sectors, which is beneficial to yourself, your family, your community, and literally everyone else in the world.
2) Is the free market and/or competition not essential for the world to function?
The “free market” is defined by Oxford as “an economic system in which prices are determined by unrestricted competition between privately owned businesses.” The operational theory is that demand, or the goods or services that people want, determines who gains advantages over others in this competition, and therefore more money and power and resources are poured into the given area of interest. If people are buying Soda A more than Sodas B, C, and D, then Soda A will have more money for marketing and more potential for production and distribution.
The great fear is that by eliminating a market based on the competition for money, the choices of the people will not matter, demand will be ignored, resources will be mismanaged, and corruption and/or incompetence will downgrade the quality of life for all. There will not be enough Soda A for the people, and they will be forced to settle for Soda B, or none at all.
Money is simply not necessary to honor the will of the people, however. Decisions about what goods, services, or sectors in general need to be supported or prioritized by more resources and a larger labor force will be dictated by society through voting, surveys, and through documenting popular choices.
Simply put, if there is a need for more housing to be built, that is the sector where the resources and priorities will go to. If there is heavier demand for one type of potato chip over the other, then production of the former will be favored.
At the same time, sectors will ensure to support a proportionality of new ideas, new goods, and new services, or improvements and alterations to existing ones, basing the continuation of such novelties on how much public support they garner. An innovation team that puts forward a new flavor or packaging of potato chip will not see its product surpass others for production and distribution, unless the public demands it so.
Unlike the free market, however, the new world system will be liberated from the greed and corruption that very much ignores the will of the people, creating artificial scarcity of goods and services in order to drive up prices. For the first time, we will be able to say we are truly paying attention to people’s choices.
3) If everything is free, would people not just hoard and take much more than their fair share?
In today’s world if you magically made everything free with a snap of the finger, you can absolutely expect such a problem to occur. People have been raised and deep-seated into a mentality of looking out only for their own survival, and making sure they take advantage of every opportunity to get ahead of others. This is the world of money and imbalance of power.
This mindset melts away, however, once people realize and are presented with the evidence that sharing resources, goods, and services in a sustainable and responsible manner ensures not only their survival, but the survival of the entire system, which in turn continues to provide them with all the essentials and benefits in life.
It is very difficult right now for us to imagine that there won’t be large groups of people from all walks of life ignoring this understanding and simply hoarding and taking large quantities of food, clothing, medicines etc. We lack this imagination because we have never seen another world, where people’s hearts and minds are set on co-operation and working and living for each other. It is the next generation that will be able to truly live out this hope with an untarnished spirit.
Still, without a doubt, no matter how much positive change we can expect, there will be instances of miscalculation where too many resources or labor power are allocated to some areas, leading to shortages in others, which will lead to frustration. These issues will be tackled immediately and extra supports will be re-allocated to correct the problem and restore needed balance. What will help public confidence is the knowledge that such shortages are not caused by corruption or greed, and that genuine, completely transparent, adequate measures are being taken to safeguard the integrity of the system.
Necessities such as food will be plentiful. Water, clothing, housing, medicine will all be plentiful and available. If they are not, then the system will collapse. There is no getting around that. But in a world where we truly are provided with everything we need, and there is a well structured and transparent distribution system centered on providing for all, there will simply be no logical need of anyone to take massive quantities of goods that they will not be able to sell.
Theoretically there can be cases where some insist on stockpiling goods despite all of the above deterrents, even though they would be dramatically fewer and more far-between than most people would imagine. Safety units will have to hold respectful, informative, constructive discussions with individuals, getting to the root cause of what is driving them to demand more than others, and guide them toward compliance with the system. Sometimes there could be genuine undiscovered need, where a compromise will need to be worked out. In some instances safety units may need to confiscate the stockpiled goods.
There comes a point where we need to be brave, and take the collective next step toward advancement. In this new co-operative system, that next step will be of trust — in each other, in our reason, and in a system we have built to lift up one another.
4) Aren’t some jobs much more important than others? Should they not be valued and rewarded more than others?
Yes and no.
In one sense, absolutely, everyone can objectively appreciate that for example a surgeon directly saving lives every single day on the operating table is contributing something invaluable to society. Other jobs may not have such life-saving implications.
The current rewards system where at least some individuals (and rarely are they surgeons) are bestowed with multiple mansions, multiple cars, lavish lifestyles, while the vast majority of the rest of the world struggles with stress and uncertainty and barely making ends meet can not be the solution to the predicament, however. Such a system does not drive up value, but creates resentment and antagonism and profound imbalance. It does not serve the majority and is not beneficial to creating a better world.
No matter how important some professions are, there is infinitely greater value to all of society if we achieve a system of balance, equality, and co-operation, rather than one where a select few live in golden towers while everyone else starves or runs their whole lives chasing after unreachable dreams of wealth and security.
Does this mean there will be a lack of advantages to surgeons and other vital professions? Not at the least. Societal appreciation can manifest itself in respect and solidarity, rather than monetary class status. Advantages can come in the form of prioritized access and preferential treatment in queues or waiting lists. If for example there happens to be a queue for 4-bedroom houses in a particularly popular location, a surgeon could me moved to the front of the queue. This does not mean others will not get their sought-after home, just that they may need to wait a bit longer than the surgeon. Transparency in the queue system will of course be fundamental to ensure fairness.
Achieving much greater equality in society, where all have access to the same quality treatment, the same quality food, housing, and other services does not in any way lessen the value of those working in the most critical fields. A much more equal society will in fact improve quality, stability, and comradery across all sectors, creating a more harmonized world for everyone — including for those who work in said critical fields. That is of much greater benefit to them and to everyone than a world where antagonism grows all around every day.
5) But if everyone receives the same quality of life, why would anyone be a surgeon or an engineer or a manager or anything that requires a lot of study, dedication, and responsibility? Wouldn’t everyone just prefer to take it easy?
Herein lies the crucial mentality we need to change if we are to ever better our world.
We are trained to believe that the only reason anyone would be a surgeon, or undertake any other high-stakes job, is for money. For the opportunity to generate a substantial amount more value for themselves and their own as to justify all the effort put in.
The fear is that if we suddenly stopped paying these professions big money, or did not bestow them value that places them significantly above the vast majority of all other workers, than we would have no doctors, no scientists, no IT specialists.
This mentality that we so readily accept and are so completely resigned to is an entirely pessimistic understanding of human nature that the current money-based system exploits to sustain itself. It essentially positions community, the entire concept of us working together, as one giant money-making scheme, where the only point is to make money, gain more value or worth than anyone else, and sit on a metaphorical throne looking down at everyone else.
This is not what humanity is, or should be about.
First of all, it absolutely needs to be acknowledged that there is way too much pressure placed on some professions as opposed to others. That needs to change. Society will need to share a much greater load of the burdens and pressures. For example, it should not be a small team of doctors and nurses and surgeons saving lives through exhausting long shifts, but much bigger teams working side by side that share responsibilities.
The operating engine is that humanity will need to fill and deliver on all societal needs, and a balance needs to be established. No one should be overworked, and no one should feel that their lives would be better if they worked in a different field.
The key to that is allowing people to pursue what they are truly good at, which can only be achieved by removing any and all barriers to education and training. Undoubtedly there will always be people who are more inclined to work in the healthcare field, and others in farming or food production. Both, and indeed all sectors in society, are needed to function to a high degree of effectiveness. By sharing responsibility and greatly expanding human resources in the fields that need them, we can achieve this balance.
6) How would you ensure there is balance between the sectors? How would you prevent a shortage of workers in one sector, and an over-abundance of workers in a different sector?
First it needs to be clarified that we can never achieve a utopia. Perfect, 100% balance will not be possible. However, well-thought out planning can ensure we have a well working system.
Providing barrier-free education and training for all sectors, but especially for those that are struggling to get the workers they need, should be at the top of our priorities. Children should be encouraged from a young age to pursue career paths for which there is greatest amount of need.
This most certainly does not mean that children should be forced into career paths. That would be entirely counter productive. Many of today’s problems arise from people being pushed into jobs, whether due to a lack of other opportunities, or parental pressure, that have nothing to do with their interests and motivations in life. Or they go into fields that do not suit them simply for the promise of making a significant amount of money. This creates life-long frustration and feelings of being trapped.
We need to create an educational and skill-training system where the importance of each sector is stressed and the type of work and learning needed for each is made clear and presented in an interesting, engaging way. In a money-free world, jobs will not be marketed or understood as a means for earning money, but for making an essential contribution to a wider system that allows each individual to be taken care of in every aspect.
We clearly see that there are no shortages of children interested in all kinds of different fields, but for many, if not the significant majority, they do not receive the opportunities to pursue their chosen field. We have missed out on many great doctors, pilots, engineers etc. because their parents did not have the money, or other financial-based problems prevented them from taking up the appropriate training and education.
Still, undoubtedly there could arise periods where, despite the above-mentioned improvements, there is still much more interest and enrollment in one sector over another. A great concern, for example, will be if there is a shortage of children pursuing health and medicine, leading to a shortage of healthcare workers.
In such a scenario it would be perfectly applicable and reasonable to allocate greater resources to optimize healthcare sector training and programs to make it even more attractive and interesting to students. Encouragement should not be the same as pressuring or forcing choice.
In critical situations we will need to make it clear to society that should one sector collapse and people can no longer receive its goods and services, it will lead to discontent that could downgrade the other sectors as well, leading to a breakdown of the entire system. People will never be forced to do something against their will, such as change their training path from one sector to another that they really don’t want to get into, but we will need to make clear the consequences of letting one sector fail.
If we can work together to build massive cities, to discover cures for deadly illnesses, to travel to the moon, then we can work together to provide the appropriate resources and workforce to each and every sector. The process may sometimes be rough and uncertain, but we will get there.
The belief that no one would answer this call for help unless it is for profit is based on the most negative possible outlook of humanity, one that fuels the current money-based system. When people really start working for one another and see what a prosperous world we are creating for everyone, this mindset will melt away.
We need to fight the negativity we have been indoctrinated in and learn to trust each other. Our common humanity has been leading us toward this future — sometimes excruciatingly slowly indeed — but step by step we are opening our eyes.
7) Won’t people be boxed in a career for life, or allocated housing in places they can’t move from?
One of the great motivators for people in today’s world is that if they make enough money and come upon the proper opportunity, they can change their career to something more to their liking, and/or they can move their place of residence to a climate or a city or any location where they feel they will be happier. This is often touted as a reward for hard work and success. Of course, there are relatively few people who end up receiving such an opportunity, due to a variety of different reasons.
Options to change careers and residencies will remain open in a money-free, co-operative based world, though they will continue to be based on logistics and circumstance. Workers can apply for re-training into a new sector and they will receive such a transfer when appropriate, though instances such as shortage of staff in one sector could delay applications. As in today’s world, things will not happen with a snap of the finger.
Changing residencies will operate on a similar basis. At present there is an ever-growing gap in the quality of life between cities, countries, and other areas, which is why it is seen as beneficial to live in one locality over another. Achieving true equality will eliminate a lot of the reasons for why some people may feel desperate to change homes.
Still, undoubtedly there will be those that will want a change of scenery for a variety of other reasons. As with changing careers, people will be able to apply for relocation. There may very well be delays in terms of securing the appropriate amount and type of housing for certain locations that are more popular than others, though that is true for today’s world as well.
In some cases, people may have to wait a long time. Patience will be needed. It will not be a utopia where every wish gets granted immediately. But the system will do its best to accommodate people based on fair, transparent, and practical allocation and decision-making, rather than today’s reality where money dictates all of these particulars.
8) What if some people only want to be actors, or sports stars?
First, there is nothing wrong with wanting to be an actor or a sports star.
Today, being successful in the entertainment or sporting world is seen as the “golden ticket,” a path out of the mundane 9-to-5 job and into a life of fame and fortune. Even when taking into account the hardships and personal sacrifice often associated with those paths, many dream about breaking into these career fields for the money and status they offer.
A world freed of money and freed of elevating individuals at the expense of others will put an end to much of this thinking, however.
In sports, clubs will hold try outs, and athletes will be selected for teams or individual organizations based on merit and ability. They will not amass wealth, but will have have equal access to the goods and services of the other sectors along with everyone else. Those that achieve great sporting success will of course earn their fame and recognition, and there will be nothing wrong with that — as long as it doesn’t translate into material superiority over others. When their careers are over, they would transfer into other sectors for work, based on reason and practicality.
Artists and entertainers will also have to prove talent and ability, which will be judged by voting or surveys and other popularity-measurement methods. We will still have movies with movie stars, television shows, etc. Appropriate resources will be allocated to support creative endeavors, such as all the assets needed for making a big-budget movie today.
However, these fields will not result in a lifestyle of luxury and advantage that is privileged above the the rest of the population. In fact, actors for example will have to be trained into other skills, such as elements of sanitation, or farming, or administrative work. No matter how talented they are, entertainers and artists will not simply have a life of doing exactly what they want while others sit out. They will have to work in more manual or everyday fields in between entertainment projects and endeavors, with the caveat that more popular artists will be chosen for more arts projects. At the same time, opportunities for entering the arts will become significantly more available to workers throughout all sectors.
Simply put, everyone that has a dream to join the arts and entertainment sector will be given their chance, and success will not depend on money or being born in the right place at the right time. Those that make it, however, will on occasion have to contribute to other sectors where there is need. There will continue to be praise and acclamation for artistic work, but lifestyle and material status will be on equal footing with the rest of society.
9) What if some people simply refuse to work?
A source of debate in countries around the world who offer substantial social welfare support systems is how fair is it for the majority of society to be expected to work and pay taxes, while another portion does not work, yet receives benefits toward housing, money, healthcare and other needs.
To be truthful, currently it is a privilege that some countries are even able to offer welfare systems and have this debate, as opposed to the alternative of mass starvation and homelessness.
Additionally, it should also be very clear that people who are physically or otherwise incapable of contributing to work in the sectors should be taken care of fully in every conceivable way. This is what makes us human — the ability to show compassion, and to lift up and support those who for one reason or another cannot support themselves.
That being said, it also needs to be acknowledged that there is great frustration when there is a perception, justified or not, that some people are not pulling their weight and not contributing to society when they can. A system in which there is unfair burden on some to work as opposed to others will not last.
It is important to analyze precisely why, however, some choose not to work, though they are able to do so. Today many people are born head-first into systems of corruption, neglect, abuse, and deep injustice. They see the working life as nothing but an extension of these ills, and want nothing to do with it. Whether it be a purposeful choice, or one that manifests itself in deep distrust and lack of motivation to contribute, in one way or another our broken money-based system is the root cause for much of this reluctance to work. People are not born lazy or disinterested, they are made so by the currents around them.
By eradicating the money-based system and establishing one of actual balance and co-operation, and teaching it to children from a young age, we will be able to positively integrate a lot more people into the workforce. We will eliminate many of the reasons behind the choice not to work.
As for those who still refuse to work no matter what, then they will be free to leave the system, leave society, and go about their own way into the wilderness. There will be no hard feelings and they will even be provided an initial portion of basic resources to keep them going. Those who want to remain part of society and want to continue having access to all sectors without working will have to be assessed on an individual basis by healthcare or Justice professionals who will determine what will be the best course of action, or what treatment they will be asked to undertake.
10) How will you ensure a fair exchange of services?
Some people envision a system where one builder and their team build one house, and exchange it for 50 kilograms of potatoes, or a lifetime supply of potatoes or something of the sort. Indeed that would be unmanageable and chaotic, and furthermore would not significantly diverge from the money and credit-based system where individuals sell or provide goods and services in exchange for the funds to afford other goods and services.
What we are proposing instead is total reform, where for instance the construction industry in the housing sector provides accommodation for all of society, and in turn the housing sector workers get access to the goods and services of all other sectors.
Questions about how much is building one house worth compared to a week’s work of operating a train, or a month’s work of growing potatoes will simply not apply. The operating philosophy will be that your work in your sector is needed to provide for the needs of society, which in turn will allow you to receive the goods and services of all other sectors.
In essence we are evolving the concept of exchanging goods and services. We have to think bigger, much bigger, and move away from computing how much our specific contribution is worth. We have to always look at the bigger picture, and fully realize how much exponential worth there is in ensuring the system of co-operation and free access to all sectors does not collapse.
11) How will you ensure resources do not run out?
You most certainly cannot guarantee with 100% certainty that every sector will always have enough resources for its needs. You cannot have a utopia. As with the world today, we will occasionally experience shortages, we will have frustrations, and we will have uncertainty about how much availability there will be.
However, a better organized global system freed from the greed that stems from money and the corruptive influence of yearning for power and control will absolutely resolve many of the operational obstacles and man-made shortages we are seeing today. A system of global co-operation as opposed to the dogfight for money and power will ensure much fairer distribution and much more competent utilization of resources.
Furthermore, total transparency and honesty about the available resources and how they are being used and distributed will foster trust and understanding in the system. People will know that they are not being ignored or deprived because of other’s greed. Instead they will have the confidence that when shortages do occur, their community and the collective worldwide system is doing the absolute best it can to resolve the issues and achieve the most with what is available.
This of course will not solve every frustration and limitation, but it will allow us to keep working together, to keep trusting and relying on one another even when things get difficult and we face challenges.
12) Will there be population control? Will there be a limit on how many children people can have? If not, will the population not spiral out of control?
First, it needs to be acknowledged that a large reason why families throughout the centuries, and to this day, had and continue to have a large number of children is because they want to expand their economic opportunities and make sure there is someone to take care of them.
Eliminating the main factor — the need to acquire and secure money — will greatly reduce the need for parents to have many children, which will go a long way to easing overpopulation fears.
Still, it makes sense to have at least some kind of target or preferable family size, be it one child or two children or three. In absolutely no way, shape or form will families and parents be penalized or in any way disadvantaged for having more or less children than the target number. That will be absolutely guaranteed and enshrined into law.
When you eliminate financial need, there are plenty of individuals who do not want to have children at all. There are also life-long couples who do not want to have children. Then there are those happy enough with one child, or two children. Undeniably, some couples will want to have larger families, even if they don’t need to do so for any financial purposes.
Will all these hopes and plans when it comes to family size perfectly balance each other out in the grand scheme of things, ensuring we do not have too few or too many people? They very well can to a greater extent than our current money-based world, but it is highly unlikely that a perfect balance will be achieved. We may possibly see some generations when there are fewer children than the favorable target, and others when there are too many. The world-wide co-operative system will be designed with flexibility in mind, and will be built to accommodate different capacities as best it can.
We can not begrudge if there are some people who do not wish to have any children, and others who wish to have 5, or 6. That will be perfectly and completely ok. But there could be periods when advisory guidance is strongly needed. Ultimately, it will always be the children who will suffer if the parents make the wrong planning choices. If it does happen that a very large number of families choose to have a large amount of children in a particular generation, then they will know that they potentially risk the collapse of the system and everything we have built together, and the futures of the very children that they want so much.
A world based on reason and co-operation, free of the desperate rate race for money and power, will foster a lot more reasonable and responsible choices. In that kind of world, we will need to — and will be able to trust each other, on these and other important matters. We can only succeed together.
13) How will you ensure each sector provides high quality goods and services?
Another flawed philosophy is that the only reason cooks would care to provide high quality meals, or factories provide well-functioning refrigerators, or sanitation workers clean a building or area to a high standard is because they would fear losing out on money, or because they want to earn more money.
This kind of thinking directly stems from our dog-eat-dog world, where from the day we are born we are set on a mission of personal survival, using community as a means to an end to get ahead.
The great change that needs happen to motivate and trust that workers from all sectors will provide top quality goods and services to the best of their ability is in the education area. From a young age we need to inspire children with the ideals of co-operation and seeing the big picture, namely that quality goods and services depend on each and every one of us playing our part. It may be ambitious, but it is achievable, and certainly not more outlandish than casually raising children up to manipulate others for their own gain.
Undoubtedly, however, as this will not be a utopia, there will be some products or services across the different sectors that may, for a time, fail to live up to expectations and quality standards. This is most definitely true in our present world as well, and so it is not an issue that will in any way be created or exacerbated by a system of community co-operation.
This is where the Quality Assurance teams will come in. It will be their responsibility to monitor public satisfaction with goods and services, investigate complaints, and address issues. It is not threats of people being fired that will provide a solution to faults in quality, but identifying the errors and providing applicable solutions. If it is a lack of resources contributing to products or services being unsatisfactory, then resources will need to be redistributed. If it is a matter of a lack of training or knowledge, then the adequate training and learning will have to be provided.
Ultimately, perfection can never be achieved. We live in a large world, and it will not be possible for each and every product or service to meet every expectation. There will be frustration and disappointment when it comes to certain standards of quality, though nowhere near as much as there is today. Honesty and transparency will ensure that the public can trust improvements are being made.
14. Doesn’t innovation, diversity of choice, advancement depend on profit-based motivation?
No.
We can still have new and improved smartphones — and whatever the next big technology after smartphones is; 1001 flavors of potato chips and sodas (but hopefully more healthy versions); and most definitely we will carry out even deeper research for finding new resources, or new ways of using resources, to continue advancing as a civilization, one day hopefully into space.
For many people, the urge to be creative, push boundaries, think outside the box, and develop new ideas is anchored to the need to get ahead of competitors, and/or offer something to the public that can generate income and profit.
Eliminating the fear of being without money, and eliminating this corrosive desire to have more, much more than others, most definitely will not put an end to creativity and innovation. These qualities will be encouraged and supported in all of the sectors, and will be ingrained from a young age in the educational and skill-training sector.
In fact, children, and as they grow into adults and workers, will be liberated from the constraints that are placed on their creativity and imagination, since they are often tied down to the need to generate money. They will be free to fully explore their curiosity and inventiveness. In each sector there will be specific teams proposing new goods or services, or new methods of optimizing or delivering said goods and services. Of course, proposals will need to be studied and approved by other trustworthy sector figures, and will need to produce results that provide societal benefit and satisfaction.
The yearning to design, to improve, to search and explore new territories and ideas is something innate in all of us. It most certainly does not derive from money, and it does not disappear when money is made obsolete. A global system of equality where everyone is taken care of will allow us more than ever before to trust our creativity.
15) Will a central government not be needed to make decisions and take leadership? How will you ensure it doesn’t abuse its power?
According to Oxford Languages, "government" simply means a "group of people with the authority to govern a country or state."
That is not in of itself a bad thing, and it is true that in a world of billions of people, there needs to be a well organized structure for decision-making in order to achieve functionality.
The current system of closed-door politics and cronyism, however, can not and will not continue in any way shape or form.
The democratic process in which members of a community elect a set of representatives to make the right decisions can be a model for how Judges are elected. However, as there will be no money involved, corruption will no longer be a factor, and the Judges will have to very openly and transparently engage with the public and show precisely how they are not only taking into consideration, but abiding by public opinion on all issues big and small.
Key to this of course will be public participation when it comes to voicing their opinions and voting on proposals. In today’s world many people are turned away from voting because of what they see as corruption in politics. Starting again with a clean slate will herald a new era of public-backed decision making.
Judges will have to make decisions that are both fair and abide by public interest and opinion, which inevitably means that a minority of people will not feel satisfied with said decisions. That is unavoidable. Demonstrating that the individuals making decisions are doing so not because they will somehow profit, but purely and honestly because they are carrying out the will of a well-educated public, will alleviate at least some of these frustrations and create more understanding and tolerance for when there is disagreement.
These Judges, despite their job to make decisions, will not have any more privileges or benefits than anyone else in society. They will not be specially treated or considered to somehow be above every other individuals. There will be no “government” in the sense of a closed circle of wealthy and powerful people operating behind closed doors. We will have open, fair, and just decision makers who will operate truly for the good of the public. They will earn this trust.
16) Will there still be crime? What will happen to criminals?
Of course there will still be crime. As long as humans exist, some will break the law and agreed upon social contracts.
The crime rate will go down dramatically, however. While there are many, many different reasons for why people commit crimes of all sorts in this world, money is at the heart of the vast majority of them. Whether it be crimes for monetary gain, or crimes of violence, abuse, intoxication etc. caused indirectly from the unbalanced and dog-eat-dog world we are born into, the antagonistic nature of the race for money is the primary catalyst for the majority of misconduct.
Again, this does not mean that there will be no more crime. The human mind and the human heart can not be tamed; there could be crimes of passion and crimes stemming from other reasons that are not easy to define.
The Judges sector will have security teams trained to de-escalate situations and confine perpetrators. The Scandinavian prison model of correctional facilities designed to rehabilitate, shown to be highly successful when it comes to achieving low re-offending rates, can be used as an example of how to approach the matter.
To underline, crime will not vanish, but will undoubtedly decrease by a dramatic amount. There will still be victims, and the victims will feel grieved and let down that the system failed to protect them. There will still be darkness in this world. But compared to the horrors we are living in today on a daily basis all throughout capitals, cities, nations, communities, we will see unprecedented progress to a more peaceful, safe, and just society.
17) Will private property still exist? Will people have possessions?
Most certainly they will. People will work hard in their sectors and fields, and they will be entitled to a wide variety of possessions based on need and availability that will be theirs and theirs alone. Houses for instance will belong to an individual, or a family, with proportionality taken into account. No entity or other individual will have the right to take the possessions of others in any way.
People will be secure in what they own, and will not have to worry about any form of re-possession, or indeed failing to pay their bank payments to keep their house, because such a system will not exist. Pretty much all that worry, stress, and uncertainty will melt away and become a thing of the past. The only thing people will need to be concerned about is keeping their end of the bargain and providing high-quality hard work in their chosen sector, in order to ensure the functionality of society and all the goods and services people will be entitled to.
As with everything else, private property will not be purchased with money, but will be allocated based on personal circumstance. Flexibility, common sense, and co-operative reasoning will be key to ensuring that populations are satisfied with both communal resources and services, and with the private property they will have exclusive ownership and access to.
18) Will people be allowed to criticize and question the system?
Without a doubt. There will still be media, there will be total and complete freedom of expression and disagreement. If people are unhappy with, for example, how certain resources are distributed among the sectors, or unhappy with certain decisions made by the Judges, or anything at all they would like to criticize and voice their opinion on, they will have that freedom to the fullest extent.
There will be no caveats or loopholes on this promise. The freedom of expression and freedom to speak your thoughts and feelings free of any repercussion is fundamental to civilization.
In a democratic system where people vote and make choices, of course, that means that not everyone can get their way. Some opinions and views will be in the minority, and that will understandably cause frustration and discontent. Forums will be established where people unhappy with directions can voice their alternative proposals.
Creating a system free of greed, money, and corruption will inspire much more confidence that even if the vote goes against you, however, it is due to the honest democratic will of the people, rather than closed-door power consolidation. That will ease at least some of the feelings of frustration and animosity.
19) But what will be the incentive? Without at least the threat of losing out on money, won’t people just do less and less work until quality of life worsens for everyone?
Humanity has suffered under the current money-based system long enough to never forget what it means to do everything that you can but not be able to get a job; to work hard but not be able to afford your rent; or put food on the table; or pay your health bills.
We will never forget what we had to suffer to get to where we (hopefully) one day will be. Every student will be taught about the injustices of the past.
It is true that simply remembering and dreading the past is not enough to motivate generation after generation. Simply sustaining a comfortable, resourceful life is also not a sufficient motivator.
The new system will allow us not only to survive, however, but fully and truly live. To have the freedom to pursue truth when it comes to science, the universe, philosophy, spirituality, and the deepest, most profound questions of life, death, and the beyond.
Without having to fight and stress every minute of our lives about where money will come from, we will have the opportunity to delve into all these different quests. These pursuits will manifest themselves in many different ways, and be tailored and open to both individual and communal expression.
Simply put, work will not be the end all of our lives, as it is today. With the exception of a very select few, most people on this planet are suffocated by life-long stress and uncertainty that prevents them from spending time on the really important things in life.
The promise that we will live, not just survive, will be the glue that holds society together. It will motivate people to continue working to a high degree of quality. We will not only be working to have better lives than before, but to ensure that we preserve this new-found freedom.
20) If there is no money to generate opportunity for unpopular ideas or plans, does that mean that only society-backed concepts will be approved?
Certainly, some of the best inventions, artistic expressions, and ingenuities of all kinds have started off as extremely unpopular, minority concepts that have taken a long time to be accepted or appreciated by society at large.
It is not money that has allowed these ideas to eventually take off, however, but the potential to speak to people.
While sectors will invest labor and resources into goods and services that the majority of society approves of, there will be opportunities and platforms for individuals, teams, and other groups to make new suggestions. Even if their proposals are not popular and rejected by the majority of society, this does not mean that they will be prohibited.
Today individuals need to find a means to survive as they chase dreams and projects that at the time are not proving profitable. In a co-operative based world, individuals will still need to do their fair share of agreed-upon sector work, but they will never be prevented from pursuing and improving their other ideas or projects in their free time.
We will not have a perfect world where everyone’s plan or specific idea of doing things will be accepted by everyone, or implemented in any significant way. There will continue to be dreams and hopes that go unfulfilled — and sometimes society will only recognize their value much later in the future. But at least in a co-operative based world, this will not be due to a lack of money, but will simply be the result of society not being ready for some ideas in a particular point in time. Sooner or later, great ideas will rise to prominence.
21) Will there still be states, nations and countries?
Yes and no.
Current citizenship and residentship legislation is nothing short of unjust, chaotic, arbitrary, and focused solely on protecting the privilege of those lucky enough to be born in certain geographical areas, and keeping out those born in perpetual disadvantage.
Although almost always sold to the populace as a way to protect national identity and national interests, citizenship laws around the world are aimed at painting the “foreigner” as a threat that supposedly only the people in power can protect you from.
Achieving global justice in terms of resources, opportunities, and quality of life will remove the need for such restrictive isolationism, and usher in a much greater freedom of movement and positive interaction between cultures around the globe. Lip-service is sometimes played by larger western nations to this effect when political currents are favorable, but that is all that it is.
However, that does not mean that there can not be, or there should not be, officially recognized groups with shared common history, values, and traditions. They can very well continue to be recognized as nations. We can still have healthy, productive competition on the sporting stage — the Olympics and the World Cup will continue to be thrilling spectacles, especially when commercialization is removed. We will not lose our identity and pride.
22) Will there still be war between nations or groups? Will not war collapse the entire global co-operative system?
It would be impossible to make any promises when it comes to human nature.
With that said, money and the struggle for power and resources is at the root of a very large majority of wars and conflicts throughout human history. Even in conflicts where on the surface they are presented as being centered on religious, ideological, or nationalistic hostilities, if you chart the historical line down long enough, you will see the struggle for money creating the conditions for this strife.
In a free world, we still still have differences between religions, ideologies, and other dividing lines. A utopia is not possible. However, by eliminating the struggle over money, we will eradicate the underlining reason why these conflicts turn violent and lead to mass destabilization and centuries, if not millennia, of war.
23) How will you prevent total chaos and anarchy in every sphere of life when a world without money is first introduced? Would people not riot?
First, it needs to be acknowledged that this new co-operative world will only work if the vast majority of humankind is in agreement that they want this change. A simple majority will not be enough, it will have be nearly the entirety of the globe.
Yes, people will scoff at the idea of humanity achieving any kind of global harmonization, given how many divisions we have. But a large majority of those differences are created directly by the money-based, greed-powered world. A basic desire we all share is that we want to live better lives with less stress, and less toxic uncertainty and worry. For all our other disparities, this is something almost the entire world can get behind.
When the vast majority of the world is open and willing to change, this will eliminate a lot of the chaos and anarchy that such a fundamental restructuring will bring.
To handle this transition effectively, we will need to establish sector-wide changeover teams that will, based on their expertise and knowledge, create pathways to move from the money-based world to one of global co-operation.
Understandably, it will not always be a smooth process. Such a massive change will bring a lot of questions, especially for those who for many decades have been set in their ways and can not imagine not having to rely on money. There will be concerns of hoarding, riots if there is a lack of necessities, and violence without proper safety and order.
There will be three main strategies to transition into a fully operational system and prevent, as much as possible, significant tribulation.
First, there will need to be total clarity, honesty, and transparency about how the transition process will be handled in order to make sure people continue to have access to food, shelter, medicine, and everything else that is needed in life. No matter what difficulties we encounter in the first steps toward change, unless we can guarantee that no one will suffer due to the changeover, then there is nothing to be won. No one will be sacrificed for the greater good of the majority.
Second, there will need to be comprehensive and concrete transition plans set out by the sector leaders to ensure that the above-mentioned goals are achieved. There will also need to be clear contingency plans to guarantee that any delays or unexpected challenges do not result in the deprivation of essential goods and services. Even if it means transition has to happen very slowly, no one will be left behind for the sake of speeding up the process.
Lastly, the results will need to speak for themselves. When people start waking up to a world where they don’t have to obsess about money every day — or any day ever again, when they suddenly have access to goods and services they never though they would have for free — this itself will provide proof, hope, and trust in the co-operative system. Actions will always speak louder than words. We will lift each other up, and that will be the key to our success.
24) How would you deal with people who have an addiction to drugs, alcohol, and other substances, and need money for them?
First, just like most countries already do so today, it will have to established based on medical and scientific research what alcohol/drugs/substances and what quantities should be legal, and what kind and how much are too dangerous and harmful to the health of individuals and society.
For instance, alcohol will still be offered, but in controlled settings and quantified amounts. Those who insist on drinking obscene amounts will be prevented from doing so by safety officers, based on reason and common sense rather than arbitrary limits. They will also be offered rehabilitation.
The more detrimental drugs will simply not be produced and distributed. The only reason they are made today is for profit, to benefit the dealers financially by getting people addicted. In a world without money, there will be no need for anyone to be making dangerous drugs, as there will be no benefit for anyone.
When it comes to people who are currently addicted, they will have to receive proper rehabilitation and recovery treatment, one focused on actually helping them overcome their addictions rather than making profit for organizations or individuals.
Most people around the world agree that drugs, and harmful substances and harmful amounts of alcohol are a societal ill, and they would want to be rid of such addictions. The reason why we cannot get rid of them today is because they are a source of money for many people, and in a world that depends on money, that will never really change, no matter what policies are introduced. But once money is removed, we will start seeing the phasing out and elimination of drug and addiction issues.
25) What if many people refuse this proposed change, or no matter what is explained to them, they do not abide by the rules of the new world?
Long-term, the transformation of the mind-frame will begin with a complete overhaul of the educational system, one that for the first time will actually be focused on cultivating values of co-operation and unity, rather than drilling children and young adults into a dog-eats-dog rat race. It will be a generational change, rather than something we will witness overnight, but it will be a journey well worth it.
As for individuals that simply refuse to abide by a co-operative world, refuse to work and refuse to engage in responsible resource sharing, then expert councils in the Justice sector will need to determine what will be the correct response on a one-to-one basis. There could be mental health or abuse issues that need care and treatment before it can be expected that individuals can fully integrate into the system.
There could also be people who with a clear mind simply decide they do not want to live in a co-operative world without money — and that is fine. Those who wish to live on their own in nature, or forge their own path whatever it may look like, will be free to do so. No one will be compelled or forced into anything.
Violence will of course not be tolerated, however, and any physical threats by groups or individuals against others will be responded to by defense and safety teams.
People will have freedom to make their own choices, but in a co-operative world without money, they will be able to experience and see first hand that such a world offers the truest extent of freedom and unlocks human potential to its greatest capacity.
26) How will you motivate people to embrace change, since so many are resistant to any kind of change?
A very popular claim about the human condition is that humans are resistant to change, even if that change appears to promise very good things for themselves and their close ones. It is cited as one of the main reasons why we can never expect to see profound transformation in our world, because no matter how much planning we undertake, the majority of people will simply not want to endanger their existing comforts for the sake of any kind of change.
But that is not the human condition. This is conditioning that stems from a money-based and money-obsessed world, where every need and want depends on money.
We are constantly in fear of losing what we have, even if it is very little. When we are offered or presented with greener pastures, we are beset by a multitude of worries. Something is always telling us that embracing change will threaten our health, housing situation, ability to purchase food, water, clothing — and that “something” is quite specifically a world in which our access to life’s necessities, wants, and comforts, depends entirely on our access to money.
Our fear of change is not who we are — it is who we are trained to be. The system does not really want us to embrace transformation, because any kind of major, sustained change may potentially threaten the money-based status quo.
In a money-free, co-operative world, we will have nothing to lose, and everything to gain. Losing access to money will cease to be a concept, because our access to all of life’s necessities, and all the goods and services provided by the different sectors, will be guaranteed.
It will take a lot of effort of course to convince populations, but that is the key to unlocking our courage and our freedom. When we are all in this together, when we are all working for each other, when we are the very reason why all of us will have access to everything we need from all of the sectors, then the fear of change will melt away. We will finally become who we really are — a people made to live, not just to survive.
27) How do you plan to broadcast this money-free world to the public? What is the first step?
Community building will be the main way to gain traction. Social media, internet, news companies, word of mouth, and other methods can be combined to achieve the greatest global reach. People who join in will share their own ideas about how to spread the message.
This new world will benefit absolutely everyone, and for the vast majority will transform their entire lives for the better. It is a global project, and it will need the entire world to support it and to carry the momentum forward. There is not one answer about how this project will grow, as it will evolve and change with every person and every group that joins. The idea will spread through communities, regions, and countries, until there is a truly universal consensus that this is something the vast, vast majority of the world wants to adopt.
Once that consensus is achieved, there will be elections for Judges and sector organizers who will then start formulating the details for how the transition will happen and the gradual steps we will take towards a co-operative world.
28) You will come up against politicians, world leaders, people of power who will strongly oppose switching to a world without money, as they will lose their status. What will you do? What about hostile states that could even threaten war or persecution?
There have been many ideas throughout history about how to change the world for the better, but a fundamental reason why many of them have not succeeded is because they have relied on some kind of violent revolution. They have needed force to overthrow world leaders, or have inevitably divided people and created at least two groups — those willing to fight for the change, and those who want to fight to preserve the status quo.
What is different with this vision, is that it requires simply the world to wake up to a very basic reality — that we, the people, are all the power that there is. All of the above-mentioned state powers, no matter how much money or resources or military might they believe they have, rely on one key factor — people to obey them or support them. And ultimately why do people obey or support them? For money, stability, and security, which they believe will be threatened or taken away from them if they don’t defend the status quo.
This is what is so powerful about a co-operative world. It doesn’t need a violent revolution in order to succeed, in fact the opposite. What use is money or weapons if there are literally no soldiers or technicians left to operate them? If armed forces, or any other groups employed to preserve the status quo, realize how much better off their lives, the lives of their families, and everyone they cherish will be if they join a co-operative world, there will simply be no reason for them to defend the remaining individuals of power.
Without people, there is no power. No matter how much money a person is offered to attack or arrest or oppress others, that money can ultimately only solve a handful of financial problems. A co-operative world without money will unlock goods and services in each and every sector that every person will have access to. That is a benefit that no amount of money can possibly buy. The power of money disintegrates, and so does the reason for why anyone would continue carrying out orders from world leaders and other governing entities opposed to a co-operative based world.
Essentially, people won’t need to physically fight anyone or anything. They simply need to continue doing what they are doing — building things, growing things, generating, creating, and fixing things, innovating, testing, and all the many other types of work — but instead of using their skills for money, they will progress to an infinitely better system of global co-operation that will unlock all doors.
At first it may look like a tall order, but this harmonization is what will empower the new world. We do not need to defeat other people with opposing views. We simply work to create a world that truly everyone wants to be a part of. There will be no armies or forces to beat us down, because all the people within those forces will be on our side. We, the people, are all the true power of this world, and the greatest thing we can ever do is to understand and live out that realization.
29) Will there be religious objections to a new co-operative world?
Other than money, another major motivating factor in people’s lives is religion, or spiritual beliefs. Naturally, people will have questions about how such a new world will correspond to their beliefs.
Improving the way we provide access to goods and services, as massive of a change as it will be for society, will not directly impact on any theology or religious positions, however.
While money is referenced in different scripture, there are no major religious views that base the central parts of their doctrine on the 21st century capital and credit-based system. Money as a means of exchanging goods and services has had various roles to play throughout the centuries, and has been engaged with in different ways by religions and other beliefs. That is a fact, and switching to a co-operative world in no way shape or form seeks to erase or dispute history or whatever meaning or theology has been derived from events in the past.
There is plenty for creeds around the world to approve of in the face of a system that calls for unity and helping one another, but this is not a religious movement. Nor is the ultimate vision — that we achieve a fairer world with equal access to all sectors for all people — in any way in conflict with any religion. We will never achieve utopia in this life, neither in governing systems nor in the human heart. A co-operative world will in no way replace or provide the answers to the spiritual needs and questions people hold.
What will be beneficial to all religious believers, and those without religion, however, is that a co-operative world will unlock more time and freedom for people to deepen their faith, or deepen their search for faith, or their search for answers to life’s big questions. There will be more time for meditating on truth, searching for meaning, or questioning, discussing and debating all matters of faith, life, death, the universe and existence.
30) Are we not risking too much to try this?
For the majority of the world that is starving, hungry, insecure about their next meal, overworked, underpaid, over-stressed, unsure about their housing, the security of their jobs, or the short-term and long-term well-being of themselves, their family, and their close ones — absolutely not.
What we are afraid of is that we will lose the little that we have. That fear is perfectly understandable in our current world, and it forms the chains that continue to hold us back.
What we will need is to prove the trustworthiness of this new co-operative world every step of the way. Not just in words and promises, but in actual results. From the very start of the transition process we will need to provide access to essential goods and services, and we will need to do so in a transparent, sustainable way that clearly outlines how we will continue providing for everyone.
The world has enough resources, will-power, and intelligence to achieve this, no matter how much detractors would like to claim otherwise. Every study and every statistic proves this. It is time to put an end to corruption, inequality, and apathy. It is time we embrace advancement, unity, and courage.
The Outcome: Freedom for All
For all the discussed reasons, replacing the money-based system with one focused on equality, transparency, and co-operation will dramatically improve quality of life for billions around the globe. It will create, for the first time, access for everyone to the main necessities of life across the major sectors.
We will not achieve utopia, we will remain far from a perfect world. But for the first time in human history, we will utilize our full potential as a collective — not as tribalistic competitors looking to trample on one another for our own gain, but as a united body where no one, truly no one, for any reason, gets left behind.
When we no longer have to worry about where we will get food, water, clothing, shelter, healthcare and medicine; when we are safe, have access to good transport; when we can pursue the arts, sports, and leisure; when we can ensure a better future for ourselves and the next generations through an education system focused on global co-operation, then we can finally attain what we long for: freedom.
People will be free to do whatever they want in their time off work. There will be no requirements, expectations, or obligations, and crucially this time will not be occupied by worries about the future. We will have more time to pursue scientific interests, the exploration of the mysteries of Earth and space. We will have more time for meditation, for spirituality — in whatever form we want to define it, and for searching for the answers and purposes to life in philosophy, art, and religion.
Ultimately, we are not here just to survive, to breathe, eat, work, sleep. We are more than that. We look for meaning in art, in purposeful conversations, in dreams. We look to the heavens, both the spiritual and astronomical, for our purpose in this life. We look into ourselves to find who we are, and how we relate to our fellow humans. We are more than just a collection of atoms meant to toil away for survival, building up the affluence of the few.
Whether there is something transcendental about us or not, it is time we earn our freedom to seek the answers. It is time we change the world, for our collective advancement, and for the benefit of each and every person on our planet. No one will ever be left behind again.
Action Plan
Write to your Community Leader and Elected Representative
Yes, this is common advice for a variety of political needs and concerns, but at the same time it is true that in order to change the system, we have to engage directly with the system already in place.
This means speaking to people who have elective power — representatives, legislators, councillors, anyone who is supposed to represent and defend the interests of the people before the respective governments. Community leaders can mean a whole lot of different things depending on the society, but in general it would refer to anyone who has influence over others in a community.
We need to collectively write emails, send letters, make phone calls, attend online and in-person community events where representatives and leaders are present, and let them know that we have had enough and it is time for our world to change for the better by embracing a co-operative system of sector working.
Crucially, we can not wait for the movement to take off on its own before we join and start this communication. We are the movement. You, we, all of us. It is up to us to take the first steps and start demanding that the system changes.
Different countries have different means for how representatives can be contacted. You should use the best and most convenient means available to you, whatever they look like.
Representatives need to get the message, and convey it to the government. They must know that the people are united in this cause, and that we do not accept the system as it is anymore. They must know that there is no alternative to change, and we will not support anything less.
Voting
In one sense, it is easy to see why the world is as it is. We constantly accept what we call “the lesser of two evils” when voting for political parties and candidates, and that is what we get — a system that does not work and puts profit before our lives and livelihoods.
This is how for supposedly hundreds of years of democratic voting, an ever-growing billion-strong world is controlled by the interests of an in incredibly tiny percentage. Some nations are more oppressive than others when it comes to voting, but by and large the main reason we continue to suffer under a broken, greed-based money system is because year in and year out we vote in favor of it.
That must change. It starts with petitioning community leaders and elected representatives to embrace a co-operative, money-free world, and not giving up until we bring up candidates who are ready to embrace and lead this vision.
If no matter our efforts, there are no viable candidates or parties willing to support this vision, then we must not support those that do not. We should not vote for the “lesser of two evils,” we should defend our principles and fight even harder for a better future.
Understandably that is a controversial opinion for many who will point out that refusing to vote leaves all the power in the hands of those who do vote, and vote in favor of the “greater of two evils.” People are very hesitant to allow such a thing to happen, and for good reason. It will accomplish nothing if only a small number of people refuse to vote, while everyone else continues giving their support to candidates and parties refusing to oppose the money-based system.
As established from the beginning, we need everyone on board with this vision. It is not enough for half, or 60, or even 70 or 80 percent of people to want to switch to a money-free world; it is not enough if significant percentages of people remain opposed and continue voting for the current system.
We need dialogue, we need discussions, we need to build unity and solidarity. We must not allow the current system to go unchallenged. No matter how much we are told that these ideas are fanciful or unrealistic, what unites virtually all of mankind is that we are being disadvantaged and exploited by the money-based system. Some can see this clearly, but many others right now have given into the well-designed fabrication that there is no alternative to this system, and attempting to establish an alternative will lead to a complete breakdown of civilization.
So the most important thing is that we engage in conversation, open people’s eyes, and convince them that we should no longer embrace the current system but try a co-operative world free of money.
Does this mean there are no extreme situations where people feel they must vote and back a “lesser of two evils” candidate as a matter of life and death? No. This is not a blanket call to never vote for a money-supporting candidate no matter what. Common sense and reason should always prevail above all. However, if there is no alternative to a money-based candidate, and reluctantly we have to vote for the “lesser of two evils,” then we need to triple our efforts in convincing others, and in petitioning elected leaders for change.
Discussion, engagement, petitioning, and support for leaders and candidates who back a money-free world: that is what is necessary to transform our world into one where all people everywhere are taken care of.
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