Imagine that the time is somewhere in the 12th or 13th century in feudal Europe. You are a traveler from the future, coming into that time. Your base is, perhaps, the late 19th century. You are meeting with people of different social locations, and your task is to introduce them to the absolutely revolutionary and [...]
Archive for the ‘Resource Based Economy’ Category
Douglas Mallette Lectures on a Resource Based Economy
I filmed this lecture and interview together with The Zeitgeist Movement in Oslo, Norway. Douglas Mallette gives here a somewhat deeper look into what a resource based economy is, how technology will play a role, and how RBE can be implemented in society. The lecture: The interview:
The Trust Economy
12 Jan 2012 at 18:03
Kelly MacInnis
Debt, Love, Monetary System, Money, Ownership, Resource Based Economy, Society, Spirituality, Transition
Summary: Something big is coming. It can be really good or it can be really bad. This is a detailed outline of the good. The Trust Economy offers: • A simple, elegant, fast, and peaceful solution to the world wide financial crises. • A workable answer to the demands of the 99% that can be [...]
How The Monetary System Works
27 Oct 2011 at 23:35
Harald Sandø
Environment, Monetary System, Money, Ownership, Resource Based Economy, Society, Transition
This blog is mainly about focussing positively on a resource based economy, how it works, and how it can be implemented. Still, there seems to be a dire need to address the workings of our present monetary system, since some people doesn’t seem to grasp how detrimental this system is to our society, our health [...]
A Conversation About The Venus Project with Jacque Fresco and Roxanne Meadows
30 Sep 2011 at 11:14
Harald Sandø
Jacque Fresco, Questions, Resource Based Economy, Roxanne Meadows, Society, Sustainability, The Venus Project, Transition
In this interview, Jacque Fresco and Roxanne Meadows of The Venus Project answers some inquisitive questions about everything from design to decision making, with the interviewer playing ‘devils advocate’. The interview aims to get answers to questions not answered before by The Venus Project. All images and designs in the video is attributed to The Venus Project [...]
The Awakening of Humanity
22 Sep 2011 at 10:49
Harald Sandø
Love, Monetary System, Money, Ownership, Planet, Questions, Resource Based Economy, Science, Spirituality, Sustainability, Technology, Transition
“How can we get a resource based moneyless economy without a global totalitarian dictatorial regime? Wouldn’t we have to kill off populations to preserve resources for others?” Someone asked this recently. It’s a very good question, and one I’ve been asking myself several times. The only answer I can come up with to this is this: [...]
A Desert Island
04 Jul 2011 at 21:56
Harald Sandø
Environment, Monetary System, Resource Based Economy, Society, Sustainability
This article is extracts from a longer discussion on The World Freedom Demo group on Facebook. You might also want to read the post ‘Will a Resource Based Economy Work?‘, for a more in depth look at RBE. Picture a group of 100 people on a desert island. They only have what nature provides. There [...]
Will a Resource Based Economy Work?
17 Jun 2011 at 16:29
Harald Sandø
Environment, Money, Ownership, Planet, Resource Based Economy, Society, Sustainability, Technology
There has been a longer discussion recently in this article whether a resource based economy will work or not. And the opposer’s argument was largely centered around a notion that in RBE there will be no contracts, that people can just walk away from their ‘job’, and that this will lead to a lack of [...]
The Venus Project and The Zeitgeist Movement splitting up
20 Apr 2011 at 13:13
Harald Sandø
Jacque Fresco, Love, Money, Planet, Resource Based Economy, Roxanne Meadows, Society, Technology, The Venus Project, The Zeitgeist Movement
The Venus Project and The Zeitgeist Movement is ‘splitting up’. Personally, I think this is a good thing. Ever since I heard about The Venus Project (TVP), The Zeitgeist Movement (TZM) and a Resource Based Economy (RBE), I thought that TZM should not be “the activist arm” of TVP. Rather, TZM should be “the activist arm” [...]
The Resource Based GIFT Economy
08 Apr 2011 at 02:26
Harald Sandø
Planet, Resource Based Economy, Society, Spirituality, Technology, The Venus Project, Transition
Resource based economy A resource based economy is a system based on the assessment of available resources and the development and distribution of those resources. A ‘resource’ can be a natural resource, like wind, oil, sun, water, plants and minerals. It can also be a human resource in the form of human ingenuity, human labour and human compassion. Lastly, it [...]
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