0:00:04.616,0:00:10.240 A practical Strategy for Communicating RBE Concepts by Jen Wilding 0:00:16.148,0:00:18.646 Hi. Ok. 0:00:19.984,0:00:22.105 By a quick show of hands. 0:00:22.105,0:00:23.986 How many people on this room have introduced somebody 0:00:23.986,0:00:27.307 to the concept of a resource-based economic model and 0:00:27.307,0:00:33.361 as a result you received a response of sincere gratitude from the person? 0:00:33.361,0:00:35.991 You were told 'thank you for sharing this with me'. 0:00:36.576,0:00:38.963 Ok good. 0:00:38.963,0:00:42.098 Well I don't know how many of you have actually shared... 0:00:42.098,0:00:44.392 How many of you (up) have shared this with other people? 0:00:44.392,0:00:47.415 Ok, so not everyone has received that response. 0:00:47.415,0:00:50.294 But hopefully I'm gonna help you out with that. 0:00:50.294,0:00:55.333 So now, how many people may have received feedback at all 0:00:55.333,0:00:58.143 similar to this note of gratitude I'm gonna read to you? 0:00:59.066,0:01:03.274 I just wanna thank you for posting the facebook status: 0:01:03.274,0:01:06.595 'WAKE UP YOU IGNORANT SHEEPLES BEFORE WE ALL DIE' 0:01:08.103,0:01:11.192 Followed by eleven exclamation points 0:01:11.192,0:01:14.281 because if you haven't done that myself, my wife and two children 0:01:14.281,0:01:17.392 might not have watched the fourteen youtube links 0:01:17.392,0:01:20.829 you posted in the two hours following that and thus 0:01:20.829,0:01:24.521 discovered this new resource-based economic paradigm, 0:01:24.521,0:01:27.632 information that has been life-changing for us. 0:01:27.632,0:01:31.696 I shatter to think that if your status had been typed 0:01:31.696,0:01:33.878 into lower case letters instead of all caps, 0:01:33.878,0:01:38.429 we might still be in the dark today about solutions that offer 0:01:38.429,0:01:41.285 encouraging possibilities to all mankind. 0:01:41.285,0:01:45.581 So, I don't think any of you identify with that. 0:01:45.581,0:01:49.366 Fortunately! and this is not a real post 0:01:49.366,0:01:53.685 but unfortunately it was modeled after some people's real posts. 0:01:53.685,0:01:58.422 No one here I'm sure... and I bring this up as an extreme example of 0:01:58.422,0:02:03.228 how our strategy for communicating information 0:02:03.228,0:02:06.851 has a direct impact on wheter or not someone is open 0:02:06.851,0:02:10.589 to considering the information you have to offer. 0:02:10.589,0:02:17.114 And I bring this up as an extreme example to illustrate that in particular. 0:02:17.114,0:02:20.922 And what's... even though this is nothing new 0:02:20.922,0:02:24.800 (that the way you communicate makes a difference) 0:02:24.800,0:02:27.958 as a US coordinator one of the most frequent question 0:02:27.958,0:02:32.035 I'm asked by people is: How do I communicate this information 0:02:32.035,0:02:35.434 in a way that my friends, relatives and coworkers 0:02:35.434,0:02:38.128 will be more likely to receive it? 0:02:38.128,0:02:41.123 So, I've been invited to offer some advice to, perhaps, 0:02:41.123,0:02:43.724 optimize your communication strategy 0:02:43.724,0:02:47.462 which I offer to you in six parts. 0:02:47.462,0:02:49.924 Part one is Adjusting Your Expectations 0:02:49.924,0:02:53.035 When trying to contribute to an evolution 0:02:53.035,0:02:56.286 you have to consider a major component that has been prevalent 0:02:56.286,0:02:59.908 in our own existing evolution up until now 0:02:59.908,0:03:05.109 and that is the component that humans have a history 0:03:05.109,0:03:08.360 of exhibiting symptoms of... and that is 0:03:08.360,0:03:11.565 'Neofobia'. 0:03:11.565,0:03:15.187 Actually not this kind, a different kind 0:03:15.187,0:03:20.249 and by that I mean: The fear of new things or experiences 0:03:20.249,0:03:25.334 and as a related condition, there is a related condition also called 0:03:25.334,0:03:28.771 'The Status Quo Bias' which is very similar to that 0:03:28.771,0:03:31.325 and so I'm sure you have experienced with people who 0:03:31.325,0:03:34.947 are exhibiting both Neofobia and perhaps the Status Quo Bias 0:03:34.947,0:03:38.755 So Neofobia [is] the fear of new things or experiences and 0:03:38.755,0:03:41.658 Status Quo Bias [is] a cognitive bias for the status quo, 0:03:41.658,0:03:45.744 in other words, people tend no to change an alredy established behaviour 0:03:45.744,0:03:48.995 and tend to go with default programming 0:03:48.995,0:03:53.059 and traditionally this fear of new things 0:03:53.059,0:03:56.147 is someone indigenous to our human limbic system 0:03:56.147,0:04:00.628 which is related to our emotion and memory mind 0:04:00.628,0:04:04.019 and has been helpful keeping us -in an evolutionary sense- 0:04:04.019,0:04:07.269 from an early demise as a result of eating unfamiliar berries 0:04:07.269,0:04:10.729 that might be poisonous, yet 0:04:10.729,0:04:13.164 as we are discovering 0:04:13.164,0:04:16.418 It has been decidedly unhelpful 0:04:16.418,0:04:20.156 when needing to update crippled socio-economic systems. 0:04:27.694,0:04:32.579 So here are some potentials causes of neofobia 0:04:32.579,0:04:34.808 and status quo bias. 0:04:34.808,0:04:40.079 risk aversion, regret avoidance, transactional costs 0:04:40.079,0:04:43.794 ad psychological commitment or learning curve. 0:04:44.456,0:04:49.483 Here is an example of Neofobia as its finest in history 0:04:49.483,0:04:52.200 and this is from an article called "Enhancing Humanity" 0:04:52.200,0:04:54.522 written by the professor Raymond Tallis, quoted 0:04:54.522,0:04:57.610 "In Victorian times, it was anticipated that going 0:04:57.610,0:05:01.514 through a dark tunnel in a train at high speed (48 km/h) 0:05:01.514,0:05:04.785 would be such a shocking experience that 0:05:04.785,0:05:08.524 people would come out the other side irreversibly damaged". 0:05:08.893,0:05:13.493 This was an actual fear of travel by rail. 0:05:13.493,0:05:16.331 So this is what you are working with 0:05:16.331,0:05:19.437 and so when I say adjust your expectations 0:05:19.437,0:05:23.454 just know that it's a natural part of humans, 0:05:23.454,0:05:26.078 a natural part of evolution even, you know, 0:05:26.078,0:05:29.305 to be skpectical of new things 'cause they may not be good for us. 0:05:29.997,0:05:32.881 Knowing this challenge, how can we enhance 0:05:32.881,0:05:36.109 our communication strategy to be more effective? 0:05:36.109,0:05:39.545 and to answer this question we can look to other information 0:05:39.545,0:05:42.703 about human behavior for clues. 0:05:42.703,0:05:45.443 So I'm going to ask you this... 0:05:45.443,0:05:50.157 Can you guess the most addictive human behaviour? 0:05:51.588,0:05:54.778 No, it's not cigarette smoking. 0:05:54.778,0:05:57.564 It's not eating sweets 0:05:57.564,0:06:00.350 (although breathing is a good one I don't think it made the list) 0:06:00.350,0:06:03.416 Drinking coffee, no. 0:06:04.708,0:06:08.454 [Sex:] It came close 0:06:08.454,0:06:12.402 we know showers vote. 0:06:13.233,0:06:17.332 Being right! 0:06:17.732,0:06:20.273 There was no formal study per se, 0:06:20.273,0:06:22.665 it was more an informal survey of a few close friends 0:06:22.665,0:06:25.995 but I think the results have merit in this conversation 0:06:25.995,0:06:29.306 and I actually dare you to prove me wrong. 0:06:30.475,0:06:34.391 So stay with me because this is leading us into part two, 0:06:34.391,0:06:38.176 which is... 0:06:41.130,0:06:44.259 Part two is Adopt the Quality of "Brilliant" 0:06:44.259,0:06:47.441 didn't you know you could do this? 0:06:47.441,0:06:51.388 as many of you know this is something that is desirable. 0:06:52.280,0:06:56.477 Adopting the quality of brilliant... and so... 0:06:56.477,0:07:01.047 let's think of what that's actually comprised of. 0:07:03.124,0:07:06.202 Maybe this is something you've heard or perhaps 0:07:06.202,0:07:09.012 said about someone, an author or speaker 0:07:09.012,0:07:11.780 that you have thought was brilliant: 0:07:11.780,0:07:15.049 "This guy (or gal) is saying some of the same things 0:07:15.049,0:07:17.975 I've been telling people for years, 0:07:17.975,0:07:22.270 He or she puts all together so well; he or she is therefore brilliant!". 0:07:22.270,0:07:26.171 Do you see the connection? Right? 0:07:27.033,0:07:30.096 So, if you were to go to that in your mind, 0:07:30.096,0:07:32.719 You might had even said that about Peter Joseph 0:07:32.719,0:07:37.224 as I know many of you are perhaps here as a result of watching his movies. 0:07:37.224,0:07:39.255 I hear this said about him all the time, 0:07:39.255,0:07:41.311 I have stated this about him at the time 0:07:41.311,0:07:45.328 So basically it comes down to this: It really feels good to be right! 0:07:45.328,0:07:51.306 and we tend to listen to people who make us right, basically 0:07:51.306,0:07:56.195 who validate an aspect of our existing view of the world. 0:07:58.980,0:08:02.534 So I'm gonna talk about belief systems, our view of the world 0:08:02.534,0:08:05.808 belief systems as a worldview. This is sort of a map 0:08:05.808,0:08:11.032 and note the map is not the terrirory, famously. 0:08:11.032,0:08:13.935 Since we are born we begin developing our worldview, 0:08:13.935,0:08:17.209 how the world works, what our relationship to the world is 0:08:17.209,0:08:20.483 and in order for us to first learn something new, 0:08:20.483,0:08:24.198 we need to have some orientation of the new idea 0:08:24.198,0:08:27.193 to our current worldview, our reference. 0:08:27.193,0:08:29.655 A wise friend once told me that he'd heard 0:08:29.655,0:08:32.395 that the ultimate sign of intelligence in a person was 0:08:32.395,0:08:36.574 having the abbility to honestly try on another's person worldview 0:08:36.574,0:08:40.382 a different opposing view temporarily 0:08:40.382,0:08:44.307 without any fear or obligation to take it on as his own. 0:08:44.307,0:08:48.417 So just trying it on and seeing how that person thinks. 0:08:48.417,0:08:51.156 So I want you to imagine how the effort of trying on 0:08:51.156,0:08:55.011 the worldview of others can contribute to your communication. 0:08:57.134,0:09:01.299 So, how can you adopt this quality of brilliant? 0:09:01.299,0:09:06.366 Well you can set out to make someone 'right' instead of make them 'wrong' 0:09:06.366,0:09:09.547 and try to start out with agreement... 0:09:09.547,0:09:13.424 and you do this by finding and ackowleding shared values 0:09:13.424,0:09:16.931 within their existing worldview. 0:09:17.977,0:09:20.646 And why does this work? 0:09:20.646,0:09:23.850 Because it gives us those good feelings, 0:09:23.850,0:09:26.242 it gives that person a sense of: 0:09:26.242,0:09:29.887 'well this person does have some 0:09:29.887,0:09:33.437 good points on this particular aspect'. 0:09:33.914,0:09:38.804 Some keys to natural brillance are that you really need 0:09:38.804,0:09:41.915 to be a good listener in a conversation with someone, 0:09:41.915,0:09:44.864 so that you can learn what their worldview is, 0:09:44.864,0:09:47.488 find out what's important to them. 0:09:47.488,0:09:50.367 And you wanna find areas of authentic agreement 0:09:50.367,0:09:54.826 and then contribute authentic agreement to the conversation 0:09:54.826,0:09:58.471 and basically it means that authenticity is important 0:09:58.471,0:10:00.747 because I know when someone is being fake with me 0:10:00.747,0:10:02.744 just as much as I'm sure you do. 0:10:02.744,0:10:05.460 If someone is just trying to be manipulative 0:10:05.460,0:10:07.942 and there's not need to in this case. 0:10:07.942,0:10:11.514 We are talking about things that people have shared values in regard to. 0:10:11.660,0:10:15.724 There is common ground to be found so all you have to do is 0:10:15.724,0:10:18.696 find where the authentic common ground is. 0:10:20.511,0:10:24.292 So I wanna review some shared values that 0:10:24.292,0:10:27.380 you are gonna find in our resource-based economic model 0:10:27.380,0:10:31.258 what we are advocating, what we desire and also 0:10:31.258,0:10:35.507 if you'd listen to a lot of other people and what they are looking for 0:10:35.507,0:10:38.943 is basically the same thing in one form or another 0:10:38.943,0:10:42.519 and if not all of these things, some of these things. So... 0:10:42.519,0:10:46.327 Human equality, efficiency or sustainability, 0:10:46.327,0:10:50.112 scientific proof or evidence, health and well being 0:10:50.112,0:10:53.363 and freedom for personal contribution. 0:10:53.363,0:10:57.821 And let's see (just as a reminder or refresher) 0:10:57.821,0:11:01.978 let's quickly review the characteristics of a resource-based economic model, 0:11:01.978,0:11:04.927 which are: no money or market system, 0:11:04.927,0:11:10.244 automation of labor, technological unification of Earth 0:11:10.244,0:11:15.190 via "systems approach", access over property 0:11:15.190,0:11:19.253 (so basically having access to resources vs having to own them), 0:11:19.253,0:11:23.758 self contained or localized city and production systems, 0:11:23.758,0:11:28.054 and science as the methodology for governance. 0:11:28.623,0:11:35.322 So that's basically, you know, what you would be leading into in a communication 0:11:35.322,0:11:41.753 after you start with an agreement from a shared value. 0:11:42.691,0:11:45.100 And we are gonna move to part 3 and them I'm gonna sort of 0:11:45.100,0:11:47.953 give some examples of how all this fits into a conversation. 0:11:47.953,0:11:52.202 Comparing a Resource Based Economy concept 0:11:52.202,0:11:55.151 to an existing or familiar concept. 0:11:55.151,0:11:57.566 And this is challenging because it is hard to find 0:11:57.566,0:12:02.768 where in our current system there are things to tap into 0:12:02.768,0:12:05.507 that people can relate to. 0:12:05.507,0:12:08.028 So I'll give you a few examples, 0:12:08.028,0:12:11.289 the reason that the fish or sea animals don't eat each other 0:12:11.289,0:12:14.052 at the New England Aquarium. 0:12:14.052,0:12:18.093 and this aquarium is a four-story coral reef exhibit 0:12:18.093,0:12:20.581 that includes over 6,000 sea animals 0:12:20.581,0:12:24.362 and I was there visiting a little over a year ago 0:12:24.362,0:12:28.844 and a child asked this question of the aquarium stuff: 0:12:28.844,0:12:32.489 Why don't the fish and sea animals that would normally 0:12:32.489,0:12:36.274 be eaten each other in the ocean do this in the tank? 0:12:36.274,0:12:42.752 and how do you maintain your stock for this (or the fish)? 0:12:42.752,0:12:49.649 The answer was that the reason is they have modified their behaviour 0:12:49.649,0:12:53.480 is because the acquarium stuff is diligent to ensure that 0:12:53.480,0:12:57.938 all of the species are well fed with food that they are satisfied with 0:12:57.938,0:13:01.259 and since they are already taking care of in this way 0:13:01.259,0:13:04.556 there's no need for them to feed on each other, 0:13:04.556,0:13:08.132 they can now swim side by side without a problem. 0:13:08.655,0:13:13.542 So, do you think fish are smarter than humans would be in a similar scenario? 0:13:15.111,0:13:18.488 Just something to think about. 0:13:18.488,0:13:22.439 That was the human nature argument. 0:13:22.770,0:13:27.381 Or this one: I personally find more freedom in not owning 0:13:27.381,0:13:31.050 my own shopping cart that I would trying to lug it 0:13:31.050,0:13:33.558 to the store with every trip. 0:13:33.558,0:13:36.251 You know we can start to realize that we already accept 0:13:36.251,0:13:42.497 sharting property as a freedom in certain present day contexts. 0:13:42.497,0:13:45.400 So that makes it easier to consider that an idea 0:13:45.400,0:13:48.442 could be expanded upon within a proved outcome. 0:13:48.442,0:13:51.716 So then you might think: well, are there other ways 0:13:51.716,0:13:55.013 in which this might be useful? 0:13:55.013,0:13:58.658 That we would be sharing resources where we need them 0:13:58.658,0:14:01.909 and not needing to own them. 0:14:01.909,0:14:05.555 You know, there is actually more freedom in that concept 0:14:05.555,0:14:08.434 and we embrace it, I don't know anybody that would say 0:14:08.434,0:14:12.358 No I have to have my own shopping cart, this is ridiculous. 0:14:13.373,0:14:16.708 You know, so, food for thought. 0:14:19.235,0:14:22.993 Also children offer a great example of how humans 0:14:22.993,0:14:26.151 might behave when they aren't required to have jobs. 0:14:26.151,0:14:30.005 Notice they don't usually have much paperwork represented in their play 0:14:30.005,0:14:33.302 and there is probably not call to the insurance company 0:14:33.302,0:14:35.439 that check coverage details. 0:14:35.439,0:14:38.016 We can learn so much from little people. 0:14:38.016,0:14:42.010 But they do play to be helpful with each other 0:14:42.010,0:14:45.841 and it is a sense of work, except that it's work they are enjoying. 0:14:45.841,0:14:48.512 You know, they'd love to be doing that for real, 0:14:48.512,0:14:50.694 as an adult thing to do. 0:14:50.694,0:14:53.736 but it's not something that, you know... 0:14:53.736,0:14:56.244 the kids aren't... they are playing. 0:14:56.244,0:14:58.798 I don't know how many people's kids just sit around 0:14:58.798,0:15:01.074 and watch football all day long, 0:15:01.074,0:15:04.533 and then they never leave the house at this age. 0:15:04.533,0:15:07.622 Although that would be more convenient for some parents. 0:15:07.622,0:15:09.549 No, they are pretty active so I think 0:15:09.549,0:15:12.451 they offer a good example when people say, you know, 0:15:12.451,0:15:16.050 isn't everybody gonna be lazy if there aren't any jobs? 0:15:19.219,0:15:23.597 Part four is to make use of the Socratic Method 0:15:23.597,0:15:27.173 a.k.a. (otherwise known as) Ask Questions, 0:15:27.173,0:15:30.540 and really listen for the answers. 0:15:30.540,0:15:35.114 Asking questions encourages critical thinking on the part of both parties, 0:15:35.114,0:15:37.622 but in order to really be effective, you need to 0:15:37.622,0:15:40.222 actively listen for the answers to questions 0:15:40.222,0:15:44.588 and then formulate a new response based on those answers 0:15:44.588,0:15:47.188 instead of just waiting for your turn to speak. 0:15:48.742,0:15:51.229 So, in order to kind of illustrate this, 0:15:51.229,0:15:54.363 I'm gonna give you some examples of communication exchanges 0:15:54.363,0:15:57.057 based on real things that had come up of people 0:15:57.057,0:16:01.306 who after you sort of introduced the concept of a Resource Based Economy 0:16:01.306,0:16:03.396 or maybe they just watched one of Peter's films 0:16:03.396,0:16:05.695 they have different kind of reactions to them 0:16:05.695,0:16:08.017 so I'll give you some examples. 0:16:08.571,0:16:10.850 You know: Won't everyone be just as lazy 0:16:10.850,0:16:13.009 in a Resource Based Economy? 0:16:13.009,0:16:19.232 You ask yourself: What are the shared values or concerns behind this response? 0:16:19.232,0:16:21.879 And this is really what you wanna look for. 0:16:21.879,0:16:27.405 Human Equality, it would be unfair for some people to be doing work 0:16:27.405,0:16:32.862 or not contributing and just benefiting, 0:16:32.862,0:16:35.230 and I think that's kind of the view so 0:16:35.230,0:16:40.664 the human equality, and also that place into sustainability 0:16:40.664,0:16:43.334 if everybody wouldn't just be lazy in a RBE 0:16:43.334,0:16:47.792 you know, what would really get done? what would really happen? 0:16:47.792,0:16:50.207 Would that be any place I wanna live? 0:16:50.207,0:16:52.994 And of course you here are people that already get this 0:16:52.994,0:16:56.662 but this is just trying to tap into how you might 0:16:56.662,0:16:59.728 respond to this in a way that is tapping into those shared values. 0:17:01.636,0:17:06.763 So you might, again I suggest a response that includes 0:17:06.763,0:17:09.759 the shared value acknowledged and start with an agreement 0:17:09.759,0:17:13.613 I agree and in order for this new system to sustain itself, 0:17:13.613,0:17:16.817 you can't have one group benefiting over another group. 0:17:16.817,0:17:21.067 It has to be a fair system where everyone is reaping equal benefits. 0:17:21.067,0:17:24.782 And what I actually like about an RBE model is that 0:17:24.782,0:17:27.615 the issue of equality is addressed in the design. 0:17:28.246,0:17:33.954 The idea is to reduce human labor using an efficient system design 0:17:33.954,0:17:37.135 and technology so that the necessary jobs that no one enjoys 0:17:37.135,0:17:39.643 become completely automated. 0:17:39.643,0:17:41.988 And this leaves jobs that people enjoy like teaching, 0:17:41.988,0:17:44.983 creating art, creating music, developing technology, gardening 0:17:44.983,0:17:50.486 - work that mostly would not require a rigid, stressful schedule, 0:17:50.486,0:17:54.411 or that could be shared in shifts perhaps with others 0:17:54.411,0:17:56.825 to allow for family and social time. 0:17:58.054,0:18:00.842 And then I would pose a question: 0:18:00.842,0:18:03.164 Do you feel that in that scenario people would still choose 0:18:03.164,0:18:07.272 to lay around instead of making a pleasurable contribution? 0:18:08.611,0:18:11.663 So that's just one example of how to approach 0:18:11.663,0:18:16.446 that particular person to open up the conversation. 0:18:17.384,0:18:20.928 Another one is: But technology hasn't improved life; 0:18:20.928,0:18:23.695 it's made things worse. 0:18:23.695,0:18:26.431 So, I'd like to think in what would be the shared 0:18:26.431,0:18:30.657 concerns of values behind this kind of a response? 0:18:32.119,0:18:36.833 Well-being, because we know technology today replaces jobs 0:18:36.833,0:18:40.618 which are tied to income which causes people 0:18:40.618,0:18:43.149 to have a lower standard of living. 0:18:43.503,0:18:47.468 So there is a concern for well being underlying that statement 0:18:47.468,0:18:51.137 and making a personal contribution 0:18:51.137,0:18:54.293 also it may be when they say it's made things worse, 0:18:54.724,0:18:59.450 you know the evils that technology is used for, such as in warfare. 0:18:59.450,0:19:02.216 So our response might be: 0:19:02.216,0:19:05.719 I agree. There is a lot of technology in existence today 0:19:05.719,0:19:08.227 that does more harm than good. 0:19:08.227,0:19:11.478 Military weapons are a prime example, in additions to machines 0:19:11.478,0:19:15.170 stealing jobs from humans, and thus taking away needed income. 0:19:15.170,0:19:18.095 However in a Resource Based Economic Model, the need 0:19:18.095,0:19:23.343 for weapons to secure land or resources becomes obsolete. 0:19:23.343,0:19:26.919 Technology created for this purpose would be obsolete 0:19:26.919,0:19:30.170 and since humans would no longer need to work to earn money 0:19:30.170,0:19:33.699 in order to live confortably, I think in those circunstances 0:19:33.699,0:19:36.272 we'd welcome the machines to do the labor 0:19:36.272,0:19:39.225 that we don't enjoy or that is unsafe. 0:19:39.517,0:19:44.554 Then Imagine what good things could be done by machines 0:19:44.554,0:19:49.512 if money wasn't in existence or money is no object. 0:19:51.379,0:19:58.219 Also, to give a current example of where technology 0:19:58.219,0:20:01.099 can be used for really amazing things. 0:20:01.099,0:20:04.117 Technicians are already in the process of perfecting technology 0:20:04.117,0:20:06.996 that allows for the "printing" of vital human organs 0:20:06.996,0:20:10.085 such as kidneys. And that's just one example. 0:20:10.085,0:20:14.195 But, you know, it took a tremendous advancement 0:20:14.195,0:20:17.678 to get there (in techonology), 0:20:17.678,0:20:21.068 So, do we really want to all lump it into evil and bad? 0:20:21.068,0:20:25.070 So these are some things you can bring up in that conversation. 0:20:27.536,0:20:31.470 As a Christian, I think we need to take into account God's Will. 0:20:32.239,0:20:35.463 As a response, so [what are] the shared values or concepts 0:20:35.463,0:20:38.460 behind this response? 0:20:39.722,0:20:42.569 Could be human equality, could be well being 0:20:42.569,0:20:44.590 as you are talking to the person you can kind of 0:20:44.590,0:20:47.539 get what that means to them. 0:20:47.539,0:20:51.881 And so, here is some one way that you might approach it. 0:20:53.296,0:20:59.990 Jesus is a great example of an advocate for a Resource-Based Economic Model 0:20:59.990,0:21:04.419 per scriptures. So, for example: 0:21:04.419,0:21:06.788 "For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, 0:21:06.788,0:21:08.738 I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, 0:21:08.738,0:21:12.494 I was a stranger and you invited me in". - Matthew 25:35 0:21:12.494,0:21:15.379 Note that he doesn't say you gave me a great 0:21:15.379,0:21:18.228 competitive discount on these things... 0:21:20.004,0:21:22.399 So it is within. 0:21:24.192,0:21:28.034 He also multiplied the fishes and the loaves at that one event 0:21:28.034,0:21:30.240 which sort of makes me think he'd dig this whole 0:21:30.240,0:21:33.630 post-scarcity aspect of it. Eliminating poverty, 0:21:33.630,0:21:37.183 and allowing multitudes of people to have free access of food, 0:21:37.183,0:21:40.666 shelter and healthcare. In fact, the only time 0:21:40.666,0:21:43.150 he really gets angry that I recall es when he kicks 0:21:43.150,0:21:46.262 the money exchangers out of the temple. 0:21:47.062,0:21:49.513 And then you pose a question: 0:21:49.513,0:21:52.694 So, what do you think he'd say about it? 0:21:52.694,0:21:55.318 In that framework, and I think you'd be surprised 0:21:55.318,0:22:00.171 that they may be a little bit more opened to further discussion on it. 0:22:00.171,0:22:02.539 Next. 0:22:02.539,0:22:06.417 We need to embrace a true free market 0:22:06.417,0:22:10.178 and individual sovereignty and things will improve if we do this. 0:22:10.178,0:22:13.220 So some shared values and concerns behind this response 0:22:13.220,0:22:16.030 if someone is saying: no, we really need to 0:22:16.030,0:22:19.745 see what the true market has to offer and focus on that. 0:22:21.022,0:22:24.621 This is more the anarchocapitalist libertarian response 0:22:24.621,0:22:28.290 and I know it well 'cause I used to be in that thing. 0:22:29.936,0:22:36.421 Human equality is definetly in there as an underlying atribute 0:22:37.575,0:22:40.805 that they are seeking. Freedom of personal contribution 0:22:40.805,0:22:44.637 is definetly something that they are seeking in this response 0:22:44.637,0:22:49.699 and it's something that is a shared value of a resource-based economy. 0:22:51.284,0:22:54.552 Response: I also greatly value individual freedom 0:22:54.552,0:22:57.431 and also agree that a well-designed system will negate 0:22:57.431,0:23:01.332 the need for laws that unnecessarily restrict freedom. 0:23:01.332,0:23:06.046 These are actually among the very reasons I support moving to a 0:23:06.046,0:23:09.436 global resource-based economic model. 0:23:09.436,0:23:12.106 We are technically capable of moving to a system 0:23:12.106,0:23:14.730 that would remove the reward incentive for crime 0:23:14.730,0:23:17.864 and bump everyone up to a high quality of living 0:23:17.864,0:23:22.462 - allowing for more freedom than most have in our monetary system, 0:23:22.462,0:23:25.759 where we have to have money in order to make money 0:23:25.759,0:23:29.939 and we become enslaved to labor through debt to survive. 0:23:29.939,0:23:34.188 So I'd be thrilled to have only Natural Laws to answer to 0:23:34.188,0:23:38.275 and an inherent freedom to pursue my passions in tandem with 0:23:38.275,0:23:41.735 contributing to an overall healthy enviroment. 0:23:41.735,0:23:44.322 So those values are definetly there and represented. 0:23:44.322,0:23:48.147 The very thing that they are concerned about is 0:23:48.147,0:23:52.509 acknowledged in the design of what we are advocating. 0:23:54.001,0:23:57.663 Ok here is the other piece of it, we have to know when to walk away. 0:23:59.401,0:24:02.052 Walk away when the person... 0:24:02.052,0:24:04.676 (and this is what they look like to us 0:24:04.676,0:24:06.975 when they are acting this way, anyway I think) 0:24:06.975,0:24:09.610 ...is not asking any questions, they are just making statements. 0:24:09.610,0:24:11.921 ...they are asking questions, 0:24:11.921,0:24:14.986 but they don't appear interested in sincere responses. 0:24:14.986,0:24:18.445 (they really aren't interested in what you have to say) or 0:24:18.445,0:24:21.654 ...They are attempting to insult you. 0:24:21.762,0:24:24.692 There is not need to continue that conversation at that point. 0:24:24.692,0:24:27.385 We are not trying to be evangelist. 0:24:27.385,0:24:30.543 In fact, basically the best thing you can do with 0:24:30.543,0:24:34.978 what we are trying to do as a movement is to sow seeds. 0:24:34.978,0:24:37.950 and basically as you are sowing seeds 0:24:37.950,0:24:43.059 and all that is, is just introducing it, not even seeking agreement from that person, 0:24:43.059,0:24:45.775 but just getting the information to them, 0:24:45.775,0:24:49.235 having to them to think about it for a second or two and 0:24:49.235,0:24:52.277 As bio-social pressures rise and more and more people look 0:24:52.277,0:24:57.385 for a different solution, a more comprehensive solution to today's problems, 0:24:57.385,0:25:01.008 interest in this train of thought is likely to grow and grow. 0:25:02.146,0:25:05.652 And part six: Always Maintain a Sense of Humor 0:25:05.652,0:25:07.811 So I wanna to end on this example 0:25:07.811,0:25:10.551 because it's one that always give me a chuckle. 0:25:10.551,0:25:14.266 I can't support this RBE model until I see the hard evidence 0:25:14.266,0:25:18.585 that it works. Where are the peer-reviewed papers? 0:25:18.585,0:25:20.884 and I actually gotten this one. 0:25:20.884,0:25:23.345 And I know of other people that have. 0:25:23.345,0:25:28.036 So the shared values or concerns behind this response seems to be pretty obvious. 0:25:28.036,0:25:32.563 The scientific proof, so when response I may say: 0:25:32.563,0:25:36.441 'I am also a huge fan of the scientific method. 0:25:36.441,0:25:40.017 In fact, if you were to create a movement advocating a 0:25:40.017,0:25:42.757 socio-economic paradigm where the scientific method 0:25:42.757,0:25:46.728 is the very methodology that determines what ideas and innovations 0:25:46.728,0:25:50.095 are implemented inmediatly to produce the desired outcome 0:25:50.095,0:25:54.752 and which one go back to the drawing board for reworking and revision... 0:25:56.491,0:26:01.328 what might you call that socio-economic movement? 0:26:01.328,0:26:05.048 We happen to call it The Zeitgeist Movement 0:26:05.048,0:26:08.113 Thank you. 0:26:08.113,0:26:11.085 The Zeitgeist Movement 0:26:11.085,0:26:17.958 Working for change in the dominant intellectual, moral and cultural climate of the time.