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