Category Archives: Our Future

Solar Energy

Posted on December 1, 2020 by

[ 24/10/20 Lifeboat foundation Facebook post about Solar Energy – Jeremy claimed all subsidy] Define subsidy please. Fossil is a mature technology, with a huge amount of sunk capital, and many systems that have fully paid back their capital cost … Continue reading →

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What will the Internet do for the future of humans?

Posted on December 1, 2020 by

[ 21/10/20 ] The internet is a powerful tool. Like all tools, it can be used for good or ill. What it will be used for will depend upon the choices we make. We all have a roll in that. … Continue reading →

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Social Issues – Chrys’s Facebook page

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[ 18/10/20 – Chrys’s facebook page] There are insane incentives within the system.As the return on investment drops, then people take their money out of the bank and buy something that has a rate of return – property. House prices … Continue reading →

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Is socialism the future of our civilization?

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Is socialism the future of our civilization? [ 18/10/20 ] If by socialism you mean a system where all property is owned by the group as a whole, then no – such a centrally controlled system is open to multiple … Continue reading →

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Lifeboat foundation link to Neuralink

Posted on November 3, 2020 by

[ 12/10/20 Lifeboat foundation link to Neuralink] So many levels of trust required for that to happen that I simply do not have in the economic and political and technological systems we have at present. Far too much incentive to … Continue reading →

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Moral responsibility and climate change

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Should we hold individuals morally responsible for climate change? [ 8/10/20 ] What do you mean by moral responsibility? Are we morally responsible for supporting an economic system that guarantees poverty for the masses rather than one that ensures that … Continue reading →

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Global or National

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Which do you believe would be more advantageous to you as an individual and to the country in general, to go global or to focus and improve your country’s own? [ 5/10/20] It is not an either or question.The best … Continue reading →

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Covid and response

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[ 2/10/20 Mischele’s Facebook rant about response to covid and withdrawing from the UN] No! Certainly – we need to respect individual rights, and individual lives; and that demands multiple levels of responsibility from each and every one of us, … Continue reading →

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Climate change video

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Spinoff – Facebook post on Climate Change video [ 2/10/20 ] This is a good look at a couple of dimensions of a highly dimensional issue. Yes, the potential for climate change is real, and we are seeing it. And … Continue reading →

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Consilience Project

Posted on November 3, 2020 by

Daniel’s facebook post – This podcast is the first time publicly sharing about The Consilience Project – something I’m working on (with an incredible team of people)… [ 1/10/20 Daniel’s Video – War on Sensemaking 5 – the video is … Continue reading →

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