The First Civilization

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growth, which have been shown to be their own reward. Furthermore, having more time for relaxation,
along with a society that is oriented towards cooperation rather than competition, would result in an
overall increase in productivity. All of this would occur without the need to be forced into wage slavery
by a debt-based system, like today. However, we still haven't completely answered the question of
whether or not this system would be able to function. To do that, we must delve into one final facet of
the RBE.
Government and Law
The word 'anarchy' has taken on a lot of baggage over the years. When most people hear the
word 'anarchy', they immediately associate it with a state of chaos and destruction; indeed, many
people think this is what the word 'anarchy' actually means. In truth, 'anarchy' simply means a lack of
any kind of government, ruling class, or any other kind of authority that cannot justify why it should be
obeyed. Instead, the people work together to 'govern' themselves (52). Of course, we might think that
this would immediately result in chaos and destruction, particularly if we are talking about a poorly-
educated, competitive population. But would this assertion be correct in a highly educated, cooperative
society, such as we would find in an RBE? Let's find out, by discussing exactly how society would be
run.
An RBE would be an open-sourced society, meaning that anyone could contribute to any aspect
of society they wanted, assuming they have the requisite knowledge or skill to do so. In a sense, this is
similar to a democracy, in that every individual has a chance to contribute to the development of
society. However, this method includes a built-in mechanism for ensuring the integrity of ideas: Rather
than giving equal weighting to every single opinion, regardless of ignorance or lack of understanding,
greater emphasis is placed on those ideas which are backed up by experiment and empirical evidence,
since only those individuals who actually understand a particular system will be able to work on it. This
might sound a bit frightening at first, since it almost sounds like a new kind of dictatorship. But we
have to keep in mind that this is a society in which education in all subjects is freely available to
everyone, so every person is a potential contributor in whichever areas they are most interested in.
But then, who decides whether or not a person is able to contribute to a task or not? Quite
simply, the task itself. If you are knowledgeable and skillful enough to understand that task and give
meaningful suggestions as to how it can be carried out, then you are able to contribute. If you are not
knowledgeable enough to understand the task at hand, then obviously you would be unable to
contribute to it. Therefore, the only forms of 'authority' remaining would be those who can actually
show that their ideas are trustworthy. For example, when you follow the advice given to you by a
doctor, you are trusting in the authority of the doctor, since they are more knowledgeable about
medicine than you are. When you drive across a bridge, you are trusting in the authority of the
engineers, architects, and builders who constructed that bridge, since they are more knowledgeable
about bridge-building than you are. An RBE is a society in which this kind of authority is the primary
form authority takes. Now that we know a bit more about our overall methodology, we can begin
discussing the specifics of managing day-to-day life in an RBE.
This would mainly be done through periodic (let's say, annual) surveys, the most important of
which would be a survey of demand. Every year, an online survey would be taken, where every human
who wishes to contribute would give a general indication of what goods and services they need, and
how much of those they require. This survey would include questions such as What does your weekly
diet usually consist of? , Do you live in a long-term or short-term residence? , Which public access
goods do you use most often? , What questions would you like to see on next year's survey? and so
on. The point of this survey would be to establish a Global Demand Network, which would be a
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comprehensive database of the demand for major goods and services for all of civilization. This
network would act like an instruction manual for the Resource Management Network and the Global
Supply Network, ensuring that the Earth's resources were used in the most efficient way to meet the
needs and demands of the people. By employing this kind of system, we would be able to avoid the [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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