Theofilos Chaldezos - Mitigate Pandemics Through a Unified System_ A Global Solution
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Isn't it disappointing that despite
pandemics occurring in the past,
governments seem to have learned very little.
Events that can be trapped
early appear to be left to chance.
What is happening?
Well, what we are seeing is the
collateral damage caused by the
pursuit of misplaced happiness.
Artificial scarcity in the form of misinformation
--planned and perceived obsolescence
along with insecurity --
allows a mindset of
hoard,
withhold, and deprivation to develop.
This scarcity-based mindset seems to me to reinforce the age-old
pursuit of happiness.
The classic rat-race to accumulate
property, wealth, and power.
Not global well-being.
We have inherited the rules of the game
that perpetuate and support the current system.
I remember reading in the book,
"The Mind in the Making" by James Harvey Robinson, that
"In every age, the prevailing conditions
of civilization have appeared quite
natural and inevitable to those who grew up in them.
The cow asks no questions as to how it
happens
to have a dry stall and a supply of hay.
The kitten laps its warm milk from a china saucer
without knowing anything about porcelain.
The dog nestles in the corner of a divan with no sense of obligation to the
inventors of upholstery or the manufacturers of down pillows.
So we humans accept our breakfasts,
our trains
and telephones
and orchestras,
and movies,
our national Constitution,
our moral code and standards of manners,
with the simplicity and innocence of a pet rabbit."
Critical thinking is a
prerequisite for a better world.
I don't mean overriding suspicion
or over-interpreting evidence.
We must aim for coherence while being
receptive to evidence
and view the system with a healthy level of skepticism.
I mean scientific evidence,
not anecdotal evidence.
Anecdotal evidence has its place but it's
weak and can be dangerous and, in most cases, misleading.
They can be convincing when they start using scientific jargon and a
testimonial from a so-called scientist
but it takes scientific literacy
(meaning having a well-versed interdisciplinary
background in this and related fields)
to see through the smoke and mirrors.
Why would they use smoke and mirrors?
Because business is exceptional
in the pool of ignorance.
In this series, my suggestion has been to move towards a
Global Resource-Based Economy.
A Global Resource-Based Economy
is not like anything you have encountered before.
Resist jumping to conclusions and pay attention.
A Global Resource-Based Economy
is a concept that outgrows the current global operating system of profit
and fosters the well-being of people
and the preservation and restoration of the environment.
Systemic change comes by changing the
environment.
Changing the environment means
the physical and social environment.
In transforming the physical environment,
we consider managing the
Earth's resources sustainably,
conserving energy and resources
--doing more with less.
We would be designing an environment to reinforce behavior
to a value system that perpetuates living systems.
In modifying the social environment,
we need to meet human needs equitably,
providing education to an updated value system corresponding to a
Resource-Based Economy.
Evolve a new way of communicating,
adopt universal functional ethics,
and use scientific scales of performance or statistical data,
evidence, and empirical methodology, assisted by
computer algorithms to govern global operations.
Why change the physical and social environment?
If we don't change the conditions,
we will see a repetition of the same old destructive patterns of behavior.
That means whatever we decide to
change them to
would need to be sustainable.
Resource sustainability can be achieved by:
using nonrenewable resources at or below
the rate at which an alternative can be developed,
using renewable resources at or below the rate
at which the resources can renew themselves,
if unavoidable, releasing pollutants at or below the rate at which
they can be made immediately harmless by the environment.
Social Sustainability demands that we fulfill the
deficiency and growth needs equitably by:
Giving everyone access to:
Clean air,
Clean water,
Arable land,
Relevant education,
Functional and resilient shelter,
And an integrated health care system
that cares
rather than profits.
Guaranteeing safety and security
without the need for police, armies, and navies.
Providing equal opportunity and encouraging
all to pursue personal growth for the greater good.
Ensuring systemic resilience through careful engineering
and constant education,
education that would bring
about a competent public.
All of this would need global
cooperation, collaboration, and trust.
High social capital needs to be an outgrowth of
the system bringing about a sustainable future.
That is why Jacque Fresco developed the
idea of a
Global Resource-Based Economy.
Now what is it and how would it deal
with global problems such as pandemics?
A Resource-Based Economy,
in many ways, mimics the human body.
Imagine the human body
reacted problems the way the current system does.
For instance, you cut your toe
and your immune system responded as slowly as governments do,
discussing it for days on end and debating,
denying, ignoring, downplaying, and voting.
We would have gangrene up to our knees!
Well, guess what?
Here we are with ‘gangrene’ up to our knees.
A systems approach to problem-solving is critical.
A systems approach is an overall
approach to a problem,
one that manages the interacting variables thoroughly.
A Resource-Based Economy
looks at all the parts with an overall systems approach
and manages them in a way that helps
us achieve human well-being equitably.
Equity not equality,
meaning taking everyone’s well-being into equal consideration.
A systems approach to problem-solving
would have the healthcare system built in every area of human life.
That would be an actual attempt to keep healthy people healthy!
What does this mean?
A Resource-Based Economy
would automate jobs identified as repetitive and dangerous.
Automating tasks
and at the same time giving access to the necessities
of life would reduce stress-related health
issues
while minimizing the possibility of workplace injuries and fatal accidents.
The system will strive to end the need for pollutants,
transitionally accepting only pollutants released
at or below the rate at which they can be made
immediately harmless by the surrounding
environment.
Public areas,
transportation,
homes,
furniture,
devices,
clothing
could have sensors to observe
people's health
and adjust our surroundings to manage everything
from your desired arousal level to your general health.
If a disease enters or develops in your body,
nanotechnology would be able to detect the threat quickly.
The ambulance will be outside your
door before you even feel any symptoms.
If due to unforeseen circumstances,
a new infection were to emerge,
this interactive system will help trap and mitigate
the issue at the source before any further spread is allowed.
In every area of the world, a special
contingency team exists that will have
protocols derived through interdisciplinary
studies
to ensure that any threat is isolated.
Generalists respond almost as quickly as the immune system in our bodies.
Again, most of these protocols
would be able to be implemented to work automatically.
We need data management for planetary and human well-being.
A Resource-Based Economy
is not a one-way data collection scheme that benefits only a few, like today.
There is no vested interest so there is no advantage to
misuse and abuse the data collected from the population.
A Resource-Based Economy
is a transparent system that facilitates input from the environment
and a competent public.
Updating and improving it benefits all equitably.
Now, a Resource-Based Economy is not perfect,
but, I am sure you can admit that the chances of a pandemic
developing in such a setup are low.
We have to make a change in the way we think about
‘problem-solving’ and societal operation
to reflect a total global systems approach.
Global cooperation and collaboration are
necessary
if we are to tackle global problems.
Adhering to present-day values, we
won't exceed our present-day problems.
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