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Concepts advocated by the Zeitgeist Movement
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The main concept advocated by the Zeitgeist Movement is that all the worlds resources, from needs such as food and shelter to desires such as vacations and cars should be the common heritage of all the worlds people.
No Money/Barter or Trade: The Zeitgeist Movement believes that money creates established institutions that are forced to protect themselves which inhibits progress. Therefore, they believe that the fractional reserve system, usury/interest, and credit are all functions of a flawed system that creates debt, leading to the need for employment, for the purpose of paying off debts. A process known as 'cyclical consumption.(Zeitgeist Movement Orientation Guide, Page 7)
Automation: The Zeitgeist Movement propagates that automation is more productive than human labor and frees mankind from repetitive and tedious tasks.
Artificial intelligence: Under the Zeitgeist Movement's proposed social system, machines would be needed to make decisions objectively, unlike humans who are susceptible to personal projections, desires or bias. Machines would also be needed to store and retrieve information because humans have a limited capacity for memory.
Technological unification of the globe: The Zeitgeist Movement believes that globally shared technology is required to monitor planetary resources in real time, and theoretically make the most efficient use of them in solving planetary problems.
Scientific methodology: The Zeitgeist Movement propogates that planetary government is obligated to methodology not individuals. This could possibly cause governing decisions that are arrived at through scientific method, not belief.
No property: One of the major stances of the Zeitgeist Movement is their perpsective on property. According to their beliefs, property is wasteful and unsustainable, and they believe it should be done away with in favor of a system of universal access, which will be made possible through abundance of goods and services, and possibly eliminating the need for ownership.
Sustainable City Systems:The Zeitgeist Movement supports Systems theory and a systemic approach for a self-sustaining globe and culture which could be modeled on a smaller scale with a city-size system.
Concepts advocated by the Zeitgeist Movement
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The main concept advocated by the Zeitgeist Movement is that all the worlds resources, from needs such as food and shelter to desires such as vacations and cars should be the common heritage of all the worlds people.
No Money/Barter or Trade: The Zeitgeist Movement believes that money creates established institutions that are forced to protect themselves which inhibits progress. Therefore, they believe that the fractional reserve system, usury/interest, and credit are all functions of a flawed system that creates debt, leading to the need for employment, for the purpose of paying off debts. A process known as 'cyclical consumption.(Zeitgeist Movement Orientation Guide, Page 7)
Automation: The Zeitgeist Movement propagates that automation is more productive than human labor and frees mankind from repetitive and tedious tasks.
Artificial intelligence: Under the Zeitgeist Movement's proposed social system, machines would be needed to make decisions objectively, unlike humans who are susceptible to personal projections, desires or bias. Machines would also be needed to store and retrieve information because humans have a limited capacity for memory.
Technological unification of the globe: The Zeitgeist Movement believes that globally shared technology is required to monitor planetary resources in real time, and theoretically make the most efficient use of them in solving planetary problems.
Scientific methodology: The Zeitgeist Movement propogates that planetary government is obligated to methodology not individuals. This could possibly cause governing decisions that are arrived at through scientific method, not belief.
No property: One of the major stances of the Zeitgeist Movement is their perpsective on property. According to their beliefs, property is wasteful and unsustainable, and they believe it should be done away with in favor of a system of universal access, which will be made possible through abundance of goods and services, and possibly eliminating the need for ownership.
Sustainable City Systems:The Zeitgeist Movement supports Systems theory and a systemic approach for a self-sustaining globe and culture which could be modeled on a smaller scale with a city-size system.