Do we really require human deprivation in order to feel special?
We can enjoy all the pleasures of privilege without subjugating others. The key is removing the need for accumulation by guaranteeing everyone has access to the resources they can use to reach their full potential.
Consider dinner at home with your family. No one lunges at the food with the intent to take as much as they can, because everyone knows they are guaranteed to get their full share.
In this emerging new society, waste is the primary vice that virtue must eradicate. Prestige is tied to how much we each contribute to the well being of humanity. Human progress will accelerate based on the proliferation of our individual potential.
If my proposition sounds too lofty for your sensibilities, you remain constrained by the old paradigm…scarcity. Let me be blunt. Scarcity is caused by the incentive to accumulate, which is necessary when you are not guaranteed access to resources. This old paradigm has proven to be unsustainable.
Faced with mass migration induced by resource deprivation, resource hoarding societies will either impose apartheid style immigration policies or experience unmanageable population growth.
Thankfully a new alternative is emerging: a full access, resource based, global economy. Yet for this well documented alternative to be viable, each of us must reconsider our values. How do we best advance the well being of ourselves and our families? By maximizing the ability of every person to contribute to our global well being.
