Peter Diamandis: Abundance is our future

http://www.ted.com Onstage at TED2012, Peter Diamandis makes a case for optimism -- that we'll invent, innovate and create ways to solve the challenges that loom over us. "I'm not saying we don't have our set of problems; we surely do. But ultimately, we knock them down."

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[HyPeRtRaXps3]

Resource based economy maybe? Check out The venus project, founder is a man called jacque fresco, check out his books - designing the future by jacque fresco, and the best money can't buy beyond politics, poverty, and war.

[torment3d]

Well for starters I don't see why such language is necessary. Secondly - if you think you have choice about what you do, then you're deluded. It's legal slavery - you have to work, you have to make money in order to do anything. If you weren't a slave, you'd be able to live in another fashion. Btw, just because I live within the system does not mean I cannot critique it - that's the kind of crutch politicians rest on.

[DynamicUnreal]

This guy is Ray Kurzweil without the lack of enthusiasm. I agree with what he says, the world is always getting better but somehow humanity always thinks it's getting worse.

[AmateurVisions]

true dat bro

[MidKnightBlaze]

yes, it's so many great freethinker and futurists in the public eye to be inspired by, and that we all have the ability to be those as well, get our voice out, and know we have the power of our human minds. I suggest to you Also people like Jacque Fresco, Gabor Mate, Federico Pistono, Daniel H Pink, and definitely a book called "The first Civilization" by Jas Garcha.

[MidKnightBlaze]

Come on, None of us wanna be too fatalistic about these things, but I can see what you mean, although I love his focus on positivity, he doesn't go over vast amount of social imbalance and mental detriment that still exist on a massive scale, and the power structure deterrents that help slow our grand possibility at this globally sustainable future, so easily possible. Then again he only has so much time. Still great talk, the education we all need.

[MidKnightBlaze]

This is more of the aware education we need on a global scale, at least the majority, and connects right into The Zeitgeist Movement and Venus Project, the main groups promoting this aware information and it's need to simply be common knowledge. At this point. It's always hard to see people try to debate or deny this in grand scope, but then again I've been following this info for years, it takes time for newcomers, especially the indoctrinated and uneducated.

[ElsewhereIsHere]

Think about it. A future where automation will allow a tiny percentage of the entire human population to produce everything everyone might need to live a healthy and happy life.

This will free us to pursue things such as philosophy, art and science without the burdens and drudgery of employment.

[Kyle Nash]

Why is it that our greatest accomplishments as mankind revolve around waging war? Wouldn't with the rise of technology the ability to wage war go hand to hand?

[snaileri]

Too optimistic. We will surely destroy ourselves.

[AmateurVisions]

he is too optimistic in my opinion....a few months earlier he said something similar in a speech in cyprus...nekk minnit...everyone is fkd lol

[benandreas369]

Its always been like that though.