Captain Picard promotes a Resource Based Economy

This clip is from Star Trek The Next Generation season 1, episode 26 The Neutral Zone. The crew of the Enterprise has rescued three people that were frozen in the past and Captain Picard is explaining how things work in the future. Some of these ideas are similar to the Resource Based Economy proposed by The Zeitgeist Movement / The Venus Project.

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[ccpht]

@YNot1989 Greed is a trait that is learned.

[lspmd2]

YES, in a resource based economy, we cud actually.....ENJOY!!! "^_^"

[fumaporros456]

THERE IS NO HUMAN NATURE, ONLY BEHAVIOUR TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

[ccpht]

@bjggjb You are missing the point. You can't make the claim that violence is a part of human nature and then discount non-violent societies because they 'don't count'. They exist so clearly people like living in them and they are non-violent.

What is being promoted with the resource-based economy concept is a non-violent society with access to resources. Lack of access to resources, or perception of lack of access is a major cause of violence.

[bjggjb]

@ccpht One more thing.

There have been a number of "nonviolent" societies studied by anthropologists. Almost ALL of them were primitive, Stone Age societies (as I mentioned before.) OR, they were fringe groups (like the Amish.)

The thing is, people DON'T LIKE to live in such societies if they can avoid it (young people tend to leave at first opportunity.) And where do they tend to go?

Into CITIES, that's where... complete with all the violence, greed, ect. that typifies modern culture!

[bjggjb]

@ccpht "Peaceful" Stone Age societies (like Pacific Islanders, Tasaday tribesmen ect.) don't count as serious societies IMHO.

Neither do fringe societies like the Amish, ect.

SERIOUS societies are nations like the USA, Europe, Russia, China ect. (in other words, NATION-STATES which are capable of science, technology, and the economic growth associated with it.) As it happens, nation-states tend to have issues with violence - and have for the last 5,000 years.

And, they always will. Human nature!

[ccpht]

@bjggjb Not all societies are violent hence violence is not a trait which is natural, it is learned.

[ddd82451]

@ccpht Thanks for the upload! I believe a resource based economy could allow humanity to work for the greater good instead of greed!

[bjggjb]

@ccpht Of course we do! And we always will. (Unless we eliminate mental and physical needs and weaknesses by uploading our minds into robot bodies, or something like that... and even then I think we'd still be a violent, "winner takes all" kind of species.)

[ccpht]

@ShamanMcLamie As we deplete the world's resources the natural pressures to work in a more sustainable society will be more apparent.

[ccpht]

@bjggjb We already have a 'top-dog behavior' society which is full of violence.

[bjggjb]

If men were denied the accumulation of wealth as a "top-dog behavior" outlet, they would likely do as the ancients did and turn to VIOLENCE. In a world where everything was provided for, I'll bet you dollars to donuts that crime involving gangs of young males (led by older, dominant males) would SOAR!