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Why We Will Have a Resource Based Economic Model
Posted on 14 ,Nov ,2012 | 3 CommentsNo one can say with any amount of certainty what it will be that will drive social change, all we can be certain of is that change is going to come. -
Some People Actually Didn’t Realise the Debate was a Total Circus
Posted on 5 ,Oct ,2012 | No CommentsOur reporters were in shock this morning to discover that there are some people who didn't realise last night's debate was actually a complete and total pantomime. -
A Brief Personal View of the Impending Economic Collapse
Posted on 3 ,Oct ,2012 | No CommentsThere are two critical issues here which are inextricably linked : Our exponentially expanding Ponzi scheme Debt supply (World debt) which is coming to an unsustainable climax and our booming requirement for a dwindling resource i.e Oil, which is also coming to an end. -
Earth’s “Economy” as an Integrated System
Posted on 25 ,Sep ,2012 | 1 CommentFailing to realise the interconnectedness of the globe is a dangerous short-sighted view which is rooted in the competitive nature that has influenced society since the dawn of nationalism. -
Economy of Degradation
Posted on 16 ,Sep ,2012 | No CommentsEconomic inequality, diminishing global resources, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss the list of global societal issues is extensive and while there are both corporations and individuals that are complicit in exasperating... -
Programming a Global Resource Allocation System
Posted on 12 ,Jun ,2012 | 4 CommentsOne of the main concepts that the RBE crowd regurgitates time and time again is how "Machines will arrive at the decisions for us" as if Artificial Intelligence is a magical god that will solve all our problems. This is over simplistic and RBE advocates need to think more critically about the details of this concept. -
Resource Allocation: A Flaw in the Resource Based Economy Model
Posted on 23 ,Apr ,2012 | 39 CommentsThe mechanism of a Resource Based Economy falls down on a critical detail. The problem is how we allocate resources. -
Automation Will Change the World Sooner Than You Think
Posted on 15 ,Mar ,2012 | 6 CommentsThis is not science fiction. Far-off notions of intelligent androids performing our every wish are the least of our worries. Automation is set to displace workers in many areas with little advance in technology. -
Economic Inequality
Posted on 13 ,Feb ,2012 | 2 CommentsEconomic inequality (or “wealth and income differences”) comprises all disparities in the distribution of economic assets and income. The term typically refers to inequality among individuals and groups within a... -
The Shell and Pea Trick
Posted on 5 ,Feb ,2012 | No CommentsHe bends down to us in a conspiratorial manner, his bloodshot eyes darting to and fro over the landscape...
