We can then develop personal/modular transportation pods which could move about on roads or on high speed electric rail. These can be hitched together in groups, be loaded onto trucks, trains, ferry boats, ships, or put into huge transport airplanes for transport anywhere. (We'll need to do something with those huge military transport aircraft that have no use, now that war is totally obsolete.) This entire global human transport system will be scheduled and integrated by computer to achieve maximum efficiency.
Our present wireless, satellite relayed, two-way communication systems make it possible for great numbers of people to work at home. Information based industry work teams can live wherever they choose in the world and work in virtual office systems. Physical goods and food can be produced and processed most efficiently in well organized local, decentralized "appropriate scale" technology. It does not make sense to ship goods and food thousands of miles. Such transport of goods is another huge waste of energy.
Education from early childhood to life long adult learning can return to the home and neighborhood with the application of interactive internet access plugged into to all the information banks of the entire world. Google is already scanning every book on earth for immediate and equal access to the entire human community. Everyone on earth can now have instant access to the best and latest information presented by the best teachers of every area of knowledge in the world. Knowledge is the basis of prosperity for all.
The vast increase in wealth and decrease in waste (time, energy, materials) that we can achieve through this three fold increase in systems efficiency will make it possible to have a minimum level of guaranteed annual income for every man, woman and child on earth. This basic level of income can gradually increase over time . We will first survive and then thrive. People will have to "work" less and less as we build more and more efficient systems. We will all have more and more time to create, engage in art and literature and build the real value of the human race. We can live in a "low consumption/high value society". Our high value will come in the form of cultural, intellectual, community, family and spiritual values.
The fear of not having basic necessities of life will be diminished and eventually eliminated. This will decrease stress-base illnesses, crime and war. When people have adequate food, energy, shelter, etc they are bound to be healthier. The easiest way to control disease is to eliminate its root causes, such as malnutrition, bad water, exposure and poor sanitation.
By designing efficient systems that meet the needs of all, human beings will no longer have any reason to fight each other over limited resources. The causal reason for war will be gone. We will know that war is now obsolete. The oldest dreams of mankind; peace, prosperity will have come true.
Wake up from the nightmare that we call "Consumer Society" and step into the real dream called Life.
We will accomplish this set of objectives by the use of "whole systems design science". With this whole systems approach, we will create the Sustainable Operating System for the entire planet earth.
For the first time in human history, you have the opportunity, privilege, and responsibility to work with us to make this possible dream our accomplished reality All of humanity has struggled, dreamed, hoped, worked, and prayed for this defining moment in our long history. Wake up. Stand up. Get to work!
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