1 00:00:12,391 --> 00:00:16,736 Detail the difference between how we make decisions now 2 00:00:16,876 --> 00:00:19,351 as opposed to how decisions are arrived at 3 00:00:19,495 --> 00:00:24,232 in a Resource-Based Economy - Well, the decision making system now 4 00:00:24,370 --> 00:00:28,121 is mainly based upon different industries 5 00:00:28,272 --> 00:00:30,630 which feel that they have a good product 6 00:00:30,774 --> 00:00:35,542 so they advertise and convince people to buy that product. 7 00:00:36,005 --> 00:00:39,867 Whereas in the future, in a saner system 8 00:00:40,311 --> 00:00:44,480 we would design products not to wear out and break down 9 00:00:44,630 --> 00:00:46,820 to last as long as possible 10 00:00:46,967 --> 00:00:51,400 so that the responsibility of the service sector 11 00:00:51,540 --> 00:00:53,915 would not be overloaded. 12 00:00:54,065 --> 00:00:56,915 The longer materials last 13 00:00:57,053 --> 00:00:59,943 the less burdensome to society. 14 00:01:00,087 --> 00:01:03,941 Therefore, our major concern is not profit 15 00:01:04,098 --> 00:01:08,476 it's the well-being of human beings throughout the world. 16 00:01:08,613 --> 00:01:11,873 To the degree that we neglect people 17 00:01:12,010 --> 00:01:15,833 we hurt our own future. For example 18 00:01:15,971 --> 00:01:19,093 if we or the United States controlled 19 00:01:19,237 --> 00:01:22,138 most of the Earth's resources 20 00:01:22,282 --> 00:01:25,763 we would produce anxiety in other countries 21 00:01:25,911 --> 00:01:28,620 for fear of running out of resources: 22 00:01:28,777 --> 00:01:33,716 arable land, water, etc. And therefore, they might invade 23 00:01:33,854 --> 00:01:39,014 this country to try to get the necessary resources for survival. 24 00:01:39,484 --> 00:01:43,914 I don't think it's wise for a nation to defend itself 25 00:01:44,715 --> 00:01:48,078 or try to make sustainability available 26 00:01:48,217 --> 00:01:50,625 only in the area that they live 27 00:01:50,763 --> 00:01:53,845 because they would produce hatred and envy 28 00:01:53,983 --> 00:01:57,492 and try to control the resources of other countries 29 00:01:57,642 --> 00:02:02,365 so that we can enslave people or put them on minimum wage 30 00:02:02,516 --> 00:02:05,041 and get whatever we want produced 31 00:02:05,191 --> 00:02:09,234 for the self-centered reason of our nation. 32 00:02:09,503 --> 00:02:12,544 And we seek national advantage 33 00:02:12,694 --> 00:02:15,841 rather than global advantage. 34 00:02:15,991 --> 00:02:19,276 As long as we seek national advantage 35 00:02:19,432 --> 00:02:23,434 it may work for a while. It may enhance the lifestyles 36 00:02:23,584 --> 00:02:27,563 or increase the productivity of goods and services 37 00:02:27,894 --> 00:02:32,363 but that's not of long duration. This is the only thing I worry about. 38 00:02:32,662 --> 00:02:37,840 Sustainability for separate nations is OK in the short run 39 00:02:38,234 --> 00:02:41,798 but in the long run it produces negative retroaction. 40 00:02:42,349 --> 00:02:45,978 So this is how we really work if you want to know. 41 00:02:47,523 --> 00:02:50,059 The best way to understand it 42 00:02:50,209 --> 00:02:54,770 was assuming that we found a planet similar to the Earth 43 00:02:55,127 --> 00:02:59,119 with lots of resources, unspoiled waters 44 00:02:59,256 --> 00:03:01,741 non-contaminated air; 45 00:03:01,872 --> 00:03:04,650 and brought a group of people together and ask: 46 00:03:04,806 --> 00:03:07,640 "What is it that people really need?" 47 00:03:08,366 --> 00:03:11,882 And then you list all the things that people really need. 48 00:03:12,139 --> 00:03:15,935 The next question is: "Can that planet 49 00:03:16,084 --> 00:03:18,133 provide for those needs?" 50 00:03:18,289 --> 00:03:21,677 And if it cannot, you have to base your needs 51 00:03:21,834 --> 00:03:24,395 on what the planet can provide. 52 00:03:24,545 --> 00:03:26,922 If the population is too large 53 00:03:27,072 --> 00:03:31,788 the planet cannot provide for that enlarged population. 54 00:03:32,051 --> 00:03:35,259 Therefore, the size of the population 55 00:03:35,416 --> 00:03:39,432 would be built and based upon the carrying capacity 56 00:03:39,582 --> 00:03:43,992 of that regional division or the planet's capacity 57 00:03:44,149 --> 00:03:47,390 to produce sustainable materials. 58 00:03:48,034 --> 00:03:50,174 Therefore, we cannot invite 59 00:03:50,349 --> 00:03:53,346 billions of people to live on the new planet 60 00:03:53,490 --> 00:03:55,841 if the planet cannot sustain them. 61 00:03:55,997 --> 00:04:00,407 So when I say "Decisions have to be arrived at" 62 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:04,472 first you have to study the carrying capacity of a planet 63 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:08,745 what it's capable of supporting. Then you design your cities 64 00:04:08,944 --> 00:04:12,839 and population densities so that they correspond 65 00:04:12,989 --> 00:04:15,936 to the carrying capacity of the environment. 66 00:04:16,092 --> 00:04:20,192 That's what I mean when I say "People do not make decisions 67 00:04:20,343 --> 00:04:23,961 they arrive at them." And how do you decide 68 00:04:24,105 --> 00:04:27,033 how much oxygen to carry on a submarine? 69 00:04:27,189 --> 00:04:30,055 Well, that depends on the amount of people in a submarine 70 00:04:30,205 --> 00:04:35,502 and how long you wish to be submerged. That determines that. 71 00:04:35,642 --> 00:04:38,827 How do you know how much water to carry on the submarine? 72 00:04:38,967 --> 00:04:41,076 How do you know how much food to carry? 73 00:04:41,226 --> 00:04:43,409 How do you know how much electrical power? 74 00:04:43,566 --> 00:04:46,740 It depends on the performance you want of that submarine. 75 00:04:47,003 --> 00:04:50,394 Then you put in the proper electrical power 76 00:04:50,826 --> 00:04:53,441 for operating the submarine. 77 00:04:53,603 --> 00:04:57,272 You have to put in enough food and refrigeration equipment 78 00:04:57,479 --> 00:05:00,973 to feed the crew. If you don't provide for that 79 00:05:01,330 --> 00:05:04,872 the technology may work, but the crew won't. 80 00:05:05,066 --> 00:05:09,786 You have to not make decisions, you have to arrive at them. 81 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:13,760 -That is a small portion of a talk about arriving at decisions. 82 00:05:13,908 --> 00:05:16,917 It's by survey and Scientific Method. 83 00:05:17,068 --> 00:05:21,702 And he covers some other things in there about population, laws 84 00:05:22,957 --> 00:05:27,062 negative retroactions of separate nations and national advantage 85 00:05:27,213 --> 00:05:29,932 and so forth. 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