getting back to an old subject...

Tony Hardie-Bick tony at entity.net
Sat Apr 14 16:19:50 CEST 2012


Totally agree, except that your figure of 2% is speculative, although probably 
not far off ;)

Tony (HB)

On 14/04/12 13:10, Rolf van Slooten wrote:
> This would work, but only for two percent of the population, the rest of
> humanity would be totally overwhelmed by all the abundance. lying in bed,
> sitting in a chair playing an abundance of free videogames and eating pizza's
> until they die of obesity and no goal in life.
>
> Only 2 percent will be unhappy with this situation and aim for the stars, build
> spaceships and escape this deadly paradise.
>
> Unhappiness with your current situation will set goals, goals wich set you free
> from your current live which give you life meaning. Happiness is in the journey,
> not in the actual achievement of your goal. Unsatisfaction is a blessing, a
> force which drives men to achieve everything they want.
>
> But only for 2 percent of all men...
>
> :-)
> Cheers,
> Rolf
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gert van Santen" <g.vansanten at upcmail.nl>
> To: "Music-bar" <music-bar at lists.music-bar.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2012 1:03 PM
> Subject: getting back to an old subject...
>
>
>> "People don't want money; they want access to things, and they want it when
>> they want it."
>>
>> I have always said I hate money. Money is ruining society, and it is the
>> foundation of our lives as slaves, where some people have it all, and the rest
>> of us have to work their asses off in order to survive - if they're lucky enough.
>>
>> I would love to see a society of abundance - without money, but with the
>> possibility for every person on earth to make the best of his or her life and
>> contribute to society with his or her own talents.
>>
>> Such a society is described in "The Venus Project", which almost exactly
>> demonstrates what I have had in mind since I was a lot younger.
>>
>> trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=Ip_ElRKNTUQ
>> movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KphWsnhZ4Ag
>>
>> This isn't to start another discussion, but just as an addendum to an older
>> discussion.
>>
>> Cheers, and have a wonderful weekend everyone!
>>
>> --
>> Gert
>> -------------
>> gert van santen
>> www.gertvansanten.nl
>>
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