Reflections
Reflection #1 - (Original)
Meanwhile researching, I came across some interesting topics and aspects. One thing I learned that in this world right now with a currency system us that the majority of adults believe that a fact of life is to work. For adolescents, it is to graduate college. Both of them is to make money. People believe that money is crucial like water or oxygen needed in order to live. Most people,when told to visualize Resource Based Economy, picture dystopian society or social unarrest. Of course you may think that i mean if tomorrow money just vanished. I mean global plan and decades of application. I also learned about the Rothschild dynasty and their network. Apparently, they are one of the wealthiest families in the world with an estimated network of $2,000,000,000,000. This is due to the fact that they own almost every central bank in the world, including the United State's Federal Reserve. I also discovered that this family has been funding both sides of wars since the French Revolution and use wars to grow their network. I would use this information to support why the RBE is a positive change. I will continue to conduct further research.
Meanwhile researching, I came across some interesting topics and aspects. One thing I learned that in this world right now with a currency system us that the majority of adults believe that a fact of life is to work. For adolescents, it is to graduate college. Both of them is to make money. People believe that money is crucial like water or oxygen needed in order to live. Most people,when told to visualize Resource Based Economy, picture dystopian society or social unarrest. Of course you may think that i mean if tomorrow money just vanished. I mean global plan and decades of application. I also learned about the Rothschild dynasty and their network. Apparently, they are one of the wealthiest families in the world with an estimated network of $2,000,000,000,000. This is due to the fact that they own almost every central bank in the world, including the United State's Federal Reserve. I also discovered that this family has been funding both sides of wars since the French Revolution and use wars to grow their network. I would use this information to support why the RBE is a positive change. I will continue to conduct further research.
Reflection #2 - (Original)
So far, I have stood loyal to my original topic. I did find out about the Venus Project and various other elements that make up a resource based economy. In addition we have modified our driving question. At first it was about what is a resource based economy and how is it similar to other economies. Then we changed it to “How did a Resource Based Economy originate and what changes may impact our future communities?” At first it was too simple so we changed it to this one so we could have a small challenge. We currently have hold of a Behavioral Economist at Harvard University. We choose an interview because it is an excellent choice of Student-Led Research. My partner and I have done a lot of article research and will continue to find more resources to use in our project. We still need to make a plan and come up with ideas for a solid art piece. The collaboration is going really well. We are cooperating and we are not out of focus.
So far, I have stood loyal to my original topic. I did find out about the Venus Project and various other elements that make up a resource based economy. In addition we have modified our driving question. At first it was about what is a resource based economy and how is it similar to other economies. Then we changed it to “How did a Resource Based Economy originate and what changes may impact our future communities?” At first it was too simple so we changed it to this one so we could have a small challenge. We currently have hold of a Behavioral Economist at Harvard University. We choose an interview because it is an excellent choice of Student-Led Research. My partner and I have done a lot of article research and will continue to find more resources to use in our project. We still need to make a plan and come up with ideas for a solid art piece. The collaboration is going really well. We are cooperating and we are not out of focus.
Reflection #3 - (Original)
So far I really have not learned anything new about a resource-based economy. I already know a decent amount and I plan to learn more to answer possible questions people may ask me. I learned that this project has tested my engineering and artistic capabilities. I feel as if a partner has limited my creativity but has increased my timing ability. For our background we painted on the left side a money bag releasing floating currency from many nations and flowing to the right where it slowly transforms from money to leaves and those leaves falling on a tree. The left side of the board is supposed to represent our current monetary system and the left is supposed to represent a resource-based economy. We did this because our driving question and universal theme includes change. It is supposed to represent the possible outcome if a resource-based economy was implemented in today’s world. On the top of the board we decided to build 3 houses on the left and right. The ones on the left are 3 distinct houses. One is a mansion, a small house and a tent. These are supposed to represent our current world’s social classes. The one to the right is a possible world with a resource-based economy. They have futuristic dome houses and are satisfied. At the time this is typed, my group is currently thinking of an artistic piece. Aside the art piece our board is complete. Our collaboration is going very well. We had minimal bumps on the road but that is all. This symposium is going very well.
So far I really have not learned anything new about a resource-based economy. I already know a decent amount and I plan to learn more to answer possible questions people may ask me. I learned that this project has tested my engineering and artistic capabilities. I feel as if a partner has limited my creativity but has increased my timing ability. For our background we painted on the left side a money bag releasing floating currency from many nations and flowing to the right where it slowly transforms from money to leaves and those leaves falling on a tree. The left side of the board is supposed to represent our current monetary system and the left is supposed to represent a resource-based economy. We did this because our driving question and universal theme includes change. It is supposed to represent the possible outcome if a resource-based economy was implemented in today’s world. On the top of the board we decided to build 3 houses on the left and right. The ones on the left are 3 distinct houses. One is a mansion, a small house and a tent. These are supposed to represent our current world’s social classes. The one to the right is a possible world with a resource-based economy. They have futuristic dome houses and are satisfied. At the time this is typed, my group is currently thinking of an artistic piece. Aside the art piece our board is complete. Our collaboration is going very well. We had minimal bumps on the road but that is all. This symposium is going very well.
Reflection #4 - (Final)
My group’s driving question is How did a Resource-Based Economy originate and what changes may impact our future communities? My group made no revisions on turning in the project. I learned a lot about current world and economic affairs for my comparison to use in my money tree. I had to describe current world affairs and their problems versus what would happen in a world For example automation. In our world automation is primarily used by big corporations to produce merchandise efficiently and quickly ,compared to an assembly line of humans, for big profit leaving many unemployed thus those losing income. Meanwhile, in a Resource-Based Economy automation will be used to free humans from dangerous or boring tasks. I learned that scholarly research is very interesting. Especially through surveys or interviews as you get multiple perspectives on a specific topic. I feel as oral presentation is better than simply display. You tell your audience detailed explanations about your topic and tests if you really learned about your topic. I learned that student-led research is critical to explain about a topic. You get your own results. My collaborative process was not the best with this group as it was somewhat suppressed my creativity, not saying it was horrible. I would've added more information on my board possibly making it bigger. I would of made my creative piece better or different and practice better in my oral speech. I would tell incoming students to choose partners by how resourceful or reliable they are not just because they are your friend and be time conservative.
My group’s driving question is How did a Resource-Based Economy originate and what changes may impact our future communities? My group made no revisions on turning in the project. I learned a lot about current world and economic affairs for my comparison to use in my money tree. I had to describe current world affairs and their problems versus what would happen in a world For example automation. In our world automation is primarily used by big corporations to produce merchandise efficiently and quickly ,compared to an assembly line of humans, for big profit leaving many unemployed thus those losing income. Meanwhile, in a Resource-Based Economy automation will be used to free humans from dangerous or boring tasks. I learned that scholarly research is very interesting. Especially through surveys or interviews as you get multiple perspectives on a specific topic. I feel as oral presentation is better than simply display. You tell your audience detailed explanations about your topic and tests if you really learned about your topic. I learned that student-led research is critical to explain about a topic. You get your own results. My collaborative process was not the best with this group as it was somewhat suppressed my creativity, not saying it was horrible. I would've added more information on my board possibly making it bigger. I would of made my creative piece better or different and practice better in my oral speech. I would tell incoming students to choose partners by how resourceful or reliable they are not just because they are your friend and be time conservative.
Information Synthesis Document
Change can be Positive There is a lot of controversy with the idea of the Resource-based Economy. Many doubt it would function properly. Often confused for communism or socialism, a Resource Based Economy promises equitable distribution of available resources. We can technically already have a resource economy. As written by The Future We Want, “Modern society has access to highly advanced technology and can make available food, clothing, housing and medical care; update our educational system; and develop a limitless supply of renewable, non-contaminating energy” (TheFutureWeWant.org). Our world already has enough resources to sustain a Resource-Based Economy. If a Resource-Based Economy goes as planned.. A Resource-Based Economy should…
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Change can be Negative However, like all economies, they are not perfect. A Resource-Based Economy is an alternative plan that is often criticized for sharing ideas with communism. Common factors include equal life, free resources, free access to school and medical attention. Nevertheless, it is inevitable that a resource-based economy has flaws. In addition, novelist and philosopher, Tony DeLorger states in his article, “...money and the pursuit of it reveals a far more negative aspect of humanity, greed. Because money can expand life choices and gain power over those with less of it, it is by nature the corruptor” (DeLorger, 2016). This shows to prove that greed comes in one form or another. Resources may be kept for one. In addition, “The fact that they so often fail to do so suggests that consistent policy failure lies at the root of the problem. Yet if poor governance lies at the root of the resource curse, one must ask why resource-based economies are more likely to suffer from it. The answer must be that the resource wealth somehow distorts their politics in such a way as to produce institutional and policy failures” (Tompson, 2005). Other flaws include, but are not limited to the following;
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Change can be EVOLUTIONARY or REVOLUTIONARY A Resource-Based Economy would be a global change. Our world would quite literally have a revolution. It could potentially lead us to a civilized age. It would change all the world’s governments, making a Resource-Based Economy a revolutionary change. For example, as the Venus Project writes, “The Venus Project proposes a system in which automation and technology would be intelligently integrated into an overall holistic socio-economic design where the primary function would be to maximize the quality of life rather than profits” (The Venus Project). Rather than humans having to work hard labor, robots would take these jobs, making our lives easier. Our world would evolve into a automated, moneyless, and high-standard way of life.Of course, the most noticeable evolutionary or revolutionary changes would include…
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Change can generate Additional Change With automation working on difficult or hard labor, humans will be set free. People will not have to work a miserable job for a decent paycheck. According to Psychology today, “We are not intrinsically motivated for work, which is why we need to be paid...They endanger their health. Piece work is so bad for health that it was outlawed by unions and people around the world are mostly paid for time on the job rather than on the basis of productivity.”(Barber, 2010) Humans do not need money we only need what it buys for us. Food, water, electricity, shelter, transportation, medical care etc. People will have all of these necessities covered at no expense. Hence creating true freedom. One common question to commonly pop up is “Will humans become lazy?” To put this into perspective, this would mean that humans would not care for any desires or hobbies. People have a passion for something. If this were false, no inventors, artists, or athletes would exist. Everyone has potential to create or perform amazingly. Liberating humans from unnecessary would unleash full creative and engineering potential. In addition, Fresco goes on to say, “It does not call for uniformity. It absolutely calls for diversity: The more diverse people are, the more individuality. So we emphasize individuality, creativity, and innovativeness. This is the essentials of the design. It is not a group of scientists telling people what to do how to live, where to go, what to follow.” (Fresco, 2012) However, this may also decrease motivation for the working force. If people get opportunities for free they may become a lazy. They might not use their opportunities properly. |
Change is Inevitable Based on our findings, we found that if we would want to adapt our communities to a Resource-Based Economy, it would take many years. We would need the whole world to cooperate, and everyone would need to adjust to the new laws. That would take many years. However, many people already believe that a moneyless world would be a good idea. For example, Jacque Fresco states in his documentary, Paradise or Oblivion, “This system will keep installing more and more automation cutting down on the purchasing power of the majority of the people. There will come a time, it’s called the Gaussian curve. Where employment is that *draws imaginary horizontal line* production is this *draws steep exponential increasing line* and purchasing power is that. *draws imaginary drop* The system stops. Banks fail and nothing works anymore. We’re moving in that direction very rapidly”(Fresco, 2012). He knows that eventually, banks will fail. Money would be meaningless. That is where a Resource-Based Economy would come in. The change would therefore, be inevitable. Journalist and author ,Mark Sundeen, wrote about Daniel Suelo. A man who gave up on money and lived a simple life. He states, “His primary residence is the canyons near Arches National Park, where he has lived in a dozen caves tucked into sandstone nooks. In the fall of 2002, two years after quitting money, he homesteaded a majestic alcove high on a cliff, two hundred feet across and fifty feet tall. Sitting inside and gazing into the gorge below felt like heralding himself to the world from inside the bell of a trumpet.”(Sundeen, 2012) Daniel’s motives for a simple monetary-free life include leaving a small ecological footprint and living a stress free life. He has foraged on what nature has to offer and recycles all reusable materials. Daniel also states,"Our whole society is designed so that you have to have moneys. You have to be a part of the capitalist system. It's illegal to live outside of it."(Sundeen,2012) As we found through our survey results, 56% of the people believe that our current monetary system is unfair. If more and more people believe that our economy is unfair, it will end up changing. |
Change is necessary for Growth A resource-based economy will use and integrate the scientific method and a knowledge-based economy. Both alternative economies promise to use the latest scientific research and technological advancements for problem solving, allowing creativity to spark, and provide a high standard of living for all humans. Take away cost and we are only limited by our imagination and what is physically possible. Possibilities are endless. As the Venus Project writes, “The plans of The Venus Project offer society a broader spectrum of choices based on the scientific possibilities directed toward a new era of peace and sustainability for all. Through the implementation of a global Resourced Based Economy, and a multitude of innovative and environmentally friendly technologies directly applied to the social system, The Venus Project proposals will dramatically reduce crime, poverty, hunger, homelessness, and many other pressing problems that are common throughout the world today” (Venus Project, Aims and Proposals, 2012). A Resource-Based Economy would help our future communities grow scientifically through collaboration and a unified vision for growth and discovery. |
Student-Led Research
Our student-led research we chose was surveying people surveyed 32 different people ranging from middle schoolers to adults in Mendez fundamental. We asked them to answer honestly and only 1 was given per person. These were our results.
1) According to our survey, 56.3% of people we interviewed say that our current monetary system does not create fair jobs for people. 31.3% of people think it does create a fair opportunities. This means that our current economic system is not viewed as a way that provides opportunities for all people.
2) According to our survey only 21.9% of people we surveyed are open to live in a resource-based economy. 34% are somewhat opened. The 43.7% rest are not or don't know. This means that more than half of the people we surveyed favor living in a resource-based economy.
3) According to our survey, surveyed people claimed that the biggest positive impact a resource-based economy will have is on education with an 18.4%Followed by human rights at 16.3% environment and freedom at 15.3%.
4) According to our survey, people chose that the biggest possible flaw with a resource-based economy is poorly planned resource based economies and scarcity of sources at 22%. Followed by inequity distribution of resources at 19.5% and conflict between nations at 17.1%.
5) According to our survey, 37.6% of people we interviewed are positive that a resource-based economy will be adapted within our lifetimes. 43.8% of people we interviewed believe that there will not be a resource based economy within our lifetimes. This means more than half of the people we surveyed think that a resource-based economy believe that a resource-based economy will not be adapted into our life times.
6) According to our survey results, 38.7% of surveyed people believe that a resource based economy will positively influence future generations. 22.6% of surveyed people believed that a resource-based economy will negatively influence future generations. This means that more than half of people that have not chose “I don’t know” think that a resource-based economy will positively influence future generations.
7) According to our survey, only 6.3% people believed that a resource-based economy will end human suffering. 37.5% of people believe that either it will only decrease or not end human suffering.
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