The Seed -Blueprint for a Better Society-

By Robert RMR

Ever been involved in a conversation where everyone agrees that 'the system' is unjust, and that money is the root of most evil, but as soon as you tried to imagine a world without money, the conversation quickly whimpered and ended shortly after for lack of any vision of just how we could pull that off?

 

Well, this book was made to answer exactly that. This book takes that conversation further, much further! It is a brave reimagining of society for the 21st centuary.

 

How can we release the old, unjust ways of doing things, and instead re-engineer our society and culture? For perhaps the first time in human history, we are a generation that can choose and design our organizational structures and future, instead of inheriting them. Create a society 2.0, if you will. Consciously this time. 

In the age of the polycrisis, and so many avenues opening up at the same time, what we need is a clear destination, and road map. One that is practical and emancipating for all. We need applied solutions. Effective ones. No more dogma, ideology or money in our governance and self organization! This book offers a road map to dignity and inclusion. This book offers itself as a field operations handbook for freedom seekers. A guide for establishing a new society, with a new way of operating.

 

A blueprint for society 2.0, if you will.

 

Combining philosophical, moral, legal and technical ideas, this little book packs a hearty punch, and shines a light to a path out, or forwards, to the establishment of a truly free, equal and engaging society, and collective future.

 

I WROTE THIS BOOK FOR YOU! - No matter how poor, or rich you are.

 

Translations in other languages coming soon.

 

Consider GIFTING this eBook to someone, if not to yourself!

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: LifeGround Community LGC
• Release date: Feb 23, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224974474

Book preview

The Seed

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-Blueprint for a Better Society-

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by

Robert RMR

Chapters

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Problems  

1. State of the Art 

2. Democracy: An Autopsy 

3. Capitalism is Cancer 

4. Journalism is a Farce 

5. Reductionist Materialists 

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Solutions

6. A New Model

7. Diversity=Prosperity

8. The Distributed Blockchain

9. Citizen Journalist

10. A New Role & Purpose

Preface

At the time of writing this, I am closer to having no teeth, than all of my teeth. That's ok though, cause I have a plan!

I have very few material possessions... right now I'm sitting in my modest little apartment that I can barely pay the rent for, surrounded by my things... My few, but beloved possessions. It’s quite nice... I have some art that I made hanging here and there on the walls, one white-framed window that looks out to the sky and some green. It is enough for me, and serves me well for my current endeavour - which is to write this book.

It is my first time writing a book, and I hope I don't disappoint. Haha! But it is also the only thing that makes sense to do now, at this moment in my life. I have no career, car, capital, or home. But that's okay, because I have riches of another type.

I have ideas.

You see, since I was just a little kipper, I was always interested in the Mind. In ideas. Useful ones. New ones. Exotic ones, and Original ones. Cool ones. A fascination, and curiosity of the world, and how it works... What is the nature of the existence that surrounds us? How does it relate to me, and what is my role in all of this? What is it to be human? What is our humanity? And what is mind?

So, my whole life, I have never stopped investing in my own mind, updating my ‘cosmological view’, refining and evolving my own, unique flavour of intelligence.

At least I have that.

Always a dreamer.

To bring this to point, the quality of my ideas is all I have!

I hope that this qualifies me enough to put forth such bold ideas, as are in this book. My only other credential is that I won an award for International Understanding (ECIS) when I was just 17 years old, so I guess that says something.

That is to speak of my outwardly bound qualifications... those that can be confirmed through social peers - but if I speak from an internally based voice - then I feel very confident in what I share, and deliver to you in this book. It feels like this is what I was born to do. It is a bold step for me, but I have decided to make meaning of my life, and apply what I have uniquely learnt and compiled, in order to contribute something to the project of our shared social wealth.

To contribute the fruits of my unique view on advancing our collective progress, without any focus on personal reward, but rather, taking the decision to assume the potential work, and threat, that may come with choosing such a path.

I have tried to make the book to the point, clear and fluid; tried to make it a juicy read, peppered with memes, micro projects and take-away concepts.

Actionable material, as well as inspirational.

I’ll just warn you now though, that I never much liked fictional books... was always more interested in practical reading. Reading that taught me something useful to my life.

So accordingly, this book is nonfiction - with a good dose of dreaming!

I sincerely hope that I’ve dreamt a good dream, a rich one, and that it may inspire you, and serve you in some way.

Please remember that in this book I am only offering ideas, suggestions, proposals, hopefully viable solutions, but at least food for consideration, and further debate.

I am not directly encouraging anyone, to do anything.

You must make your own decisions, of course.

I have no agency, or affiliation. I act alone. Even though I know I am not alone.

My motivation comes from a sincere place, and I have only good intentions as I share this little bundle of ideas with you.

There is a second source of motivation for me to write this book...

I'm writing this for my silent friends - the animals!

Section One: Problems

1.  State of the Art

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"All things have their roots, causes, and reasons to exist -

exactly as they do now."

-my wise neighbour

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So what's so bad about it?

That is what this chapter is about. This is the place, and the space, to point to what's wrong with the world we live in.

When we point to things that are wrong with the world, let's first place them in their proper context. Because, really, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the existence. The natural world, and the whole universe, is absolutely amazing when you think about it, isn't it? So diverse, complex, beautiful, and exquisitely balanced. Just dripping with richness, opportunity, and potential for even more growth in every direction. Anchored, and coherent...

This is the existence, this is nature, this is the whole.

So when we find faults with the world, notice how they are always within the domain of our culture. Our collective mind, its decisions, and the resulting consequences.

If we were finding faults with the natural world, that would be a rather silly activity... like getting angry at a waterfall!  Ridiculous!

No, I am pointing to faults within our society.

The one we live in right now. This is real, and it's time we begin to point fingers... To identify, and define concretely, which things are not right, and are urgently in need of change.

So when we find faults with the world, they always relate to human social, and psychological issues. All of these 'problems' exist within the realm of what we could call the culture, but don't exist outside of our minds and thoughts.

They are largely... immaterial.

They are not found in the natural world, except within our very own minds.

That doesn't make them less important, it just helps to clarify which domain they exist, and operate in.

As Sahdguru once said -

"How much suffering has happened to you physically, from another person? When was the last time someone stabbed you with a knife?

So, most of the suffering you experience is of a mental nature, isn't it? "

People can hurt you, society and the culture can hurt you, but it is all happening through your mind, right? Most of the suffering you have, I am guessing, is happening through your mind... It is not of a physical nature in origin.

(Considering all the countries in wars at the moment, and the horrific rate of violence in many places, like teen stabbings in London, that will be a hard sentence for many people to read. My apologies if you are one of those who live with such circumstances. I was making a very broad statement, or generalisation.)

Now that we have some perspective, we can begin to point to what's wrong around us- in our society, and with our culture. With how we are managing the planet, its resources, the ecosystem, along with all of its animals and lifeforms.

But most importantly, to review how we are managing ourselves.

I'll get us started with a list of what's wrong, or the problems that exist in our current society, and personal circumstances.

I'm pretty sure you'll think of another by the end of the page!

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A LOT is wrong with our global modern society!

Injustice, mass extinctions, ecological disaster on a global scale, pollution, constant wars, mass starvation, exploitation, slavery, mass manipulation, state mediated propaganda, and a banal materialistic, and consumerist culture in general. As well as money corruption happening on a global, systematic and epidemic scale.

Oh yeah, and suicide rates are rising steeply - especially among young people.

This is of course not the end of the list, but you get to which kind of problems I am pointing to...

However, all of these things are products of an individual's thoughts, psychology, and the dynamics of the society/culture, or mass-mind. So, if all of our problems arise from the friction of living together, as a society, then let's focus our attention on how to improve that society.

Because we can’t not have a society...

With the population of the earth reaching 8 billion just around the corner, there is no turning back. We have to forge some kind of forward escape, or solutions. We are so informed and connected across the whole earth now thanks to the internet. Now, we must get along globally, in order to survive!

The human community is now global, and very well interconnected through communication technologies.

I think that the ‘average normal person’ anywhere in this world, is happy to explore, and appreciate our collective differences!

Young gamers from Japan, for example, talk to their peers in Finland, and connect on many levels, simply by talking to each other while being players of the same online video game. The average person doesn't care where you're from, what country, or the colour of your skin, no. They connect with you based on a common interest, and a general curiosity.

There is no more ideology attached to basic human interactions, when we remove funny ideas like politics, or other funky types of dogma. I have personally confirmed this by living in different countries with quite different cultures and traditions, and guess what?

My personal conclusion from direct observation is that people very, very much want the same in every country. I mean real people, average, normal, humble, working people, and families in every country that I have been, exhibit almost exactly the same behaviour, and core human values, no matter where. Every single place I have been.

I think that says something about our common human nature, and shared values, globally. That is the evidence I have been exposed to in my life, at least. That's what I saw and lived.

You know it yourself... if you have been on holiday in Thailand, if you have done any work in South America, if you just went for a 1 week holiday to Turkey, whatever - when you were there, how did the local people behave when you interacted with them? I bet that the locals, and ‘average people’ that live there, were generally warm, friendly, welcoming, eager to share their knowledge of local curiosities with you, one of them probably invited you to dinner at his/her family's house... etc.

Of course, there will always be some small struggles for monetary gain in many of these interactions, but that is only understandable considering circumstances. What has surprised me, despite this, is the pervasiveness of the same basic (and beautiful) qualities of human interaction, even if there is no shared language, politics, or culture.

You see, all people are interested in someone who is genuinely different to themselves. A journeyer, or tourist, for example. You have things to share with them, just by coming from a place where things are done differently! And vise-versa. Also, you have curiosities and questions for them... You both enjoy the interaction, as long as there is no significant other pressing agenda happening at the same time.

This is normal!

This is what I have observed and lived, time and time again, and I feel compelled to share that basic, yet important observation with you, and as many people as possible.

You see, I have always believed in the goodness, and greatness of our basic shared humanity. I am sure it is there, and exists in the world, even independently from my own observation. I always have seen, and believed in this aspect of our shared human nature. There is a baseline, if you will. We can make some statements about the existent, and already exhibited nature of our humanity - that are true!

Sure, we are all different on a global, and even individual scale... but I say that there exists some common ground, a basic foundation of morals, and behaviour that we all share, and agree on, globally. That is what I have observed, and confirmed simply by living in a handful of different countries.

I argue that we already agree, and share a common core of values and behaviour.

And around such a core, there exists all of the uniqueness and richness of your local persona, character, identity, humour, activity, culture, special knowledge, and skills! That is the intrinsic value, and interest you are to others. And I am to you. This has always been there. This is how things are, at that foundational level we all share. That's part of what it means to be human.

I personally firmly believe that this is true, and just wish to bring it to the table for

Reviews for The Seed -Blueprint for a Better Society-

[julia.arkero · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A very unusual kind of book, but it really delivered!!

I recommend reading it from cover to cover, cause it all made more sense getting to the end...
Actually, A VERY FUN non-fiction book!

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