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Future/History: The transition process a/o nexus may happen in many possible ways.
The transition process a/o nexus may happen in many possible ways. The episodic human culture transition events, in history, have been heroically and tragically poignant or surrealistically unremarkable surprises. IOW: Sometimes the most documented person/event is insignificant to what happened next. Example: Hitler and Napoleon are well-documented megalomaniacs, but both are very inconsequential to human culture advancements beyond their plus/minus 100 years. Example: Gutenberg’s Printing Press or Aristotle’s Alchemy prime-mater and elements/states. Gutenberg delivered significant cultural advancements well in to this digital publishing age (Plus 600 years). Aristotle (and others in India-Math, China-black powder …) started the theoretical math, physics…astronomy and applied engineering…chemistry sciences (Aristotle Plus 2400 years). Primary/Public schools globally and historically teach local cultural-political history [Who smote whom, in the last war or political …?]. Rome: Gloria Fluxa – Today: Glory is fleeting is the summary for the above examples [http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sallust].
The transition process from the present labor-intensive production and feudal economy variants [AKA: Capitalism, Communism …] will be frequently disruptive (change), but not necessarily destructive (war). Humans are very adaptable to change (adjust/comply), but intransigent when threatened (flight/fight). Aristotle and Gutenberg, with shared reason, helped us adjust and comply with actualities in human history. Alexander and Stalin, by shared threat, dictated authoring of history/documents and murdered many people. I sometimes think we are taught from a very young age that blood-lust is the only way to fame and fortune (Why?).
Okay, having stated (above) the looming reality. How do we (globally) transition from the present-threat to the post-scarcity culture and economy? Very carefully with meticulous planning, that requires species-preservation altruistic governance by pluralist-democracy [not republic-democracy]. If we had time, I would say colonize the Moon and Mars before forming a pluralist-democracy, but some research suggest that we may be very short on time, due to climate and natural resources (water, iron …).
Rather than continuing this run-on SciFic alternate-culture …. Let me know, if you/others want me to continue. I am getting old … it would take me many breaks and days to get to the probable two beginnings/endings.
I hope and expect the best, but I never ignore any probable. Best of all, if it ain't the best, I'll be dead of old age before the worst happens (I hate seeing folks suffer!).
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