The Grand Vision- The Utopia I Dream Of

The series on human history will recommence shortly.

But first, I thought I'd run by you, the vision of the future I dream of seeing raised on the ashes of the present order.

The brave new world I spend the bulk of my waking hours basking in the beauty of.
My hopes and my dreams.
What I live for.

To hope that somehow, something you do in your life will contribute in some way to the Utopia that IS there for the taking, that IS there for Man, the pinnacle of the universe, Man, God in the making.

Picture Planet Earth, 2100 AD, only known home to the organic process known as Life.

Transformed by an entirely new dynamic in chemical processes.
A strain of the Life process that could, in it's own right, control the laws of the universe itself, to its own benefit.
Standing on the first step of its own deification.

The United Nations consists of Eight States. The Security Council, are the eight members. The General assembly, is popularly elected by the Globe.
The UN control all military hardware.

The only nukes, are on the far side of the Moon, pointing outwards, to ward off comets and meteorites.
The Moon. Home of man's plans for the future. Where the Nuclear Powered Rockets depart from on their exploration of Earth's nearer neighbours.
And contemplates the setting up of vast energy mining, beyond man's wildest dreams. Using the outer planets as vast sources of nuclear fuel, to power the colonisation of Mars and Venus, a vast planned effort of human energy, knowledge, courage and triumph over it's solar system, the drive to rapidly form new homes for mankind.

The UN ultimately governs the economy. By which, I mean, it completely governs primary extraction and distribution of raw materials between the eight states. During an early period of global infrastructural inequalities, the balance was in favour of bringing the whole globe up to the same infrastructural capacity, but now, the balance is fairly equal. Each state pretty much gives as much at gets back, in terms of proportion to population.

There are eight states; Europe, Panamerica, Russia, Islam, Africa, India, China, and Pacifica.

A ninth state is in the process of being developed, by the combined will of the UN. Antarctica.

Each is a geocultural block.
National governments govern major security issues (Major crime, terror, etc). They also administer their states Space, Air and Seatravel fleets, the latter two used for resource transportation. They also administer all processing and production. Ultimately, they oversee the entire infrastructure of their parts of the globe.

All public offices are based on Continuous Election, a process I shall explain shortly. Political parties are banned. It is a true democracy. Evidence of pre-agreement between elected representatives is seen as corruption.

Continuous election, means there is no polling day. Since everyone has access to internet facilities, a continual list of candidates for office exists on line. Names can be added and subtracted any time.
Every day, should you wish, you can change your vote.

That way democracy remains fluid, and continuous. All Executives are continually dependent on not putting a foot wrong, because anyone of them can be sacked, just like that, by the people.

Local Regional bureaucracies govern regional infrastructures. Firstly,this is road transport (fully computerised). The satellites do the driving, linked to local computers. You just state your destination.
They also provide air travel, which now a standard form of public transport. Commuting Birmingham to Rome, isn't THAT odd, if you're top of your field.

They also control distribution of goods and materials out to the Communities- see later. Ultimately, responsibility for distribution of labour and community benefits and penalties, are under the regional infrastructure. Communities are automatically fed and housed, but must contribute as a community, a fixed labour quotient from its members to keep the general economy going. Surplus points are issued, on an individual basis, to community members who work hours over their quota. These points may be exchanged, for any other material produce of the species. Everything can be ordered online, and will be delivered by Regional Infrastructure, to the doors of the Community.

The Regional Bureaucracy are responsible for Education, Hospitals, Basic policing, imposition of penalties, etc.



The Bureaucracy consists of the entire graduate population, positions ultimately governed from within, by the process of continuous democracy outlined above.

Throughout the Region, Communities will exist, some forming vast cities and conurbations, some forming little towns, some alone, adorning the countryside.

Some of the countryside, will form huge national parks. Much of the rest, will be devoted to production of food.
Which will now be a highly industrialised biochemical process.
Agricultural countryside, will not be the green and pleasant land- that's what the vast national parks are far.

Picture mile after mile of greenhouse laboratories, beyond modern conceptions of genetically modified crops.
And GROWING Red meat.
Actually GROWING it. Replicating the entire chemical processes of a pig producing pork, in a protein vat that isn't alive, in a conscious sense.
It isn't substitute pork, it IS pork. Biologically identical.

Just not from a pig.

Pigs can be found in the National Parks.

Communities are usually about five hundred or so people.

Basically, they are Hotel/Villages.

They have communal catering, restaurant, leisure, bar, laundry, refuse collection, media and communication facilities.
And then everyone has their own little flat. Some- perhaps most, choose to share flats. And some have children.
But having children isn't a bind. The Community brings them all up, communally. You can have as much, or as little, contact with your child as suits you.

The non-graduate population, are the home workers of the world. They nurse the young, they feed, clothe, maintain the streets, oil the wheels, press the buttons, they RUN the system.

And each community, is itself an ACTUAL democracy. All decisions are made by democratic agreement of the entire adult population of the community.
There are Catholic Communities, Christian Communities, Muslim Communities, Hindu Communities, Hippie Communities.

Each is responsible for itself, but each must provide a useful labour contribution to get fed, each is responsible for the actions of its residents, and will be penalised in terms of points, for their crimes.

Within the community, it's up to the community how they live.

They can practice Monogamy, Polygamy, Free Love, however they choose. The community can decide who it wants to live there. So you have to fit in with someone. If no community wants to have you, you're in trouble.

Community ethics is at the heart of society. The whole ethos is to be part of community, to want to be a part of whatever your community is. A good community, sells its philosophy by the success of its community.
No religious wars. Religions promote themselves, by making communities that live their way, shine.
But I suspect most communities will be fairly liberal, agnostic places, where as long as you don't harm anyone and do your bit, fit in and be a valuable part of community, no one is going to judge you for what you do with your life.



The Daily labour quota allocated in all states, averages at four hours, per day, per adult. That's all it takes to keep the infrastructure running, keep everything running AS IT IS.

The rest, and this is why all the goods produced get distributed to those who give at this point, the rest is surplus value, the profit of which is, continuous improvement. This extra energy goes into Science, History, Art, Invention. The continuous pushing forward of the frontier.

And birth control? Use it, if you don't want children. But remember, they won't be a burden to you, so it's not a problem.

Humanity can GUARANTEE it will ALWAYS NOW be able to find homes and food for as many mouths as it can produce.

Because now it's going out there, to the stars.

That's the future I believe in.

And lastly, do you know what there won't be? No Mass Media. Just an internet. And bloggers. That's how news will spread. We'll get it all online. As in, ALL online.
Reporters, some. Professional ones, to announce major news. We'll all know their websites.
But no journalists. No Media public opinion formers.
Just bloggers.

So yes, we're doing it here, we're doing it now.
We're part of it.

It's worth living for.
It's worth fighting for.
It's worth dieing for.