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The Zeitgeist Movement - Orientation Guide
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Step 2: Decide on what production is required. What do we
need
? This is a very powerful question, for, besides food, water and shelter, most on the planet today have no idea what they really want or
need
, for they have never been informed as to the true state of technology. What we think we
need
is a direct result of the state of society's awareness of technological development. For instance, a person 300 years ago might
need
a
need
le and thread to fix a torn shirt. Today, they would think they
need
an electronic sewing machine...yet.... more accurately, what they really
need
is a kind of shirt material that doesn't tear easily or at all. Someone who has dust in his or her home would think, "I
need
a vacuum cleaner". Are they sure? Perhaps what they actually
need
is a household pressure
system
that does not enable dust to enter or is equipped with electrostatic air filters that eliminate what little dust there is and destroys air borne bacteria. In other words, if we critically examine what we think we
need
in a material sense, we can begin to see that
need
s are always in transition. Science and technology are barometers of utilitarian human
need
, and therefore all products that are created should be as advanced as is technologically possible. Our current monetary
system
, which generates wasteful, outdated products constantly just to keep industry and the economy going, does not have the ability or the desire to produce the most advanced tools for our use. This is because the majority of the products produced would not even exist if industry focused on what would best serve the
need
s of society. Step 3: Optimization of production methods | maximizing product lifespan. If I was going to build a desk for myself, I would try to make sure that desk would last as long as possible. This makes sense, right? If the desk breaks, that means I would have to build another one, at the cost of more materials and more
labor
. It would seem logical that everything produced in society would have the longest possible life span that is technically possible. Sadly, the exact opposite occurs in our current
system
, for, as previously discussed, the current monetary
system
thrives on multiplicity and planned obsolescence. Without it, the whole economy would collapse. This mechanism of the monetary
system
is nothing but detrimental. How anyone can sit back and defend the Monetary System's propensity for waste is horrifying. In a saner world, we will make things that last. The optimization of production methods is about using the most powerful materials and methods, while outputting the most long lasting and effective products. Human
labor
is not only currently being replaced by machines because it is more cost effective within the profit
system
, machine
labor
is exceedingly better than human
labor
, and output statistics have shown this continually - Industrial productivity increases when machine
labor
replaces human
labor
. This, of course, should be no surprise, for a machine does not get tired and it is always more accurate and consistent than a human, mechanically. High-efficiency
labor
automation, coupled with scientifically managed
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