From Resource Control to Digital Revolution

Just got some "ink" in the current edition of Spirit of the Times Magazine, created here in Australia.

I wrote 2 articles for this, the first; "From Resource Control to Digital Revolution" goes into how the history of politics is intertwined with resource control, and the implications regarding governance's digital future.

The second was more of a bit piece, "Tricks of Authority" is a list of some of the tricks those in authority use to justify their existence and maintain their control.

 Download the magazine for free, here:
http://www.thespiritofcommunity.org/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2013/03/10.-Spirit-Of-The-Times-2012_issue10_web.pdf

Forget the Class War, How to Win the Fight Against the Elite

We need to replace the monetary system with one which either automatically penalises acquisition or which automatically rewards generosity. "Open source" systems can help us achieve this paradigm shift, permanently, and without resorting to a potentially violent revolution.

http://blog.thezeitgeistmovement.com/blog/stuart-dobson/forget-class-war-how-win-fight-against-elite

Virtual Unreality

One day, we may decide that a virtual existence is a more appealing option than the real world of pain and limitations. What will this mean for our humanity?

My first article published at futurism site Transhumanity.net.

http://transhumanity.net/articles/entry/virtual-unreality

The Future is Peer to Peer

"People all over the planet are using the interconnection afforded by technology to forge a new society - a society built from the ground up, rather than governed from the top down." 

This is how we will transition into a kinder, more efficient, more sustainable, and liberated society.

http://blog.thezeitgeistmovement.com/blog/stuart-dobson/future-peer-peer

Money is Just a Tool to Separate Us from Our True Power

My second article on the Zeitgeist Movement Official Blog.

This one was heavily inspired by Matt Ridley's TED Talk called "When Ideas have Sex". I love how innovation is speeding up as our connections increase, and believe this will shape our future - shifting us away from traditional notions such as profit motive, stratification, and authority.

http://blog.thezeitgeistmovement.com/blog/stuart-dobson/money-just-tool-separate-us-our-true-power

Automation Will Change the World Sooner Than You Think

My first of hopefully many articles published at The Zeitgeist Movement Official Blog.

I explore Martin Ford's "Lights in the Tunnel" book about the future of automation and the economy.

http://blog.thezeitgeistmovement.com/blog/stuart-dobson/automation-will-change-world-sooner-you-think

Sketchy News

A few humour articles I wrote for Sketchy.com.

• Yesterday’s Twitter Failure Caused by Tear in Space-Time 
• Engineers invent robot that can build houses, heal the sick, still can’t wash the dishes  
• Woman Can’t Find Song She Fancies on Her Ipod 
• End of Recession Bad News for Man in Wigan 
• Scientists Keep Doing the Same Research 
• Man Puts Sugar on Frosties 
• Jedi Demands Special Treatment 
• Man realizes he probably won’t keep to his new years resolutions 
• Escalator Breaks Down, Doesn’t Cause Too Many Problems 
• Lady Gaga Stumps Sketchy Staff 
• America Running Out of Military in Wake of Chile Quake 
• Google Forced to Rid the Internet of Porn 
• Kids Today Not Taught How to Be Assholes 
• New Gilmore Girls Blu-Ray Box Set to Include “Slow speech down to human level” Feature 
• New Michael Bay Movie Just One Long Explosion 
• Local Man realises he is the only person left on MySpace 
• Dozens Burnt in Disco Fire, Mistook Evacuation Instructions for a Cascada Remix 
• Record Profits for this Year’s St Guinness Day 
• Gordon Ramsay Not Happy With Particle Soup 
• Economy Boosted by Increase of Minimalists 
• America Celebrates Independence from Imperialism

Money

As part of a new series looking back at the corrupt monetary based world of the early 21st Century, we take a look at how society used to be enslaved by something called "money".