Dematerialism explained briefly to ResearchGate

Barry Turner has made some excellent observations; however, I need to adjust one or two of his points. Nowadays, we would not expect physical ration books; nevertheless, a computer-based rationing system for each eligible citizen is 'fraught with peril' and lots of problems that would have to be solved. The important safeguard in egalitarian economics is that significant deviations from equality are noticeable to friends and neighbors, not all of whom will tolerate such deviations.

The second thing is the determination of freedom and rights. From my perspective, no political system protects individual freedom and reasonable rights so well as Dematerialism - not even close. Also, it is important to note that, because of sortition and fractal government, all political power is retained by the people and natural leaders and demagogues cannot arise, except in ways that have not occurred to me yet and will have to be defended by others.

Oh yes, there has to be a trade-off. Somehow the ability to acquire an excess of the sustainable dividend (explained elsewhere) and an unfair share of posterity must be thwarted. This conflict with my general rejection of punishment as a response to disorderly conduct should occasion a great deal of thought by people who are likely to be much closer to the problem than am I.

But, think of all the coercion and forced responses that are avoided. One doesn't even have to go to work at anything that is not interesting or enjoyable. Work assumes its correct role as a privilege and a pleasure. The present system is practically all tyranny. People think that it's a pleasure to own a Ford 150. They have been forced to own that or another with which to compete with ownership of the Ford 150.

According to Dematerialism, rights are based on three principles that can be rendered in slang thusly: (i) Live and let live; (ii) Tell the truth to those who have a right to know it (Hemingway - who might be able to tell us who has a right to know it); (iii) Protect the environment.

Isn't the harm done by competition for wealth and power obvious? A man with a wife and children will do anything for money. By now we should be ready to cut all of that out of our lives. Moreover, the Earth can't stand it.

Don't waste time thinking up reasons why this won't work. Think of solutions to problems that are bound to arise.