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But this ideal is really immplausable in actuality. People are filled with insecurities about absolutly anything these days (read as : terrorism, fidelity, expliotation, riddicule, isolation…). People, at least not in this century, would not be able open themselves up and risk being publically humiliated. Unless, of course, this ideal found its way into the premise of a worldwide, influential cult/religion that was lead by an extremely charismatic spokeperson that had the power to convince people of all nationalities and beliefs, that this form of lifestyle would be best for the world.

However the main flaw with the \\\”open-source social dynamic\\\” is that it relies of the full participation of every single individual in the world without exception in order for it to work as ideally as possible. A lot of the people in this world aren\\\’t willing to expose the monsters inside for they fear the inevitable and eventual condemnation of the moral majority. Americans would be too prudish to modestly examine themselves as the strong Christian ideologies have too strong a hold to sway the definition of accepted morals/decency.

Iran is another great example (or just the middle east in general). They have a terrible history of recognizing women\\\’s rights, mostly due to the premises and ideals of their religion. No one will even think about exposing themselves if what lies beneath is seen as a sin against God/Allah. Also such a culture would not be accepting of the ideal of humans being sexual creatures, as practically all cultures these days still have extreme moral taboos against sexual orientations (gay, lesbian, BDSM\\\’ers, pedophilia(which I don\\\’t support), people who really like bukkake, or pretty much anyone who has a sexual desire/fetish that doesn\\\’t fit the mold of the nuclear family).

However, an Open-Source Society would almost completly eliminate organized crime. Mobsters wouldn\\\’t be able to say they work in sanitation, and get away with it anymore, because there whereabouts and actions would be relayed to investigative authorities. Positions could be tracked with those micro-chips, making it impossible for someone(s) to attack, kill, mug, or threaten another. The only flaw with this is that there will be no more Gangster movies or great crime dramas like Law and Order (my personal favourite). Well, it is a small but devastating price to pay for peace (at least for me).

I personally am kinda iffy though on your views on Open-Source and the economy. I think if all plans/patents/intelectual property became readily available to the public/competitors it would ruin the spirit of competitive capitalism. As you mentioned, all companies would be completly equalized with their competition, and thee whom innovates the best shall emerge victorious. Well, then that means that only one or two companies would only be left in each sector in the economy, which would seem to benefit the consumer, right? NO. For each major company that crashes out of the competition of innovative technologies, thousands(if not millions) of jobs would be effortlessly lost almost instantly with the first 2 decades of such a system being endorsed. Small locally owned businesses wouldn\\\’t even stand a chance in the innovation blitz. A lot of people would suffer greatly from such a system being incorporated. It will give the consumers better more efficiently run products though, if anyone could still actually afford them.

However, White Collar Crime would be completly eradicated (as mentioned in the article). White collar crime ends up costing societies more in lost funds than all other forms. What would you rather have not been stolen: a $3 billion insurance claim or your best friend Mike\\\’s car stereo. One desperatly outweighs another in terms of affect of society and the general economy. But still Capitalism as we know it would die and insufferable death, and it just simply isn\\\’t worth it.

Now I\\\’m not trying to bust your chops, it is a great idea. But in practicality it would work anytime this century. People are too insecure and reserved to accept one another. Would you be accepting of your neighbour if you learned he has a tendancy to become aroused by underage teenage girls, and he\\\’s 47 years old? Most people would immediatly say no. But it would take a great deal of moral pressure or psychotherapy to change that one individual to meet society\\\’s moral norms (that is to say that they remained somewhat consistant).

But all in all, it\\\’s a good article. Well-sprited and bright dreams of the future are your forte. Long and insightful, you put a lot of thought into this article which is refreshing to say the least. And it is a lot easier to critize and ideal rather than create one. I applaud your efforts.

Signed (in a hailstorm of blood)

Lumoko

Author\\\’s Reply:

I think that you\\\’re cynical in the sense that you don\\\’t think that people are willing to change in this world. Thousands of people focus on self improvement every day. It\\\’s people like that that I aim this article at. People who are willing to stop, think: maybe I could set aside my insecurities and worries and live honestly? Also, you\\\’ve misinterpreted what I\\\’m saying: I\\\’m not endoursing a big brother society, I\\\’m not saying that this will only work if it\\\’s on a massive scale, and I\’m not saying that I\’m looking to write a Marxist social revolutionary article. I believe that being honest will bring one fortune through karma. All this article really suggests at the core level is that if people are honest about everything and drop their insecurities/worries, then this world is a better place. The more of these people that there are, the better. It\\\’s very wrong that this would only work on a grand scale — people like those that they see as honest and moral, and such a person would be popular. The more of these people that the world has, the better things will become. It would slowly grow as a tree does, and eventually spread to the leaders of companies. And also, this is The Forest Of Thought, where you find options on how you might think/live. If you don\’t think that something works, then ignore it. And also, how do you know that something won\’t work unless you try?

And every big change starts with a small idea… is this not true?

(BTW, this philosophy may be misrepresented in this article since this is only part one. There is more to open source living than just transparency.)

 Author\’s Reply: Seeing as people are interested, right after this current one I am writing on infinite energy generation saving the world.