I just watched the movie, Zeitgeist, and want to share it with you. It’s long, but well worth spending the 2 1/2 hours or so watching.
It’s the best movie I’ve seen about where we are, why, and what we need to do next to replace our current system which is literally insane.
One of the terms used in this movie that jumps out at me is “value system disorder” which describes our fundamental problem. In the context of our current economic system, it makes no sense to find clean energy sources or cures for diseases or to end poverty, since none of these make a profit which is what drives our global economy. Clearly, this is insanity at a systemic level.
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I like that this movie presents a rationale that makes sense and offers practical solutions to our problems. I like that it addresses the importance of planning. And I LOVE the ending — it made me cry.
Most inspiring is the realization that when we create a system that enables health in its broadest sense, we will be able to explore and share all of our many talents. When everyone has enough to eat, roofs over our heads and time on our hands, we’ll be poised for a renaissance the likes of which this world has never experienced.
It’s time for us to collectively grow up, shed a system that serves no one and nothing, and embrace a healthy and fulfilling alternative. Humanity is capable of being so much more than what we are now.