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Interreflections

I think the smartest thingwe ever did as a society was the adoption of an opensource,...

I think the smartest thing
we ever did as a society was the adoption of an open
source, shared resource commons

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I think the smartest thing we ever did as a society
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was the adoption of an open source, shared resource commons.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
02:18:05
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Genres
fantasy, sci-fi
Production
Gentle Machine Productions LLC

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In a quest for a new, more humane society, a counter-culture revolution takes the world by storm. In the first of the InterReflections Trilogy, we look back to the modern world and wonder how it was we managed to survive as long as w
It exponentially catapulted our problem solving creativity. - Interreflections 00:05
It exponentially catapulted our problem solving creativity.
We ended corporations, localized communities, - Interreflections 00:06
We ended corporations, localized communities,
In fact, if it wasn't for that move, - Interreflections 00:10
In fact, if it wasn't for that move,
I still stand in awe today at the stunningly productive - Interreflections 00:21
I still stand in awe today at the stunningly productive
We also realized the true purpose of a means of production - Interreflections 00:07
We also realized the true purpose of a means of production
Not as some brute industrial mechanism - Interreflections 00:13
Not as some brute industrial mechanism
And one final evolution worth noting - Interreflections 00:06
And one final evolution worth noting
People stuck these numbers on everything - Interreflections 00:07
People stuck these numbers on everything
The numbers were a result of a particularly crude equation - Interreflections 00:08
The numbers were a result of a particularly crude equation
And while the high priests of the market religion - Interreflections 00:12
And while the high priests of the market religion
And the only term to know in regard to that - Interreflections 00:06
And the only term to know in regard to that
These are cost values unaccounted for by the market price equation - Interreflections 00:07
These are cost values unaccounted for by the market price eq...
For example, in the early 21st century, - Interreflections 00:08
For example, in the early 21st century,
But yet, there was actually an additional - Interreflections 00:12
But yet, there was actually an additional
Same for the plastics industry, a serious problem back then. - Interreflections 00:05
Same for the plastics industry, a serious problem back then.
It had an externalized cost of 2.5 trillion dollars a year - Interreflections 00:09
It had an externalized cost of 2.5 trillion dollars a year
In fact, if you went back - Interreflections 00:16
In fact, if you went back
So, of course today we have a very different system of accounting. - Interreflections 00:05
So, of course today we have a very different system of accou...
We know almost exactly what's happening or could happen in downstream effects - Interreflections 00:10
We know almost exactly what's happening or could happen...
And all of this creates a very different social atmosphere. - Interreflections 00:04
And all of this creates a very different social atmosphere.