Vision Questions

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Outline in broad terms a vision for a world in which you think humans can thrive. (50-100 words)

  • 1. How many people will be alive?
  • 2. For how long shall we anticipate that this number will inhabit Earth?
  • 3. Drawing upon what natural material inputs (renewable and non-renewable) at what rates?
  • 4. Converting them by what processes?
  • 5. Into what outputs?
  • 6. With what impacts?
  • 7. To what ends?
  • 8. With what information?

Outline in broad terms a social contract consistent with this vision. (50-100 words)

  • 1. Who shall live for how long? In your answer reference constraints imposed by both outer and inner aspects of biophysical reality. (e.g. Earth’s carrying capacity and tradeoff’s among levels of Maslow’s hierarchy both within individuals and among us.)
  • 2. Who shall reproduce in what numbers?
  • 3. Who shall do what work and reap what reward?
  • 4. To what ends shall we collaborate?
  • 5. By what mechanism shall we shape and evolve the contract?